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For the results of the EVO session 2023 "Immersive Learning Experiences in Virtual Worlds and Virtual Reality" please click HERE

For the results of the EVO session 2022 "Immersive Building in Virtual Worlds and Virtual Reality" please click HERE

EVO 2024

The Results of this series of sessions are available on this book and on this wiki page.

Immersive Instructional Design

Jan 18th - Feb 18th 2024

Abstract:

During the 5-week EVO session ‘Immersive Instructional Design’, language teaching professionals learn to apply some of the principles of Instructional Design in the Metaverse. Together, we actively engage in the design of language learning materials and tasks, creating objects, simulations, games, scenarios and more in FrameVR, Spatial.io, OpenSim and Second Life.

Target audience:

This session is aimed at experienced language educators, language course designers, and webheads with intermediate expertise in using technology for teaching. Those without experience in entering and navigating virtual worlds will be able to observe our live sessions in Zoom and we provide help with setting up and orientation for new ones.

Session objectives:

By the end of this session:

We will have:

- informed you about basic principles of Immersive Instructional Design

- explored and played with Spatial.io, FrameVR.io, OpenSim, Second Life

Together we will have:

- selected an object and demonstrate its construction on the sandbox

- elicited participant creativity/construction

You will have:

- identified and implemented the basic principles in Immersive Instructional Design

- reflected on the 3D environments and process

- used curation tools to showcase your creation(s) and discoveries with other participants

Syllabus:

Registration Week: January 7 - 14

Dates

Syllabus

Week 1

Jan 18 Th.

Jan 21 Sun.

FOCUS: FrameVR

Session i. Orientation. Analysing, Designing and Developing. Applying principles of Immersive Instructional Design in FrameVR. Participants explore and discuss the benefits and challenges involved in creating simulations

Session ii. Implementing. Demonstration and Creation of objects. Hands-on building in teams or individually

Tools: FrameVR.io

Tasks: Entering FrameVR,

Navigating 3D Virtual simulations of real-world/imaginary scenarios that allow practice skills in a safe environment
Uploading images,
Importing 3D Objects

Activity: Backward Design Questions for designing activities in FrameVR

Moderators: Amany Alkhayat, Heike Philp, Helena Galani, Georgia Maneta, Jennifer Hamilton

Week 2

Jan 25 Th.

Jan 28 Sun.

FOCUS: Spatial.io

Session i. Designing and Developing. Applying principles of Immersive Instructional Design in Spatial.io Participants explore and discuss the benefits and challenges involved in creating simulations in Spatial.io

Session ii. Implementing. Demonstration and hands-on building in teams or individually

Tools: Spatial.io & subsidiary tools

Tasks: Entering Spatial.io, Navigating,

Virtual reality tours of historical sites or museums,
Importing 3D Objects
Uploading images

Activity: Backward Design Questions for designing activities in Spatial.io

Moderators: Dr. Randall Sadler, Helena Galani, Heike Philp

Week 3

Feb 1 Th.

Feb 4 Sun.

FOCUS: EngageVR

Session i. Designing and Developing. Applying principles of Immersive Instructional Design in EngageVR

Session ii. Implementing. Demonstration and Creation - hands-on building

Tools: EngageVR & subsidiary tools

Tasks: Entering Kitely - OpenSim, Navigating,

Interactive games that teach language concepts and vocabulary,
Building and Texturing Objects,
Immersive Scenarios.

Activity: Backward Design Questions for designing activities

Moderators: Amany Alkhayat, Heike Philp, Helena Galani

Week 4

Feb 8 Th.

Feb 11 Sun.

FOCUS: Second Life and Kitely, Open Sim

Session i. Designing and Developing. Applying principles of Immersive Instructional Design in SL and Kitely, OS

Session ii. Implementing. Demonstration and Creation in Second Life and OS; hands-on building

Tools: Second Life and subsidiary tools

Tasks: Entering Second Life, OS; Navigating,

Going on a tour around EduNation iii.
Affordances in Second Life, OpenSim - Kitely: Changing size, moving objects, Rotating, Texturing, Linking objects. Building, using shapes; uploading assets - tutorial on the Sandbox, EduNation iii
Self exploration: Scavenger hunts that teach language concepts. Quests/Treasure Hunt

Activity: Backward Design Questions for designing activities in Kitely/OS and Second Life

Moderators: Dr Randall Sadler, Helena Galani, Heike Philp, Doris Molero and Dennis Newson

Week 5

Feb 15 Th.

Feb 18 Sun.

FOCUS: Evaluating

Session i: Showcase: Project presentations / Session Wrap-up

Session ii: Show & Tell. Session evaluation.

Tools: all

Tasks:

Collaborative projects that require learners to work together to solve problems
Individual course evaluation

Activity: Backward Design Questions for Evaluation

Moderators: All

Activities (indicative list):

The participants will explore the use of:

3D Virtual simulations of real-world/imaginary scenarios that allow practice skills in a safe environment,
Interactive games that teach language concepts and vocabulary,
Virtual field trips that allow learners to explore different cultures and environments, Role-playing activities that simulate real-life situations,
Collaborative projects that require learners to work together to solve problems,
Virtual reality tours of historical sites or museums,
Scavenger hunts that teach language concepts.

For enrollment instructions, please scroll down.

