and the Mists of

let‘s talk online started as live online language school

EU funded LANCELOT, 23 EU partners to develop a teacher-training course for language teaching in virtual classrooms

Training center LANCELOT School GmbH

EU funded AVALON 26 EU partners to explore Second Life for language learning

Virtual Round Table Web Conference

EduNation Islands, 30 residents incl. 6 Universities

DaFWEBKON (for teachers of German)

SLanguages Annual Symposium

let‘s talk online sprl registered in Brussels

EU funded CAMELOT

2003 Jan

2005 Sept

2007 Sept

2008 Jan

2009 Nov

2010 Dec

2011 May

2013 Dec

CreAting Machinima Empowers Live Online language Teaching and learning(2013-2015)

Project Consortium• University of Central Lancashire UClan, Dr. Michael

Thomas BA (Hons) M.Ed. MBA Ph.D. FHEA, UK (Project Coordinator), UK

• Istanbul University, TR• University of Western Bohemia,CZ• Polish ADL Partnership lab of National Defense

University,PL• ICC The International Language Association, DE• let’s talk online sprl, BE• LinguaTV, DE • EduActive, PL• TELL Consult, NL

• Language learning in authentic virtual environments / Authentic Learning

• Machinima production in virtual environments• Social Media/ Youtube Community Building• User generated content• Teacher training course• Pilot test of teacher training course• Evaluation, Dissemination, Exploitation,

Project management

Workpackages

• Autonomy of teachers and learners• Lean productions• Need for digital material, especially moving pictures• LIVE VIDEO

Benefits

What is machinima?

The use of real-time computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production

MachinEVO 2012/2013

What‘s the EVO in MachinEVO?

Teachers of English to Speakers of Others LanguagesTESOL Convention 20-23 March 2013 Dallas, Texas, USA

www.tesolconvention.org

Expert advisor Gromit Mayo, Executive Producer

Expert advisor Charlie Navarathna, Video producer

Pooky Media, Draxtor Despres, Fluffee

Film viewing „My Avatar and Me“having met Film Director Bente Milton and Camera Man Rob Gould inworld

MachinEVO AWARD Ceremony

Winner of 6 MachinEVO AwardsWynshel Heir „If I could fly...“

•Best Video•Best Art Direction•Best Digital Story Telling•Best Machinimatography•Best Soundtrack•Best Second Life Animation

„A linguistic masterpiece“

Winner of 6 MachinEVO 2013 AwardsCarol Rainbow‘s „Dogs, cats and now even horse idioms“

•Best Director•Best Visual Effects•Best Machinima as a Whole•Best Language Learning Video•Best Best Film Editing•People‘s Choice Award

„Creative vocabulary visualizing“

Winner of 4 MachinEVO AwardsJens Nerido‘s Group

„Moon (International)“

„A truly inspiring

intercultural and

collaborative video“

Winner of 4 MachinEVO AwardsChristel Schneider „Why Second Life“

„A unique and

informativeblend of RL + SL

Interviews “

Winner of 2 MachinEVO AwardsPat and Otti

„Heart warming

storytelling“

Winner of 2 MachinEVO AwardsRosaVioletta‘ Italian Group

„StunningFellini

Production“

Winner of 2 MachinEVO AwardsHotel Check-in in China

„Languagelearning atits best“

Winner of 2 MachinEVO Awards„Te Toca“

„Spanish Video Tapas“

Opan Languagelabhttp://youtu.be/Yige6CiOKbw

The mists of

Access to Virtual and Action Learning Live Online (2009-2010)

www.avalonlearning.eu

• 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

LANguage Learning with CErtified Live Online Teachers (2005-2007)

www.lancelot.at

The Gartner Hype Cycle

The Gartner Hypecycle

Peak of Inflated Expectations

The Gartner Hypecycle

Peak of Inflated Expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

The Gartner Hypecycle

Peak of Inflated Expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

Slope of Englightenment

The Gartner Hypecycle

Peak of Inflated Expectations

Trough of Disillusionment

Slope of Englightenment

Plateau of Productivity

7th SLanguage Annual Symposium

27-29 September

2013

EduNation in Second Life

let‘s talk online sprlBrussels

CEO Heike Philp Twitter @heikephilp

heike.philp@letstalkonline.com