16. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 16 We observed some workshops; Discussed best practices; Used a specific template to analyse and evaluate them which had been previously validated by a panel of teachers.
17. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 17 Methodology: - participatory observation, followed by tutor’s and critical friends’ feedback (two peers would be our critical friends: observe the workshop, give feedback on the best practices and on what required improvement); Assessment: of the quality of the students’ learning experience and outcomes. Preparing a Hands-on Workshop
18. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 18 Designing and implementing a Hands-on Workshop - Aim of the workshop: understand how prims work and create a table and a stool, just with one prim each. - By manipulating a tube and setting different parametres, participants would create a table and a stool. Finally, they would texture them.
19. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 19 Preparation of the virtual setting: - Individual, well limited working areas; - Participants’ seats had a double function: keep participants locked in place (thus reducing lag) and allowed them to rise their hands when/if they wanted to ask any questions; - Examples of the objects that were going to be built – a table and a stool; - A folder with several textures and a poseball for the stool was given to each participant; - Notecards with all the instructions (important when the participants’ level of skills is different); - Notecard reader; - Asked a friend to test things in advance;
20. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 20 While delivering the workshop Stated the workshop objectives at the beginning; Explained the task; Gave instructions both through chat voice and a notecard that was being shown on the notecard reader; Helped a less experienced participant through private Instant Messaging .
21. Learning to Teach in SL: Hands-on Workshop 21 At the end of the workshop All the participants managed to create a table and a stool. As some still struggled with the pose ball for the stool, we met in-world to solve this issue.