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Introduction for the workshop at the Coimbra Conference on NIFLAR's 3D environments in Second Life and Open Sim. Text and Images on the design principles and their realisations to support language practice and intercultural communication skills development.
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Social interaction in virtual worlds: Designing for ICC in 3D
Ton Koenraad, Mabelle Hermandéz, Lex Hermans
Agenda
• MUVEs?• Design principles for NIFLAR 3D VLE’s• Task and object driven activities• Demo • Hands-on
• To enrich and innovate academic programs of foreign languages and make them more rewarding and relevant
Promoting blended learning by the use of two technologies:– Video web communication (Adobe Connect) – 3D Virtual Worlds (Second Life / Open SIM)
• To study the added value of implementing networked interactions
Three target groups: – FL learners at secondary and tertiary levels – Pre- (in) service teachers
Main NIFLAR objectives :
Second Life
Open Sim
Adobe connect
VAN TEKST- MOO naar…
Educational Potential• multimedia• time & place independent• synchronous & asynchronous, written & oral
interaction • flexible• Identity experimentation
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http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Link
Good Practice Analysis: Design principles for NIFLAR 3D-VLE
• Objectives for (student) teachers + L2 learners• Pedagogical principles:
– Pedagogy re ICC-training & assessment – Blended approach– Teacher Ed.:
Experiential learning (competence development)
• Analysis of good practice (Warburton, 2009; Molka-Danielsen & Deutchmann, 2009; Sweeney, 2009; Jauregi et al., 2009; 2010)
• Scalable, sustainable
Reception / Exploratorium
Game SpaceSimulation Space
Open Simulator Platform
VLE
COMPONENTS
Exploratoriumfor cultural info, encounters and events
Simulation Spacefor ICC-training & assessment
Game Spacefor cultural knowledge quests & games
NIFLAR @ Second Life NIFLAR Launchroom @ Virtlantis SIM
NIFLAR @ Second Life Launchroom & Holodecked Tasks on Virtlantis
Task Example : Discovering Mexico
NIFLAR OS design processfrom first ideas to realisation
Specifications Realisations
NIFLAR OS MegaSim: Four (4) voice-enabled Regions
• Reception
• Spanish SIM
• Asterix Village
+ Projectlandia
NIFLAR OS MegaSIM: 4 regions
Reception SIMProject Home, International Meeting & Communication Area,
Tandem Language Learning Space
Cartoon PuzzlerInfo Gap: collaborative problem solving
Talking Lottery BallsInspired by: Talking Dice
• oral proficiency practice with embedded ICC development goals through symbols & images that trigger statements and interactions on personal lives and cultural topics.
Cultural Knowledge Quiz:exchange, discuss, convince, move, apologize…
SLOODLE for NIFLAR OpenSim Worlds
• WebIntercom -- links text-chat in-world to a Moodle chatroom
• Quiz Chair -- students can do a Moodle quiz from in-world, and receive audio-visual feedback on their progress
• CultureQuest• Awards system
Asterix Village 3D-visualisation of Third Place concept and historical dimension (ICC pedagogy)
Asterix village: PUB + antique tourist artefacts
Asterix: Harbour & Campo Sportivohistorical approach to folk/street games
Spain: Urban area (Valencia design by Nadia Revenga García)
NIFLAR Valencia city
Projectlandia: default scenario & facilities + ad hoc activities &
projects (e.g. Adventures in 3D)
•Projectlandia: Regions for future target groups, e.g. ChinaVillage (holodeck approach)
Student involvement & CoP development
• Ownership: student profiles / cultural knowledge sharing
• Authorable content objects facilitating blended approach
• Partner consortium • OS-LingoGrid
Implementation issues.Prerequisites (Contexts: University / 2nd Ed.)
• Technology:• Computer access
(school / home)• Installed Viewers +
voice finetuning• User training
• Partners:• Projectplanning (!) +
content (3D / tasks)
• Curriculum:shared & local learning goals + assessment
Experiences
• Pilot experiences in Second Life for academic students (Spanish L2) and student teachers.
• Pilot with secondary pupils in OpenSim (Spanish & English L2, tandem approach) and student teachers.
Data sources
• Recorded interactions• Pre & post oral tests• Surveys (pre, mid and post)• Interviews
Would you like to know more about the NIFLAR project?
Read about results in our publications &
Join us at niflar.ning.comwww.niflar.eu
Thank you for your attention!!