#VIRTUAL WORLD TWINITY PROFESSIONAL#

Participants will meet each other and introduce themselves. No experience of virtual worlds is required or expected. This session is aimed at you IF you have some experience of ICT and have access to a computer that is capable of running Second Life (you can check here : ).

#VIRTUAL WORLD TWINITY PROFESSIONAL#

leave wanting to learn more and participate further in virtual worlds as part of your teacher professional development and your students language learning development.

be aware of the affordances and the challenges that virtual worlds bring to language learning.

have knowledge of a range of tools that can support student language learning and language teaching in Second Life.

have an initial level of comfort with working in virtual worlds as learning evironments.

be able to communicate and navigate in the virtual world of Second Life.

You will also be encouraged to try your hand at teaching a language in one of these environments. We will also be looking at different educational tools that can be used to help the teacher and learners.

Participants are invited to learn more by becoming involved in field trips, talks and discussions. This session will take a broad look at the current situation by looking at organisations and individuals who involved in language education in Second Life ( ) and other virtual worlds. In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the use of virtual worlds such as for language learning and teaching. Week 4: Teaching a language in Second Life.Week 2: Exploring Education and Virtual Worlds.

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