For the results of the EVO session 2022 "Immersive Building in Virtual Worlds and Virtual Reality" please click HERE
Immersive Learning
Experiences
in the Metaverse
9 Jan - 12 Feb 2023
Abstract:
During the 5-week EVO session ‘Immersive Learning Experiences in the Metaverse’ participants learn to build learning experiences in the metaverse (virtual worlds and Virtual Reality VR). These learning experiences can include but are not limited to quests, simulations, treasure hunts, quizzes, mazes, games or similar engaging experiences in 3D environments. This calls for finding prompts, realia or even creating our own 3D objects, scenarios, learning environments, galleries and more for various spaces such as OpenSim, Frame VR, Mozilla Hubs, AltspaceVR, ENGAGE XR, etc. We set out to learn Blender, MakeHuman or similar 3D objects modelling tools.
Target audience:
This session is aimed at experienced language educators, language course designers, and webheads. 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 you should:
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Know how to build learning experiences in virtual worlds and VR
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Have learned to import or create 3D objects
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Have learned to import 3D objects into a variety of 3D environments
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Have understood some learning experience design principles
Week 1: (January 9 - 15)
Live Session 1 (Thursdays)
Examples of various learning experiences by the moderators
Live Session 2 (Sundays)
Mozilla Hubs and its buildung tool Spoke
Week 2: (January 14 - 22)
Live Session 1 (Thursdays)
Learning experiences in FrameVR
Live Session 2 (Sunday 22nd) 2pm GMT/9am EST
Learning experiences in AltSpaceVR
Live Session 3 (Sunday 22nd) 8pm GMT
Learning experiences in AgoraVR.world
Week 3: (January 23 - 29)
Live Session 1 (Thursdays)
Learning experiences in OpenSim
Live Session 2 (Sundays)
Learning experiences in OpenSim
Week 4: (January 30 - February 5)
Live Session 1 (Thursdays)
Creating, searching for and 'decimating' 3D objects in Blender or other 3D software
Live Session 2 (Sundays)
Learning experiences using an HMD (VR headset)
Week 5: (February 6 - 12)
Show & Tell of learning experiences created by participants
Media:
Our main learning space is Canvas Free for teachers and there you will find more information about how to join ...
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our OpenSim region called EduNation which is located in Kitely
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our Wiki Space for all of the publicly available resources
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and Zoom for the synchronous sessions
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various YouTube video tutorial
For enrollment instructions, please scroll down.
Other technology tools:
OpenSim, FrameVR, Mozilla Hubs, AltspaceVR, ENGAGE XR, (Immersive environments)
Blender, MakeHuman or similar 3D objects modelling tools.
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Join this session:
Registration Jan. 1-7, 2023.
For participants to join this session:
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Name (last, first)
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Email address
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Location
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Institutional Affiliation
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Biodata
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Photo
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Dr. Sadler, Randall
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rsadler [at] illinois [dot] edu
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US
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University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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Randall Sadler [aka Randall Renoir] is Associate professor at Illinois University, head of the Virtual Worlds SIG of CALICO. He is a TESOL member, book author and co-owner of EduNation islands in Second Life.
‘Virtual Worlds for Language Learning: From Theory to Practice (Telecollaboration in Education)’, Randall Sadler, published by Peter Lang AG, Switzerland, Dressman, M., & Sadler, R. (Eds). (2020). The Handbook of Informal Language Learning. Malden, MA.: Wiley-Blackwell, Nurmukhamedov, U. & Sadler, R. (Eds.) (2020).
New Ways in Teaching with Games. Alexandria, VA: TESOL. Press
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| Heike Philp |
heikephilp [at] gmail [dot] com |
Belgium |
let's talk online sprl |
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 (games in 3D) and EXCALIBUR (building in 3D) projects and founder of the VRT Conference, DaFWEBKON and co-owns EduNation in Second Life and OpenSim.
www.letstalkonline.com
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| Dr. Doris Molero |
doris3m [at] gmail [dot] com |
Argentina |
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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 2023 TESOL/CALL-IS EVO Coordinator.
http://pioniadestiny.blogspot.com
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| Dennis Newson |
djn [at] dennisnewson [dot] de
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Germany |
Professor
Emeritus
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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.
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| Helena Galani |
helenagalani2010 [at] gmail [dot] com |
Greece |
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Helena Galani, Greece, RSA Diploma - University of Cambridge/UCLES; M.A. ELT - University of Nottingham; owner of ELT Treasure Island, Kitely.Returning EVO Moderator; freelance online/on-site TESOL/EAP tutor with extensive experience on exam-orientated classes; Educator at LLL centres with the Hellenic Ministry of Education. ESOL Assessor; designer of online ELT courses.
www.agogepaedeia.com
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| Amany Alkhayat |
aa4396 [at] tc.columbia [dot] edu |
US |
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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.
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| Barbara McQueen |
bmcqueen2 [at] gmail [dot] com |
US |
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Barbara McQueen [aka Barbara Novelli] has an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. She has been an accomplished builder and teacher in Second Life and Open Sim for more than a decade. This includes building two mega worlds in Kitely for teaching English: Edutopia I and Edutopia 2. She has also been contracted by private companies to build additional objects, buildings, and conference sites, and she has created over 500 products available on the Kitely Marketplace. As the owner of SLESL.net, she continues to develop a wide range of virtual ESL courses that make use of situational role-playing, games, mysteries, machinimas, and special events. During her career, she has taught ESL students and instructors on five continents, and has been a conference presenter for TESOL, VWBPE, SLanguages, and MachinEVO.
bmcqueen2 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Georgia Maneta
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georgiamat@yahoo.com |
Greece |
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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 Internationla Hellenic University in Greece. |
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| Helen Myers |
helenmyers007 [at] gmail [dot] com |
UK |
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Helen Myers [Karelia Kondor]
is a teacher of French and a manager at a large UK secondary school and chair of the London branch of ALL (Association of Language Learning) and its former president. She is an active member of the MachinEVO group, SLexperiements and a longstanding EduNation resident and she is helping to set up a private SL island for teenagers with SEGfL and the British Computer Society. Her blogcontains information about her SL activities, which include weekly English pronunciation classes open to all. For examples of her video work, go to her YouTube channel.
Karelia Kondor
Helen Myers
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