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Linq 2013 session_blue_3_euro_versity
1. EuroVersity - Towards
good practice in virtual
worlds
Luisa Panichi
Dept. Modern Languages, Hull University
Darren Mundy
School of Arts and New Media, Hull
University
LINQ 2013, FAO HQ
Rome, 16-17 May
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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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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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Rome, 16-17 May
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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Rome, 16-17 May
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)
15. 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
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Rome, 16-17 May
With the support of the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union
