1. Teaching in SL vs. Teaching
online/blended courses:
Implications for Teacher Training
Dafne Daf
Gonzalez Smirnov
Languagelab.com
USB
2. SL vs. Web 2.0 teaching and learning
Are they different?
• My experience:
since 2002 blended & online
since 2007 – SL
• Actual teaching
• Planning process
• Materials design
• Social aspect of teaching
3. Actual teaching
Blended & Online Second Life
-Content to be •Synchronous
•Synchronous taught •Taking care of:
-Methodology •own avatar (skills
teachers should
-Mediating master)
•Asynchronous
tools • teaching tools
•students avatars
-Promote
•Sound
interaction •SL platform
4. Planning Process
Blended & Online Second Life
-Teacher-centered planning
•Everything available to Stds.
“… students will ….”
(autonomy):
(expected actions)
•Instructions:
•What to do Structured
- What the teacher will be
•Where to post Lesson doing
•Student-centered LPs planning
“….you will be able to….”
5. Materials Design
- New tools: challenge
•Materials and (basic building and
•Web 2.0 tools easily tools needed scripting skills)
available online •Free and paid - Experts needed to
services create materials
•Teacher-made
- Photoshop skills for
materials textures
6. Social aspect of teaching
Blended & Online Second Life
•Interaction with people •Interaction with avatars
•Real names • names
•Photos Interaction • look
•Webcams Real voice • gender
•video
7. Learning in SL?
Also a challenge for students:
• Aware of own skills to be able to follow the pace of the
class
• Challenge of new language
Motivation:
• Good for shy ones
• Motivating for youngsters –used to environment
– virtual games (digital natives)
• Total immersion without leaving home
Question:
Will not so young people consider SL for learning?
