EFL Professor in SL

Pionia was invited to attend the first monthly event for teachers and students on the British Council Isle in the main grid of Second Life. There she attended a seminar: the Language and Literature in the English Language Classroom   at the British Council Isle   Small Events Stage, British Council Isle (184, 229, 27) Of course she didn't go by herself she invited her friend Era Lorber a roleplayer from Avilion and was glad to find there her dear friend, Cyber Placebo . She made new friends, too... Artemisa Pessoa , Golondrina Bracken , Nic Streusel and Creed Juran The session was really nice. She got the chance to meet ( London Inventor ) Francesca Beard , who's one of the UK's leading performance poets. You can find some of her work at the BritLit site , they supports a major piece of her performance poetry. The materials there have been designed to support a series of workshops and performances of ‘Chinese Whispers' . According to the BriLit site "...

Last year, Pionia registered to the NECC Ning for ISTE’s conference. Out of curiosity, but this year as they are getting ready for ISTE 2010 conference. She's planning to participate fully in SL. Visiting their new ning, She found out that the ISTE 2010 Conference Ning Network , is where educators interested in educational technology connect to other conference attendees whether they attend physically or virtually to extend the conversations happening at the conference.There she also found this interesting video.     Where she learned about the journey of several educators working and learning in Second Life. Together with Kittygloom Cassady as a host, she could have and idea on how ISTE Island creates a powerful educator network and supports this ongoing collaboration within Second LIfe.   In the ning people participating will have the chance of: Document and share their conference experience by posting videos and photos Interact with other members Create...

Pionia found this interesting post on educational uses of second life, She thought it will be a good idea to share it. Since we now participate in environmental issues and we are promoting green thinking.   OneClimate is an initiative of OneWorld UK , a not-for-profit organization who aim ‘to leverage media innovatively for a fair and sustainable world’. As part of their campaign, they have used a number of social networking tools to create a platform for education and discussion about climate change - including creating a presence in Second Life - OneClimate Island (SLurl) . OneClimate Island provides a space where visitors can meet others interested in climate change and environmental issues from around the world, as well as engage in a number of educational tools and resources. The main parts of the island are: The Eco-Village, with exhibitions and simulations of low-carbon living The Transport Cafe - which provides information on lower carbon emissions Renewable Energy ...

The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of November 30, 2009. The following two weeks, December 7-11 and December 14-17, forty presentations will be posted online to the conference blog (this website) for participants to download and view. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” and a culminating “When Night Falls” event will be announced. Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during the conference as well as asynchronous conversations. The K12Online Live Events Committee has announced the date for the second live event of the 2009 K12Online conference. The second LAN party will be held October 20, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8pm. Presentations from past conferences will be shown at ...

They ’ll be holding their final two newbie sessions in preparation for the event this Thursday 22 September 2009 . Event details: Jokaydia Unconference Newbie Session 1 Date and Time – AEST: Thurs 24 September @ 11am Date and Time – SLT: Wed 23 September @ 6pm Check your local time here! Location: Islands of jokaydia Newbie Garden (SLurl) Facilitator: jokay Wollongong jokaydia Unconference Newbie Session 2 Date and Time – AEST: Thurs 24 September @ 8pm Date and Time – SLT: Thurs 24 September @ 3am Check your local time here! Location: Islands of jokaydia Newbie Garden (SLurl) Facilitator: jokay Wollongong Participants Checklist! For those of you who are planning to attend, here’s a quick checklist of things you might like to consider: If you’re new to Second Life, have you installed the Second Life client and setup your avatar? Check out our Getting Started resources for more info . Have you tested your voice setup? We will be using voice tools throughout the conference, so it...

Last Sunday we had our first gathering in Second Life. When: 1pm Pacific Standard (Second Life Time), Sunday Sept 20 Where: Minerva Island http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minerva/61/225/28 Here's the agenda of that day: Introductions Plan a convenient time for meetings Should we have a venue at Metaplace? The participats were: Pionia Destiny, Jackie Rexen, Olando7 Decosta, Frans Tomsen, Lisa Tebaldi, Dan Yapungku, Chimera Cosmos, Ellie Brewster, Anya Kirax, tjmeister Megadon, raulantonio Hollak This is the transcrip of the conversation held there: [13:13] Pionia Destiny: Good afternoon.. [13:14] Pionia Destiny: Hola, a todos.. [13:14] Jackie Rexen: I am trying to friend everyone [13:15] Olando7 Decosta is Online [13:15] Pionia Destiny: happy to join you.. today.. [13:15] Pionia Destiny: brb [13:16] Jackie Rexen: I'll go find them [13:16] Frans Tomsen: either is ok for me [13:16] Lisa Tebaldi: ok for me [13:17] Frans Tomsen: hey dan [13:17] Dan Yapungku: hello evry1 [1...

It's not too late.. The course has already started but you can still jump in the adventure of getting connected to these ways of approaching learning. You can register to receive course information here . The course will be delivered in the same method as last year: content and conversations will be open. That means you can use any resource you already have or use and that it's free.

Sharon Collingwood is a teacher, from Ohio State. Her interests are digital media, gender/identity in virtual worlds and pedagogy. She's coordinating the Second Life discussion group fo the Connectivism and Connective Knowledge course. She has invited conectivistas del mundo to join her next Sunday. PRELIMINARY GET-TOGETHER & ORIENTATION SESSION , Sunday Sept 20 at 4pm Eastern U.S. time (1 pm Second Life time, as read at the top right-hand corner of the Second Life screen). To get to the meeting, sign up for the Second Life group "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge" 1. search menu, "groups" tab, find Connectivism & Connective Knowledge 2. follow link, find group profile, click "join". Be sure group is activated (>>edit >>groups) read previous messages (>>info >>notices) IF YOU'RE NEW TO SECOND LIFE: Check your system: http://secondlife.com/support/ system-requirements/ Sign up for Second Life: http://seco...

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Hi, there! Well, I got this invitation in my e-mail box.. of course had to share it with everybody. As usual the first question would be.... Jokadia.. what's that? researching their site we found: "The Island of jokaydia is designed to provide a flexible and dynamic space for educators in Second Life which includes informal and formal meeting spaces, plus a range of interesting objects and tools to explore. Our space is designed to assist new residents to gain competency and confidence in using the Second Life interface – whilst they are having fun! We also support mixed reality events, professional development activities and a number of other projects." Ok, now we know...But guess what!!!! they are holding a two-day unconference next 25th - 27th September. The themes for this year unconference are: Games in learning Newbie skills in Second Life Creating Cases studies and promoting your educational projects Teachers without Borders Quest Atlantis Open Learning and Te...

Well, this is our first entry.. I knew Pionia would have to get a blog sooner or later... There are so many interesting things to blog about in Second Life. Second Life... What's Second Life? many will ask.. According to their site: " Second Life is a free online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents. From the moment you enter Second Life, you'll discover a fast-growing digital world filled with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity." This is a great short video to tell you some basic things to go for it... Second Life can be anything you want it to be.. But now, what should and educator do in SL? Play games? have an avatar? aren't those things for kids to play with? ... The answer is yes, and no.. Second Life is for everybody. An educators should profit from this great virtual world and be brave and ship off in an adventure in this new world. As a matter of fact, They encourage educators to go inworld to meet other educators and learn ...