social virtual reality: open education’s secret sauce
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Social Virtual Reality: Open Education’s Secret Sauce
Stylianos Mystakidis, Open Education Europa
Warning: This presentation is full of #got spoilers!
Open!
Keynote’s Outline
a) Game! ‘Open Education Challenge’
b) Why does Open Education matter?
c) Language Learning & Open Education
d) Open Education’s Secret Sauce
e) Calls to Action (for Ambitious Educators!)
Open Education Challenge
kahoot.it Feel free to play it yourself!
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/c1cc6268-372d-4bde-
9497-9d32b594d70d
Why does Open Education matter?
Winter is coming
#got
MOOCs are
coming
In Education…
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/open_education_scoreboard
We are all white walkers
Open Education & Language Learning
Where can you find (open & free) • Projects
• Events
• MOOCs
• Resources
• (useful) scientific publications
…on Language Learning?
Welcome to
openeducationeuropa.eu
• Part of the Opening Up Education initiative
• A Collaborative Network of OE institutions
• A Community of Practitioners working together
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Open Education Europa Stats
• 44.279 members (Educators, Researchers, Managers, Policy Makers)
• 17.103 Facebook Page Likes
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1. Unique data & quality content
2. Expert insight
3. Stay informed (monthly Newsletter)
4. Community of Education Pioneers
5. Publish about your activity
6. Share & discover how innovators enhance learning
DISCUSS FIND IN-DEPTH SHARE
openeducationeuropa.eu three main pillars
eLearning papers
Teacher-led Innovation
eLearningpapers journal
eLearning papers 2015 topics:
• Nº 42: Design Patterns for Open Online Teaching and Learning
• Nº 43: Applied Games and Gamification – Drivers for Change
• Nº 44: Teacher-led Innovation and the teachers' role in the
digital era
• Nº 45: Language Learning and Technology
Top Trends in Language Learning
1. Mobile Learning
2. Personalized & Adaptive Learning
3. Constant Feedback
4. Live & On Demand Tutoring
5. Faster & Better Results
Open Education’s Secret Sauce
Quiz #1: 2015 NASA Tech for Mars Astronauts?
1. Military Interstellar HMD
2. Oculus Rift
3. Opensim
VR enters school classrooms
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/news/google-expedition-takes-virtual-reality-classrooms-around-globe-diy-pair-glasses
Three Challenges for Mass Open Education for Employment
1. Design and offer more MOOCs in more EU countries
2. Create new models to accelerate MOOC production to address e-skills needs, and finally
3. Facilitate the design of different and/or better MOOCs especially focused for webskills
Deep Learning
• Development of conditionalized knowledge and metacognition through Communities of Practice
• Manifold Thinking Skills (creative, critical, caring and reflective)
Social Virtual Reality
Synonyms/Predecessors: 3d Virtual Immersive Environments, 3d Virtual Worlds
• Avatar embodiment
• Social Immersion
• Social Interactions
• Co-Presence
• Co-Creation (User-Generated Content)
Social VR & MOOCs
• Formal and informal learning experiences
• Identity and avatar psychology
• Enhanced, immediate synchronous e-learning interactions
• Experiential and social learning
• Virtual teamwork
• Formation of virtual learning communities
• Effective behavior-changing learning experiences
Top Trends in Language Learning
1. Mobile Learning
2. Personalized & Adaptive Learning
3. Constant Feedback
4. Live & On Demand Tutoring
5. Faster & Better Results
Social Virtual Reality: Open Education’s Secret Sauce
Social Virtual Reality: Open Education’s Secret Sauce
Call to Action!
• Do you use VWs in your teaching?
• Do you produce educational resources (e.g. machinima)?
Call to Action!
• Do you use VWs in your teaching?
• Do you produce educational resources (e.g. machinima)?
Let the world discover your awesomeness!
Inspire and help other educators to learn from you and re-invent their teaching!
Open Education Europa Teachers Contest
Boosting innovative teaching Sharing openly Good Teaching Practices
Open Education Europa Teachers Contest
Open for all Educators in Europe All levels of formal Education (primary, secondary,
higher), Vocational Training, Adult Education All disciplines/subjects Prize: Visit to an Innovative European School Open Education Europa (OEE) Pioneer Badge for all
participants
How can you participate?
You may submit in any European language
Contest deadline: November 25th , 2015
Share your good practice
in the OEE portal ANYTIME!
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/share-your-good-teaching-or-learning-practice
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/teacher-contest
What is a Good Practice in OEE?
Action, initiative or experience that enhances learning and is characterized by:
• Innovation or
• Openness or
• Inclusion
OEE Good Practices Criteria
• Innovation: application of a novel approach, method, medium or resource to improve teaching or learning (not necessarily tech-related)
• Openness: use or production of resources that are shared freely; the opening up of the classroom with open educational practices
• Inclusion: providing access to education or training to a previously excluded group or audience
Open Education Europa Good Practices Section
Sharing of Good Practices remains open &
active after the Teachers Contest!
Good Practices Section (soon)
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/share/good-practices
Shared Good Practices Analysis
180+ Good Practices from 27 countries
Submission in 8 different languages
Top-5 countries: Greece, Romania, Spain, Lithuania, Italy
50+ are on Language Learning
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Call to Action!
Join the Education Pioneers Community!
Blog about your awesome activities & events
OEE European Education Pioneers Community
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/groups/european-education-pioneers
Call to Action!
Enhance your professional skills by participating in our friendly, free, open, online activities & events about
Teaching Innovation &
Education in the Digital Era
Education in the Digital Era Activities
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