eu funded avalon
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This presentation talks about the project results of the AVALON project. AVALON explored language teaching and learning in virtual worlds.TRANSCRIPT
Access to Virtual and Action Learning Live ONline
2-year project in the EC‘s Lifelong Learning Programme
January 2009 – December 2010
Overview
AVALON stands for Access to Virtual and Action Learning live ONline and is a project about language learning in virtual worlds
Project Period: 2009-2010
Consortium
University of Manchester, UK
University of Vienna, AT
Talkademy, AT
Verein Grenzenlos, AT
ICC Europe International, DE
LANCELOT School GmbH, DE
The British Council, ES
University of Pisa, IT
Molde University College, NO
Mid Sweden University, SE
Project deliverables
Forming and maintaining the community WP1
Task and scenario design WP2
Action learning WP3
Virtual learning platform WP4
Training course development WP5
Pilot test for the training course WP&
Dissemination and Exploitation
Teacher Trainers course AVALON
Train all skills, which trainers need:– SL skills/ technical skills– classroom management– course design– practical experience
Assisted by Moodle
Technology
3D/2D integration → Sloodle
repository for 3D-content
What‘s next
Community building / community events
More student courses: Catering Tandem, North Sami, 2nd round of Business English
Trainer course
Thank you for your attention!
www.avalonlearning.euavalon-project.ning.com
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Gwen Gwasi