"Hi Randall. Thanks for taking care of all this and especially for the pitching in part!"
EUROCALL/CALICO Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group
Language learning and teaching in virtual worlds
A Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group dedicated to the exploration of virtual worlds for teaching and learning foreign languages.
Latest Activity
Maria Iosifina posted a discussionResearch in SL
Hello all,I am an English teacher in Cyprus and I would like to do an online research in classes going online in SL (PhD study). Are you aware of any? The fact is that SL is not used at all in Cyprus; that's why I seek to do research field in SL.Kind Regards,Marie.See More
Kip Yellowjacket posted a status"FREE Language Learning Activities & Hosting/Support @ VIRTLANTIS
More Info: http://www.virtlantis.com"
Randall Sadler posted a blog postIce Skating Party on EduNation!! Join us!
Hello all,Sorry for the late notice on the blog, but we are having a Winter Ice Skating Party on EduNation on December 16th:Sunday, 16 December 2013, 7pm GMT / 11am SLT ~ about 3hEduNation III Center Atollhttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/166/126/21…See More
Ana Gimeno commented on Randall Sadler's blog post Suggestions for the SIG Ning!"Randall, hi!! I think your suggestion is a wonderful idea. Joining SIGs would definitely increase to the wealth of ideas and benefit both CALICO and EUROCALL subscribers. I'm all for it :-) All the best from Valencia!!"
Randall Sadler posted a blog postSuggestions for the SIG Ning!
Hello all,With the excellent help of Graham Davies' relatives, the official ownership of the CALICO/EUROCALL VW SIG Ning has now been passed over to yours truly. One issue that we had been experiencing was that our Ning was maxxed out at 150 members, the most allowed in the cheaper version of the Ning. I pitiched in some money to upgrade us, so now the Ning can have up to 10,000 members. I think that should cover things nicely. I'm looking for input on future directions of the Ning and I…See More
About the Virtual Worlds SIG
The EUROCALL/CALICO Virtual Worlds Special Interest Group aims to explore the possibilities of language learning and teaching in virtual worlds such as
Second Life. Our new headquarters in Second Life is located here on EduNation III Island :
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/74/199/31
This Ning is managed by Graham Davies (Groovy Winkler) and Randall Sadler (Randall Renoir).
See also the EduNation Islands wiki at:
http://edunation-islands.wikispaces.com
If you are new to Second Life see the ICT4LT website, Section 14.2.1, Module 1.5.
You may also be interested in this EUROCALL Ning:
EUROCALL Teacher Education SIG: http://eurocallteachereducation.ning.com
Blog Posts
Ice Skating Party on EduNation!! Join us!
Hello all,
Sorry for the late notice on the blog, but we are having a Winter Ice Skating Party on EduNation on December 16th:
Sunday, 16 December 2013, 7pm GMT / 11am SLT ~ about 3h
EduNation III Center Atoll
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/166/126/21…
Posted by Randall Sadler on December 15, 2012 at 1:22
Suggestions for the SIG Ning!
Hello all,
With the excellent help of Graham Davies' relatives, the official ownership of the CALICO/EUROCALL VW SIG Ning has now been passed over to yours truly. One issue that we had been experiencing was that our Ning was maxxed out at 150 members, the most allowed in the cheaper version of the Ning. I pitiched in some money to upgrade us, so now the Ning can have up to 10,000 members. I think that should cover things nicely. I'm looking for input on future directions of the…
Posted by Randall Sadler on November 6, 2012 at 22:55 — 2 Comments
Join us for SLanguages VI!! Sept 28-30 on EduNation!!
Greetings all,
This year is the 6th annual SLanguages Conference. Please join us for 3 days of presentations (about 50 in
total), workshops, demo lessons, and tours all related to language learning online. The conference presenters and attendees come from all around the world, so…
Posted by Randall Sadler on September 24, 2012 at 16:30
Combine professional development with a spell of Indian summer
Only 3 places left for the international course `Methodologies and Technologies to promote oral communication in Language Education ' in Valencia, Spain, the second week of October (week 42), a result of the NIFLAR project.
Check this page for details and registration and/or see this blogpost for an impression of the Utrecht session.
N.B. 1 British Council, mfl & e-learning…
Continue Posted by Ton Koenraad on September 22, 2012 at 21:26
Forum
Research in SL
Hello all,I am an English teacher in Cyprus and I would like to do an online research in classes going online in SL (PhD study). Are you aware of any? The fact is that SL is not used at all in…Continue
Started by Maria Iosifina in Sample Title Feb 20.
Identity construction 1 Reply
Hi everyone. I hope everyone is having a great semester. I was wondering if anyone has done some work in identity construction in SL? I have come across some info but mainly anecdotal. Can anyone…Continue
Started by Stella Hadjistassou in Sample Title. Last reply by susanna nocchi Apr 3, 2012.
A Guide for First-Time Second Life Teachers 8 Replies
The Journal of Distance Education recently published a highly comprehensive article titled "Creating a Virtual World Mindset: A Guide for First Time Second Life Teachers" by Sharon Stroeger.I would…Continue
Started by Bernadette Rego in Sample Title. Last reply by susanna nocchi Apr 3, 2012.
wikis
Dear all:As I have ,at last, been allowed to work on Wikis for my dissertation and am now working on it, i would be grateful for any comments, help or material related.Waiting for dear friends' to…Continue
Started by s. dariush Ahmadi in Sample Title Feb 8, 2012.
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