Media:

Our main learning space is Canvas Free for teachers and there you will find more information about how to join our communities in:

FrameVR.io
Spatial.io
ENGAGEvr.io
Kitely, OpenSim
Second Life
our Wiki Space for all of the publicly available resources
Zoom for the live synchronous sessions
Canvas
and various YouTube video tutorials

Other technology tools:

Suggested Bibliography:

Henry, J. W. (2023, December 22). Immersive Learning Design Today: Best Practices. Elearning Industry. Retrieved [31/8/2023] from https://elearningindustry.com/immersive-learning-design-today-best-practices

Mulders, M., Buchner, J., & Kerres, M. (2020). A framework for the use of immersive virtual reality in learning environments. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(24), 208-224. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218562/

Ní Shé, C., Farrell, O., Brunton, J., & Costello, E. (2021). Integrating design thinking into instructional design: The #OpenTeach case study. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38(1), 33–52. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6667

Soto, V. J., (2013). Which Instructional Design Models are Educators Using to Design. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 3, September 2013 https://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no3/soto_0913.htm

Stapleton-Corcoran, E. (2023). “Backwards Design.” Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois Chicago. Retrieved [5/11/2023] from https://teaching.uic.edu/resources/teaching-guides/learning-principles-and-frameworks/backward-design/

Moderators:

Name (last, first)	Email address	Location	Institutional Affiliation	Moderator Status	Biodata
Dr. Sadler, Randall	rsadler@illinois.edu	US	University of Illinois Urbana Champaign	Returning	Randall Sadler [aka Randall Renoir] is Professor at Illinois University, head of the Virtual Worlds SIG of CALICO. He is a TESOL member, book author (Virtual Worlds for Language Learning, The Handbook of Informal Language Learning, New Ways in Teaching with Games) and co-owner of EduNation islands, Second Life.
Philp, Heike	heikephilp@gmail.com	Belgium	Let's Talk Online sprl	Returning	Heike Philp is CEO of let's talk online sprl, an immersive language education specialist. She is co-initiator of EU funded LANCELOT (virtual classroom), AVALON (virtual world), CAMELOT (machinima), GUINEVERE (3D games) and EXCALIBUR (3D building) projects, founder of the VRT Conference, DaFWEBKON and co-owns EduNation in Second Life and OpenSim.
Dr. Molero, Doris	doris3m@gmail.com	Argentina	Universidad San Pablo, Tucuman	Returning	Dr. Doris Molero (Ed.D) combines education technology and teaching for peace. She’s an ESP professor at Universidad San Pablo Tucuman. Passionate about language learning, instructional design, and 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments for situated experiential learning. VWBPE 2022 Thinkerer Award winner and 2024 TESOL/CALL-IS EVO Coordinator.
Newson, Dennis	djn@dennisnewson.de	Germany	Professor Emeritus	Returning	Dennis Newson M.A. (Cantab), P.D.E.S.L (Leeds), taught EFL in Africa, Arabia, Norway, and Germany. Consultant in Bosnia and Kosovo attending conferences in Poland, Hungary, Las Palmas, Russia, and England. He has developed his interest in Second Life since his alleged retirement where he is known as Osnacantab Nesterov.
Galani, Helena	helenagalani2010@gmail.com	Greece	Lifelong Learning Centres Ministry of Education; freelance	Returning	Helena Galani, RSA Diploma - University of Cambridge/UCLES; M.A. ELT - University of Nottingham; CAMELOT.eu award winner. Helena is the owner of ELT Treasure Island, Kitely; online/on-site TESOL/EAP tutor with extensive edtech experience for exam-orientated classes, designing (immersive) ELT courses; Educator at LLL centres - Hellenic Ministry of Education; Assessor; Presenter.
Alkhayat, Amany	aa4396@ tc.columbia.edu	US		Returning	Amany Alkhayat is the co-founder and CEO of Language Cities. She’s also a certified gamification facilitator at Sententia Inc.She’s pursuing her doctoral degree in instructional technology at Columbia University, Teachers College. She’s a Udemy instructor teaching nearly 7000 students. Her research interests focus on immersive learning, conversational AI, and web3.
Hamilton, Jennifer	jennifer.hamilton@louisiana.edu	Canada		Returning	Jennifer Hamilton [Jaz Beverly] - Masters in Library in Information Science. Head of Instruction and Assistant Professor, Dupré Library, University of Louisiana, Lafayette. In 2008, Jen interned in Second Life, Caledon. She was a teacher-trainee in the GUINEVERE project, and has launched a virtual world for library education in Kitely.
McQueen, Barbara	bmcqueen2@gmail.com	US		Returning	Barbara McQueen [aka Barbara Novelli] has an M.A. in TEFL. She has been an accomplished builder and teacher in Second Life and OpenSim for more than a decade. This includes building two mega worlds in Kitely for teaching English and placing over 500 products on the Kitely Marketplace.
Myers, Helen	helenmyers007@gmail.lcom	UK		Returning	Helen Myers [Karelia Kondor], teacher of French, manager at a large UK secondary school; chair of the London branch of ALL and former president. Helen was a member of MachinEVO, SLexperiements, EduNation resident helping to set up a private island for teenagers with SEGfL and the British Computer Society. Blog YouTube channel.
Maneta, Georgia	georgiamat@yahoo.com	Greece		Returning	Georgia Maneta has been an EFL Educator for over 20 years. She has offered presentations to educators on different Web Tools. She is currently doing a MSC in Immersive Technologies - Innovation in Education, Training and Game Design at the International Hellenic University in Greece.