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Time Travel in the Metaverse: What's old is new again

Speaker: Dr. Randall Sadler / Randall Renoir

Introduction: Heike Philp / Gwen Gwasi

Abstract: Facebook recently rebranded itself from Facebook to META. This is due to a new focus on “3D spaces in the metaverse [that] will let you socialize, learn, collaborate and play in ways that go beyond what we can imagine.” However,

• What does the metaverse mean for us as language teachers or researchers and what is it?

• Is this really something new or a rebranding of another idea?

• What opportunities and/or drawbacks does the metaverse have for us and our students?

Join Randall Sadler for a discussion of the history of the metaverse, ranging from the early text-based creations to the full VR-based metaverse that may be encountered via headsets today. We’ll also take a look at a project in-progress!

Dr. Randall Sadler (Ph.D) is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of TESL and ESL at the University of Illinois. He teaches courses on telecollaboration, VWs and language learning, and teaching L2 reading and writing. He has published in journals including CALICO Journal, ReCALL, LLT, Computers & Education, ELT, and in numerous edited volumes. His books include Virtual Worlds, Telecollaboration, and Language Learning (2012, Peter Lang), the Handbook of Informal Language Learning (2020, Wiley Blackwell), and New Ways in Teaching with Games (2020, TESOL). He is the current President of CALICO, the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.

Presentation Slide Deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/...

Metaverse Bibliography URL: https://tinyurl.com/metaversebib/