EuroVersity - Towards

good practice in virtual

worlds

Luisa Panichi

Dept. Modern Languages, Hull University

Darren Mundy

School of Arts and New Media, Hull

University

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Rome, 16-17 May

LINQ 2013, FAO HQ

Rome, 16-17 May

The EuroVersity

Network

• 3 year multilateral and transversal network

under KA3 (ICT) of the LLP

• December 2011- November 2014

• 19 core partners

• 10 EU countries and 1 partner from a Third

Country (Israel)

• Growing number of associate partners (23)

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EuroVersity aims

• Collect examples of good practice in teaching and learning in virtual worlds from different subjects and national and local contexts

• Facilitate the transfer of this core knowledge to new contexts

• Become a European and international point of reference for standards in virtual world delivery of education

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Virtual worlds (1)

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Virtual worlds (2)

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Virtual worlds (3)

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Virtual worlds (4)

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Virtual worlds (5)

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Virtual reality(1)

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EuroVersity target

groups • Educational and educational research communities

• Educational bodies in all areas and levels of education

• Practitioners and developers in face-to-face, online and distance education

• Expert practitioners

• Practitioners with no experience

• Teachers/Trainers

• Learners

• Technical and admin support staff

• Librarians and managers of digital resources

• Educational management

• Researchers

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EuroVersity

outcomes

• Growth of the Network both in numbers

and impact

• An open and permanent digital repository

of community knowledge and resources

• Set of “open” Good Practice Guidelines for

users of virtual worlds for education

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Contribution to innovation

and quality (1)

• Examples of good practice

• Setting standards

• Certification

• Provide access to state-of-the art knowledge

• A tool for thinking about and rethinking

education

• A community

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Contribution to innovation

and quality (2)

• A thinking space for education,

• a space for discussion, experimentation, exploration and playing and the sharing of expert knowledge

• a space for learning

• a space for development

• a space for the visualisation and representation of education

• a space for educational research

• a space for scientific research

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Some EuroVersity

community spaces • Website: www.euroversity.eu

• Wiki: http://euroversity.pbworks.com/w/page/52279279/Euroversity

• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/euroversity

• Ning: http://avalon-project.ning.com/

• Second life: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/AVALON%20Learning/50/50/48

• Twitter: #Euroversity (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23euroversity)

EuroVersity

This project has been funded with support

from the European Commission. This

communication 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.

LINQ 2013, FAO HQ

Rome, 16-17 May

LINQ 2013, FAO HQ

Rome, 16-17 May

With the support of the Lifelong Learning

Programme of the European Union