Improving Student Writing

Hello,

My name is Carmen and I live in Italy. I graduated as an English teacher in 1990 and in 2007 I took my second degree in "Technologies in language teaching" with a disputation about languages and technologies in the global school. I teach English in a secondary school, but I’m also a specialized teacher for students in special needs. I’m an Educator/technologist for a CALL Laboratory in a specialist course at the University in Palermo. In 1999 I was a reporter at the East Midlands Regional Training Network during my experience as an Italian language assistant at King Edward VII upper school in Melton Mowbray (UK). In 1990-92 I was a multiple-tasks staff member of ESF courses (in charge of course planning, tutorage and teaching, teaching consultant).I’m currently doing research on blended learning, videogames and social networks. I’m glad of working on educational projects in Second Life (LanguageLab educational project, free Babel Italian Classes and "Café Italia"). I live fully, working, living, playing and loving in Second Life. However, my first life is very busy. I’m interested in: language learning and teaching in RL and SL, non verbal communication, investigating the use of SL in education, portability to SL of lessons learnt from e-learning of English and Italian teaching and social networks. This is my first time in Evo sessions and I am eager to learn more about doing research on web 2.0 tools. I’m happy to take part in this session and I look forward to improve my knowledge with you.

Cheers,

Carmen