Getting started in virtual worlds with the EUROVERSITY Network The EUROVERSITY network is funded under the grant agreement number 518944-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-KA3-KA3NW with the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Union. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. SLANGUAGES 2014
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Getting started in virtual worlds with the
EUROVERSITY Network
The EUROVERSITY network is funded under the grant agreement
number 518944-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-KA3-KA3NW with the Education,
Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Union.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.
SLANGUAGES
2014
• Exploitation network of the AVALON project
• Builds on existing synergies (Avalon, AVATAR, Niflar, etc.)
• 3 year multilateral and transversal network LLP EACEA, KA3 (ICT)
Why case studies? They provide a rich and detailed insight into people’s
practices. If we have enough of them, we can begin to see useful patterns that help us to understand more fundamental questions about a particular practice, in this case in Virtual worlds
A small group brainstormed a series of topics/questions that would be used to frame the case studies: initial decision making process about why you chose to create the course/ aims/ funding/ environment/ learners/ syllabus/ resources etc.
10 initial cases studies created
Examples Team-building exercise
Teacher training course for teachers using virtual worlds
Critical Issues that Emerged during the Interviews:
Most of our partners identified specific areas in which the
Good Practice Framework was helpful:
Preplanning Stage
The good practice framework helped confirm the
decision they made in terms of selecting a virtual world
environment;
One of our German partners also agreed that
the good practice framework proved to be an effective
tool in the preparation and planning process, as well
as on the suggestions for communication since as he
noted it “worked as a scaffold” for planning and
delivering the course;
Project No: 504823-LLP-1-2009-1-FI-KA2-KA2M
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Other partners have also noted that it was not
simply the good practice framework that guided
them in this process but also the network of
partners that were willing to assist with this
process; Partners stepping in to assist them
with technical and other difficulties that they’ve
encountered in the process of delivering their
instructional materials;
Emerging Contradictions: We do have a wonderful but big set of
data that need to be transcribed;
Even sharing these files is extremely
difficult due to their considerably
large size;
Taking into account our partners’
suggestions for revising the
framework but also maintaining that
flexibility in the framework;
The EUROVERSITY network is funded under the grant agreement
number 518944-LLP-1-2011-1-UK-KA3-KA3NW with the Education,
Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Union.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the
Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be