In October 2010 Karelia Kondor and I prepared a presenation for the 3rd Virtual Roundtable Conference.
For me it was a real pleasure to be able to collaborate with Karelia: we met in Edunation thanks to Carol and became real friends by now. And I love to work with people: I like the energy that is produced and the learning and teaching that is taking place. In this case, I was the one who learned more, and I have to thanks Karelia to offer me this opportunity.
Since the conference was not on SL and then probably our “pubblic” was mostly new to Virtual Words, we decided to give an overview of what can teachers do in Second Life and to explain it from the point of view of our personal experience.
It was nice and reassuring as well to have Gizmo, Pionia and many other friends among the attendats, and to be able to rely on the wonderful organisation of Gwen.
Here are the slides, since we had a little problem with them and were not able to show them all.
For more information:
the recording: http://www.virtual-round-table.com/profiles/blogs/add-a-dimension-to-your
Karelia page: http://www.all-london.org.uk/second_life.htm
references:
introduction (video)
Italian Art: Gallery of the italian creativity: dynamics painting and sculpture by Gleman Jun.
Sculpture: Both myself by Gleman Jun
Avalon Learning
For information on the project:
Slexperiment
Information:
Slanguages 2010
Information:
sharing resources (slide)
International School
One of the many places where you can find free resources for teaching in SL.
English at Cypris Chat (slide)
Virtlantis (slide)
Goethe Institut (slide)
Teleportnovela (slide)
Italianiamo (slide)
Games (videos)
Gymkana
Devil Island Mystery
Languagelab (slide)
Avalon: alzati e cammina (slide)
Some reflections on this experience:
If you want a copy of the build, please contact Anna Begonia (sl name)
Role play (video)
Artstonia (role play sim)
Chatlog: example of role play interaction
[2010/09/29 23:50] gadget Cyberstar: greetings, anna
[2010/09/29 23:50] anna Begonia: greetings
[2010/09/29 23:51] Relm Foxdale: Greetings
[2010/09/29 23:52] anna Begonia: greetings
[2010/09/29 23:52] Whrek Nirvana: Eya Girly
[2010/09/29 23:52] gadget Cyberstar: ooh goodie, the rat is here
[2010/09/29 23:52] Whrek Nirvana: shut up
[2010/09/29 23:52] gadget Cyberstar: and why would i do that?
[2010/09/29 23:53] Whrek Nirvana: you’ve got shit spewwin out yur gums
[2010/09/29 23:53] Whrek Nirvana: I’m sure relm doesn’t appreciate getting covered in it
[2010/09/29 23:59] anna Begonia: *approaches Whreck, looks at his skin*
[2010/09/29 23:59] anna Begonia: Sir, do you paint it every day? It would take long. How many hours?
[2010/09/30 00:00] anna Begonia: do someone help you?
[2010/09/30 00:00] Whrek Nirvana cocks his foot to the side and sweeps his tail around it, standing up tall in front of her, “Wha, You aint meanin ta tell me you aint never seen a tatoo before girly, THis down come off, its burned on my flesh”
[2010/09/30 00:00] Relm Foxdale suddenly chuckles. “You have longer hair than me.”
[2010/09/30 00:01] gadget Cyberstar: aye, frieking wood elfs, they dun know how ta cut hair
[2010/09/30 00:01] anna Begonia: Oh, my god! burned! it has to be very painful! Why did they do it to you? *with a shrill in ther voice*
[2010/09/30 00:01] Relm Foxdale grabs his ponytail playfully
[2010/09/30 00:01] gadget Cyberstar: hey! no pulling!
[2010/09/30 00:01] Relm Foxdale laughs
[2010/09/30 00:01] gadget Cyberstar: pull my hair, i steal an ear
[2010/09/30 00:02] Relm Foxdale: You wouldn’t dare
[2010/09/30 00:02] gadget Cyberstar: try me
[2010/09/30 00:02] Relm Foxdale frowns
[2010/09/30 00:02] Relm Foxdale: Nah
[2010/09/30 00:02] Whrek Nirvana holds his hand up and traces down his arms, “Traders and brands, each of these was given to me when I was slave to one or another, the Ravinica guild added the roses every time, or was it gruuls
[2010/09/30 00:02] gadget Cyberstar: tatoos dun hurt, actually
[2010/09/30 00:03] gadget Cyberstar: well, much
[2010/09/30 00:03] Whrek Nirvana: they do when theyre seared
[2010/09/30 00:03] gadget Cyberstar: yeah
[2010/09/30 00:03] Relm Foxdale: Not very much, no
[2010/09/30 00:03] gadget Cyberstar: i said much
[2010/09/30 00:03] Relm Foxdale: Depends where they are
[2010/09/30 00:03] Whrek Nirvana: take a hot Iron, dip it in ink, then brand the flesh
[2010/09/30 00:03] gadget Cyberstar: well, ye stop feeling much after a whyle
[2010/09/30 00:03] Relm Foxdale smirks. “You’ve never seen mine, Gadget.”
[2010/09/30 00:03] anna Begonia: you were a slave? *goes nearer to Whreck* how can be that you were takein slave? You are so strong *smiles half shyly half mockingly* why did you not defend yourself?
[2010/09/30 00:03] gadget Cyberstar: did nay know ye had one
[2010/09/30 00:03] Relm Foxdale: But then I keep it hidden, for good reason
[2010/09/30 00:04] Relm Foxdale: When i was with those…people
[2010/09/30 00:04] gadget Cyberstar: ah
[2010/09/30 00:04] Whrek Nirvana: I was a boy when I was taken at as a slave, and even now not much I can do to a camp of slavers ta stop em, though I’ve slipt outta theyre grips a few times as of late
[2010/09/30 00:05] gadget Cyberstar: ye just gotta learn how ta fight right
[2010/09/30 00:05] anna Begonia: I was told that there are raids sometimes in the village, they catch people, children or girls. Are they slavers?
[2010/09/30 00:05] gadget Cyberstar: mostly just monsters
[2010/09/30 00:06] Whrek Nirvana: Wouldnt doubt it, Sparten raiders are pretty notorious fer taken breedin stock, women and girls, athenians well take workers of men
[2010/09/30 00:06] Relm Foxdale: Well, Gadget, I need to go to bed…it’s been a long day, traveling to Flotsam and back
[2010/09/30 00:06] gadget Cyberstar: *frowns* alright
[2010/09/30 00:06] anna Begonia: ah…. other mostners, not the one you have in the village, i guess
[2010/09/30 00:06] Relm Foxdale: But thanks for dancing with me *smiles*
[2010/09/30 00:06] gadget Cyberstar: goodnight, relm
[2010/09/30 00:06] Relm Foxdale: Night
[2010/09/30 00:06] anna Begonia: good Night lady
The real Virtual World
art gallery (slide)
Imperium Katama (video)
Sant Francis of Assisi (slide)
Unlukyly it disappeared in 2010.
