279+Jeffery

Mediated Rich Intake Environments for Learning in Virtual Worlds || Annie Jeffery, Unversity of Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, ann.jeffery@gmail.com Scott Grant, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, scott.grant@arts.monash.edu.au Emily East, senseworlds.com, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, emily@senseworlds.com ||
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This presentation highlights the work of two universities' work with Second Life: The M3 Project at the University of Southampton in the UK focused on international students coming to the UK to study; The Chinese Tea House project at the University of Melboune focused on students who would be going to study in China.

Second Life can provide an environment that simulates aspects of the real world, but in a more controlled way, (Krashen, 1981) Using Second Life, students are able to experience and learn certain aspects of custom, culture, language and procedure in a controlled way that will prepare them better for interactions in the real world at some later point. This hands-on presentation will take place in Second Life and will encourage exploration, debate, and discussion by participants so that they too may experience the benefits of using a virtual world for learning.

Krashen, S., (1981). Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning. Oxford: Pergamon Press Inc. || General Session Other All ||
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