EFL Professor in SL

Well, it's been a while since I last posted here. Zillions of little things distracting us... evil multitasking...or happy serendipiting.. shrugs her shloulders.. Who knows? What I know it's that those roads have taken me to new lands, people and more knowledge.  With a content heart we are back in town... and with good news... Virtual World Best Practices in Education is here on a new edition and eventhough I am not presenting there, I will be presenting presenters.. a whole new challenge, yeaah!! So, let me tell you about this year Epic edition of VWBPE 2012. Quoting VWBPE's definition of what Epic is.. Epic  is being able to attend a virtual conference with cutting edge participants and brilliant bleeding edge presenters and explore engagement, immersion and NPIRL* education.  http://www.vwbpe.org On its fifth year, this free, grass-roots conference provides opportunities for participants in all virtual worlds and games to share innovative teaching, learnin...

Well, on her traveling and adventuring Pio got to Cypris Chat Island , a Virtual World English Learning Community in Second Life and what she found there was a wonderful community of educators and students. Visiting their website , Pio read their credo: SHARE -- RESPECT-- RESPOND -- BE ACTIVE and also found a really smart idea of what learning English should be about:  "Learning English should be a way of life instead of a struggle to achieve." - Professor Merryman, Founder Today she received an invitation on the chat group to join a class on grammar and also to participate in a Christmas group photo. Of course, she loved the idea, since she's been there before observing classes. After the class and before going to the photo place, she found a note card that explains what this community is about... Professor Merryman wrote it. But let's Pio introduce this wonderful educator first: Also known as Mike McKay M.Ed Tech - is the founder of Cypris Chat , a not...

Pio will be attending the  3rd Virtual Round Table conference. This is a 2-day conference which takes place completely online on Friday and Saturday, 8 - 9 October 2010 and is a conference dedicated to language learning with technology in Second Life. This year..  we will be able to enjoy presentations and workshops by ... Nicky Hockly , Lindsay Clandfield , Vicki Hollett , Duncan Baker, Graham Stanley , Barbara Sakamoto , Andy Chaplin , Jennifer Verschoor , Marisa Constantinides , Russell Stannard , Vance Stevens , Janet Bianchini , Henrick Oprea , Mike Harrison, Paul East, Marisa Pavan, Isil Boy, Genevieve Besserer, Kevin Westbrook, Judie Haynes, Sirin Soyoz, Paul Braddock, Wayne Cabana Jr., Stewart Tunnicliff, Guido Europeaantje, Björn Sauerhammer, Marina Petrovic , Antonella Baerriolo and Greta Sadler . Pio is thrilled that many of those names are so familiar and deared to her like Vance, Jenny, Graham, Antoella, and Gwen. Company presentations include... ...

Pionia just found out about the: Re-create, Educate, and illuminate-learning History Virtually ! ....... This SL conference will take place on October 29 and 30 , the Virtual Pioneers invite educators from around the world to embark on an online history conference that will provide classroom teachers, curriculum directors, administrators, college faculty, pre-service college students, or anyone interested in history with a chance to learn and network with peers in Second Life.  For 48 hours, the Virtual Pioneers will host fantastic speakers, interactive tours, as well as, a historical costume party!  This conference is free to anyone with a Second Life account, but you are encouraged to register in advance.  It is also important to note you can create a Second Life account free of charge.   Please join us for this fantastic event! Questions? Please contact:  Spiff Whitfield in Second Life or email spiffwhitfield84@gmail.com Virtual Pioneers: This i...

Well, Pionia finally decided to hold her first English course in SL. So, I am really happy to announce our: Learning English In A Medieval World. Level: beginners When: every Friday at 7.00 am SLT* Where: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Artstonia/217/117/127 Teacher: Pionia Destiny (Dr. Doris Molero in RL) Starting: Friday 08/27/2010 Description of the course: Students and teacher as well as a whole role plraying community interact by sharing and learning together. Students we'll be learning a second language, role playing basics, improving SL skills and learning for life. Everybody is welcome! You just need to be enthusiastic and willing to try new things.... and must be patient... giggles.. open minded and not afraid of making mistakes.

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http://show.zoho.com/public/dbrear/Educational%20Uses%20of%20Second... Virtual Campuses * Campus:Second Life (Pathfinder Linden's hosted space for educators) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Campus/150/100 * Global Kids Island - (The Main Grid location that reports on activities at the Global Kids location in the Teen Grid.) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cincta/89/95/23/ * Harvard Law School's Austin Hall - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/69/54/24/ * Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Hotel & Tourism Management - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Polyusotel/114/158/26/ * New Media Consortium Campus (private sim, Electric Sheep build, free sign up for access; overview movie) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/142/223 * Ohio University Second Life Campus - http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24/ * Bowling Green State University Virtual Campus - http://slurl.com/secondlife/bowling%20green%20state/140/140/140/ * Northern Illinois University,...

The links below go to SL locations you might want to explore and ANNOTATE!: (If anyone has any comments on these links it would be most helpful to leave them below ...) 1. A vilion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avilion%20Hinterlands/187/174/22 Rules of Avilion Mist: 1. Use of weapons of any kind is prohibited. 2. Clothing is not an option. You must be clothed in modest fashion to remain here! This is a place of business and is an Out of Character (OOC / Non-RP) area, please respect that. Thank you, and welcome to Avilion Mist! Barcelona http://slurl.com/secondlife/Barcelona%20del%20Oeste/169/71/24 Reminisce Jewelry and Furniture, The Cafe, Live Music, Shopping, Money Tree, Womens & Mens Clothing, Art, Welcome Center, Scooter, Boat Rides Black Swan http://slurl.com/secondlife/Black%20Swan/245/121/40 Bliss Garden Center http://slurl.com/secondlife/FuturePerfect/217/73/65 Bollywood http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bollywood/164/157/23 Boogie Beach http://slurl.com/sec...

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...