Posts Tagged ‘secondlife’

One week in my Second Life (by Baldric Commons)

May 25th, 2010

Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL In case some of you didn’t know it, Second Life (SL) is a relatively new country where the rules of Real Life (RL) often don’t apply. For instance, you can fly and teleport from one place to another in the blink of an eye. It’s [...]

What I’ve Learned from my PLN

Sep 17th, 2009

by Barbara.

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(Note: If this is the first post you’ve read in this series, and you’re mystified by the PLN acronym, start with What’s a PLN, anyway?) This has been a resources kind of week for me–free books and free conferences!

Life in the Virtual Teacher’s Lounge

Aug 17th, 2009

by Barbara.

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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance I love teacher’s lounges in the same way I love coffee breaks at conferences. They’re great places to make friends and build professional networks (same people, different roles). The people I meet become my partners in learning.

Exploration for Personal and Professional Gain

Aug 12th, 2009

by Barbara.

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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance Professional development in Second Life is generally one of two types: using Second Life as a place to learn about things, and learning how to use tools in Second Life to do things (like teach). In both cases, it’s the people you meet who matter most–they will teach you, learn with [...]

International Conferences You Can Attend in Your Jammies

Aug 4th, 2009

by Barbara.

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Part of the series Giving Second Life a Second Chance Once you feel comfortable moving around and interacting with objects (getting things, finding them in your inventory and using them), it’s time to enjoy some of the professional development opportunities available in Second Life. Again, I’m not trying to list all of the groups that host speakers, [...]

Giving Second Life a Second Chance

Aug 3rd, 2009

by Barbara.

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In an earlier post, I suggested that all language teachers would benefit from being in Second Life. Gavin Dudeney made a similar (albeit more articulate) argument as a guest writer on Burcu Akyol’s EFL Blog. So, let’s say you’re convinced, and have decided to give Second Life a try (or another try). What’s next? You’ll probably [...]

Why Every Language Teacher Needs a (Second) Life

Jul 13th, 2009

by Barbara.

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You may have heard about Second Life . I actually hadn’t heard of it before I saw the course description for a TESOL EVO session on Virtual Worlds and Language Learning. Considering that I thought an avatar was a diety in Hindu Mythology, I think it’s fair to say that my learning curve was pretty steep.