New Educational Landscapes: Innovative Perspectives in Language Learning and Technology
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| Title: | New Educational Landscapes: Innovative Perspectives in Language Learning and Technology |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Plutino, Alessia (ORCID |
| Source: | Research-publishing.net. 2019. |
| Availability: | Research-publishing.net. La Grange des Noyes, 25110 Voillans, France. e-mail: info@research-publishing.net; Web site: http://research-publishing.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 104 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Book Collected Works - General |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Italian, Language Teachers, English for Academic Purposes, Blended Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Innovation, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, German, Computer Simulation, Undergraduate Students, Intercultural Communication, Vocabulary Development, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Teacher Education |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (Southampton) |
| ISBN: | 978-2-490-05747-4 |
| Abstract: | This edited collection presents a selection of contributions made to the 12th eLearning symposium, held at the University of Southampton, in January 2019. It focuses on how innovative and creative language teaching approaches can respond to modern, ever-transforming educational landscapes. The contributors are educators from higher education across the UK and the world, and topics include: virtual reality and gamified learning in languages, digital field trips, open educational practice, massive open online courses, and telecollaboration. This volume includes: (1) Introduction -- symposium short papers (Alessia Plutino, Kate Borthwick, and Erika Corradini); (2) Multilingual immersive communication technology: repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching (Billy Brick, Tiziana Cervi-Wilson, Sean Graham, Tsvetan Tsankov, Michael Loizou, Nina Godson, and Kelly Ryan); (3) A study on technology-based speech assistants (Serpil Meri-Yilan); (4) Vocabulary Kingdom: gamified EAP vocabulary acquisition using blended learning (Christina Markanastasakis); (5) MISSION BERLIN -- a mobile gamified exploration of a new educational landscape (Bart Pardoel, Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous, and Androulla Athanasiou); (6) A deep linguistic computer-assisted language learning game for Italian (Jessica Zipf); (7) Using online volunteer translation communities for language learning in formal education (Anna Comas-Quinn); (8) BMELTET -- Blending MOOCs into English language teacher education with telecollaboration (Marina Orsini-Jones and Abraham Cerveró Carrascosa); (9) Design recommendations to address cultural issues in multicultural MOOCs: a systematic literature review (Rana Shahini, Hugh C. Davis, and Kate Borthwick); (10) The lights and shadows of intercultural exchange projects for 21st-century skills development: analysis and comparison of two online case studies (Marta Fondo and Pedro Jacobetty); (11) Telecollaboration in the foundation year classroom: the 'Global Student Collective' (Lucy Watson); (12) What I did on my holidays: digital fieldtrips and digital literacies (Sarah Fielding); and (13) "What is this place?" -- using screencasts to guide international students around the virtual learning environment (Michael Salmon). |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | ED596359 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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