The Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education (VWBPE) is a community-based conference that provides opportunities for participants in all virtual worlds to share current teaching, learning, and research practices in 3D virtual environments. Conference presentations focus on teaching/learning, scholarly work, projects, events, activities and new and innovative tools for

VILLAGE ; Language Learning and Community Building in Second Life Besides Second Life, the session  use the following Grouply for sharing information and facilitating interactions: http://village.grouply.com Objectives : *to help the teacher learners to get to know each other * to help them to open a Second Life account and work on their appearance *to introduce

Week 6: Feb 15 - 21 - AND TLVW10 SECOND LIFE PARTY . Overview This week offers an opportunity for us all to step back and reflect on what you have seen and experienced during the whole EVO session. You can reflect on what you have experienced during the last five weeks and to share your ideas with everyone about good practice. You will also be encouraged to continue

Week 5 - Do It Yourself! Workshops There is a lot packed into this week and the Optional Readings /Viewings list is long. See this positively as a richness and not a threat! Overview Participation in teaching - participants will be encouraged to put their knowledge into practice and arrange to teach each other in 15 minute slots Learning outcomes By the end

An introduction to different methodologies, tools and places where languages are being taught and learned in Second Life. Learning outcomes By the end of this week, you should have done some of the following: have participated in some of the tours (guided or self-access) of language teaching/learning spaces in Second Lifehave taken part in a discussion about

This week will be spent visiting areas in SL where different languages are spoken. This will include Real Life places that are represented in SL as well as places where languages can be learned. The overall aim is for everyone to have an initial idea of how SL can be used / is being used for language learning, (teaching) and practice both informally and formally.

Week 2: Jan 18-24 Coordinator: Włodzimierz Sobkowiak (Wlodek Barbosa in SL) In this week there will be field trips to different educational spaces in Second Life and discussions. The choice of these spaces will be guided by the overall character of this course, as well as participants needs. As the core theme here is teaching languages, we will visit arts & humanities