SLMOOC16: Free Virtual World Language Learning Community
30 April 2016 Presentation by Kip Boahn/Kip Yellowjacket
Co-Creator Of VIRTLANTIS / Owner Of Oxford School for English (Austria & Germany) / English Language Teacher
CV: https://www.visualcv.com/kipboahn
I watched the webinar as a recorded session as I was busy at school this morning but I liked the presentation by Kip Boahn.
He presented SL as a great opportunity for learners, and I checked his community. There are language opportunities in different languages and he supports the activities by using FB and a website.
A great innovator and good teacher who cares for his " students".
The website to the learning community
http://www.virtlantis.com/
CV: https://www.visualcv.com/kipboahn
A great innovator and good teacher who cares for his " students".
Activity locations
The calendar
http://virtlantis.pagecloud.com/calendar
The community on FB
https://www.facebook.com/VIRTLANTIS/
Why is SL an interesting platform to consider for language learning/teaching ?
I liked what he wrote as SL can be a new and interesting tool for creating a great virtual and learning environment.
What was important for me : SL is
- multinational/multiethnic/multilingual platform
- social networking in 3D
- a sandbox for highly immersive experiential learning (most any conceivable educative scenario can be simulated/carried out)
- a multitude of manipulatives
- English is lingua franca (metalanguage of SL)
Check his file online for more features as regard SL:
I could find the old video with his presentation in last year's SECOND LIFE MOOC 2015 :
I liked what he wrote as SL can be a new and interesting tool for creating a great virtual and learning environment.
What was important for me : SL is
- multinational/multiethnic/multilingual platform
- social networking in 3D
- a sandbox for highly immersive experiential learning (most any conceivable educative scenario can be simulated/carried out)
- a multitude of manipulatives
- English is lingua franca (metalanguage of SL)
Check his file online for more features as regard SL:
My next step will be to check online what communities are offering language learning. This is new one for me and it will help me think about the best ways for developing language skills in a virtual world.
Thanks to the presenter of this interesting session!
Thanks to the presenter of this interesting session!
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