Teacher Training Course

Below you will find information about the AVALON Teacher Training Course which was desinged to train teachers to teach languages in the virtual world of Second LifeĀ®.

The AVALON Teacher Training Course is made up of a Course Description, the AVALON Teacher Trainer Manual, the AVALON online Learning Platform (Moodle), the AVALON Teacher Training Course Curriculum and the AVALON Certificate presented to trainees at the end of the course.

The AVALON Teacher Training Course is a 50 hour, 6 week course based on a blend of sessions in Second LifeĀ® and access to an online learning platform for 2D content (Moodle).

  • The AVALON Teacher Training Course description
    You can also access the course description by copying and pasting this address into your web browser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/28941652/WP5-Language-Teacher-Training-Course
  • The AVALON Teacher Trainer Manual
    You can also access the manual by copying and pasting this address into your web browser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/28702491/Teacher-Training-Manual

Teacher Trainer Manual

  • The AVALON Teacher Training learning platform (Moodle)
    The Moodle platform can be accessed by clicking on the link above or copying and pasting the following address into your webbrowser: http://lms.workademy.net/auth/facebook/login.php and log in as a guest, click on the AVALON tab and then on Language Teaching in Second Life.
  • The AVALON Curriculum/Course Schedule
    You can also access the AVALON Course Curriculum by copying and pasting this address into your webbrowser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/7682872/Work-package-6

AVALON Teacher Training Course Schedule

  • The AVALON Certificate
    You can also access the AVALON Certificate by copying and pasting this address into your webbrowser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/7682872/Work-package-6

Front page of Certificate

Back page of Certificate

In addition to the above, we have also collected our experience from the AVALON Teacher Training Course in the two reports below. The first report (WP5 Report) describes the preparation phase for the Teacher Training Course and the second report (WP6 Report) describes the piloting of the course and the evaluation of the course by trainees and trainers.

  • WP5 Report: Preparation of the AVALON Teacher Training Course
    You can also access the report by copying and pasting this address into your webbrowser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/7682870/Work-package-5

WP5 Report

WP5 Appendices

  • WP6 Report: Piloting of the AVALON Teacher Training Course
    You can also access the report by copying and pasting this address into your webbrowser which will take you to the relevant page in our AVALON wiki site: http://avalonlearning.pbworks.com/w/page/7682872/Work-package-6

WP6 Evaluation Report

WP6 Appendices