Prof. Douglas W. Coleman conducted a workshop at the Fifth Annual Ohio University CALL Conference on computer-assisted language learning, April 19th 2013, Athens, Ohio. His hands-on workshop was titled “New Victoria: An OpenSim Virtual World for ESL Learning.” Participants visited the 3D virtual world of New Victoria, an imaginary mid-Atlantic island where English is spoken. [...]
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(Click on the image to enlarge it.) Prof. Douglas W. Coleman conducted a hands-on session titled “OpenSim Basics,” an introduction to the use of OpenSim for language learning, at the 2013 Annual Convention of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) in Dallas, TX, March 20-23. “OpenSim Basics” was a 70-minute “mini-workshop” offered [...]
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(Click the image for a larger view.) Since spring 2012, Professor Douglas W. Coleman has been developing a virtual world as an environment for learning English as a Second Language. It is powered by open-source software called OpenSim. Prof. Coleman has OpenSim running on a server hosted by the University of Toledo. At present, the [...]
Click for a larger image. The English Department computer classrooms in the Memorial Field House have new equipment. The after consultation with various faculty and IT support, the department’s Tech Committee recommended the replacement of our aging dual-system Macs (Win / OSX) with Windows-only laptops. Rob Bruno, Grant and Instructional Student Technology Administrator for the [...]
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Prof. Douglas W. Coleman made a presentation titled “Indexical behaviors to support input-based learning in virtual environments” in the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section Developers’ Showcase at the 2012 Annual Convention of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Philadelphia, March 28-31. At the most basic level, input-based second-language acquisition occurs when learners [...]
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