Virtual Exchange in Practice – Research on a Large-scale Virtual Exchange Project (73404)
Session Chair: Meei-Ling Liaw
Saturday, 11 November 2023 09:30
Session: Session 1
Room: Sri Nakron
Presentation Type: Paper Presentation
Since 2015, the International Virtual Exchange Project (IVEProject) has had more than 600 teachers bring more than 40,000 students from 25 countries into this online language and intercultural exchange. 24 research papers have been published on this project. This presentation will outline the history of the project, where it stands today and what the future holds for it and other Virtual Exchanges (VE). VE have become an integral part of many foreign language and culture-based classrooms around the world. VE is an activity where, under the tutelage of a teacher, students interact, using the internet and the language they are studying, with student peers in other countries as part of their foreign/second language or culture class.
The IVEProject has evolved in many ways. The research that has been carried out, feedback from teachers and students and advances in technology have all shaped this evolution. In this presentation, an outline of the IVEProject, research done to date, research projects on assessment of VE that are being carried out presently and future research plans and ideas will be shown. A showcase of the manner in which VE in general, and the IVEProject in particular, affects students’ intercultural understanding will occur. I will show how new tools measure students’ engagement levels within VE and the way these tools are being used by teachers to assist in assessment. A discussion of ways in which different educational settings have incorporated VE into their EFL/ESL curricula will entail.
This presentation contains APVEA content.
Abstract Summary
In this presentation, an outline of the IVEProject, research done to date, research projects on assessment of VE that are being carried out presently and future research plans and ideas will be shown. A showcase of the manner in which VE in general, and the IVEProject in particular, affects students’ intercultural understanding will occur. I will show how new tools measure students’ engagement levels within VE and the way these tools are being used by teachers to assist in assessment. A discussion of ways in which different educational settings have incorporated VE into their EFL/ESL curricula will entail.
Authors:
Eric Hagley, Griffith University, Australia
About the Presenter(s)
Mr Eric Hagley is a University Doctoral Student at Griffith University in Australia
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