SLanguages 2008

Timetable

The

Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

A version is also available in-world. Both versions (website and Second Life)have teleport links to the relevant event location.Further information about the conference is available atwww.slanguages.net

NOTE: Current time in SL is PDT********************** MAY 23RD - BLOCK 0 ***********************11:00 – 12:00 PDT – Conference Opening & Social Gathering [

DJ Dudeney Ge

][10:00 - 11:00 PST |18:00 – 19:00 UTC|20:00 – 21:00 CET]Come along and meet participants and presenters, the organizers and a few lost souls. DJDudeney Ge entertains with an eclectic mix from 1930 to yesterday…EduNation II – The Club************************************************************************************* MAY 23RD - BLOCK 1 ***********************12:00 – 13:00 PDT – Plenary I –

Iffaf Khan (SL: Iffaf Ling)

[11:00 - 12:00 PST|19:00 – 20:00 UTC|21:00 – 22:00 CET]

Teacher Training in SL: Lessons Learnt

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 13:15 – 14:15 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions I[12:15 - 13:15 PST|20:15 – 21:15 UTC|22:15 – 23:15 CET]Session 1.1 –

Gavin Dudeney (SL: Dudeney Ge)

Teaching Tools for Second Life

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 1.2 –

Ton Koenraad

(SL: Koen Antonioni)

The Making of the ViTAAL project

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 14:30 – 15:30 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions II[13:30 - 14:30 PST|21:30 – 22:30 UTC|23:30 – 00:30 CET]Session 2.1 –

Štěpánka Jůnová (SL: Stefi Kohime)

Applying different language teaching methods in Second life

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 2.2 –

Graham Stanley (SL: Baldric Commons)

The Sword in the Stone- Language Learning Quests (part I)

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 15:30 – 16:00 PDT – Break - Exhibition, Poster Presentations

PSTPDT (SL)UTC/GMTLondon (BST)Paris (CET)

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SLanguages 2008

Timetable

The

Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

A version is also available in-world. Both versions (website and Second Life)have teleport links to the relevant event location.Further information about the conference is available atwww.slanguages.net

[14:30 - 15:00 PST |22:30 – 23:00 UTC|00:30 – 01:00 CET]EduNation II – Sandbox************************************************************************************* MAY 23RD - BLOCK 2 ***********************16:00 – 17:00 PDT – Plenary II –

Howard Vickers (SL: Howie Yoshikawa)

[15:00 - 16:00 PST |23:00 – 00:00 UTC|01:00 – 02:00 CET]

Blended Learning - Combining Virtual Worlds with Web 2.0 Tools

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 17:15 – 18:15 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions III[16:15 - 17:15 PST |00:15 – 01:15 UTC|02:15 – 03:15 CET]Session 3.1 –

Kip Boahn (SL: Kip Yellowjacket)

What is Second Life English? : Current project status and future aspirations.

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 3.2 -

James Abraham (SL: Calisto Encinal)

Mi casa es su casa: A Simulated House for Spanish

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 18:30 – 19:30 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions IV[17:30 - 18:30 PST |01:30 – 01:30 UTC|03:30 – 04:30 CET]Session 4.1 –

Kane Naylor (SL: Basho Singh)

Welcome to CHACHAT!

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 4.2 –

Dafne Gonzalez (SL: Daf Smirnov)

Teaching Training: Second Life vs. Online / Blended Courses: Implications

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 19:30 – 20:00 PDT – Field Trip with

Howard Vickers (SL: Howie Yoshikawa)

[18:30 - 19:00 PST |02:30 – 03:00 UTC|04:30 – 05:00 CET]

Real Cities and Themed Locations in Second Life

EduNation II – Seminar Space************************************************************************************** MAY 23RD - BLOCK 3 **********************20:00 – 21:00 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions V[19:00 - 20:00 PST |03:00 – 04:00 UTC|05:00 – 06:00 CET]Session 5.1 -

Gloria Jeanne Bodtorf Clark (SL: Flora Almendros)

Coordinating the Physical Classroom and Teaching from My Virtual Hot Tub: Hybrid SpanishClasses in Practice

EduNation II – Seminar Space

SLanguages 2008

Timetable

The

Conference for Language Education in Virtual Worlds

A version is also available in-world. Both versions (website and Second Life)have teleport links to the relevant event location.Further information about the conference is available atwww.slanguages.net

Session 5.2 –

Kip Boahn (SL: Kip Yellowjacket)

What is Second Life English? : Current project status and future aspirations.

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 21:15 – 22:15 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions VI[20:15 - 21:15 PST |04:15 – 05:15 UTC|06:15 – 07:15 CET]Session 6.1 –

Paul Preibisch (SL: Fire Centaur)

Bots for educators!

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 6.2 –

James Abraham (SL: Calisto Encinal)

Mi casa es su casa: A Simulated House for Spanish

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 22:30 – 23:30 PDT – Plenary III –

Chris Surridge (SL: Christopher Flow)

[21:30 - 22:30 PST |05:30 – 06:30 UTC|07:30 – 08:30 CET]

Motivated Interactions in Second Life

EduNation III – Conference Crossover Space ______________________________________________________________ 23:30 – 00:00 PDT – Break - Exhibition, Poster Presentations[22:30 - 23:00 PST |06:30 – 07:00 UTC|08:30 – 09:00 CET]EduNation II – Sandbox ______________________________________________________________ 00:00 – 01:00 PDT – Field Trip with

Heike Philp (SL: Gwen Gwasi)

[23:00 - 00:00 PST |07:00 – 08:00 UTC|09:00 – 10:00 CET]

Sightseeing tour to language learning sites

EduNation II – Seminar Space************************************************************************************* MAY 24TH - BLOCK 1 ***********************01:00 – 02:00 PDT – Mid-Conference Building Basics –

Gavin Dudeney (SL: Dudeney Ge)

[00:00 - 01:00 PST|08:00 – 09:00 UTC|10:00 – 11:00 CET]If you’ve always wondered what the ‘Build’ button in SL does, come along to the Sandbox andget started with building. We’ll cover the basics and put it all together to make a scripted gadgetthat actually does something. This is a very basic session, so if you’ve done any buildingalready you may want to use this hour to get some sleep…EduNation II – Sandbox ______________________________________________________________ 02:15 – 03:15 PDT – Simultaneous Sessions VII[01:15 - 02:15 PST|09:15 – 10:15 UTC|11:15 – 12:15 CET]Session 7.1 -

Kyle Mawer (SL: Frank Spearmann)

Robin Hood - Language Learning Quests (part II)

EduNation II – Seminar SpaceSession 7.2 -

Mark Karstad (SL: Buy Short)

Second Life in Conservative Societies, Considerations from the Middle East