Exploring education on the 3D Web since 2005. Subscribe: other… a2a_linkname="Shiv's Blog";a2a_linkurl="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ShivOnLearning";a2a_onclick=1;a2a_num_services=22;Random Post Archive Mobile Contact Languagelab.com Shiv’s Favourites : 1,2 Readers’ Favourites loading.. new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'list', rpp: 30, interval: 30000, title: 'Languagelab.com people', subject: 'tweeting ', width: 250, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#ff96e7', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#444444', links: '#b740c2' } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: false, live: true, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setList('shiv53', 'languagelab-com').start(); Tumblr (3.0; @shiv53)http://www.shv.me/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyx6irAywG1r8umnqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.shv.me/post/17368943215http://www.shv.me/post/17368943215Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:20 +0000languagelab: by Toni777 Hurricane Friends and friends. I write to spread this teaching method used...http://www.shv.me/post/16932774455http://www.shv.me/post/16932774455Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:28:33 +0000<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lwyawf91ITo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.michaelgove.com/" target="_blank">Michael Gove</a> at <a href="http://bettshow.com" target="_blank">BETT part II</a> - more of Michael Gove talking sense</p>http://www.shv.me/post/16570631426http://www.shv.me/post/16570631426Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:05 +0000“..kids who spend time playing video games report more, not less, time for their friends; 65...http://www.shv.me/post/16458111717http://www.shv.me/post/16458111717Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:05 +0000gaminggame based learning <object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf?vurl=Lwyawf91ITo&start=360&end=1809&cid=263673" /><embed src="http://swf.tubechop.com/tubechop.swf?vurl=Lwyawf91ITo&start=360&end=1809&cid=263673" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="323"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.michaelgove.com/" target="_blank">Michael Gove</a> at <a href="http://bettshow.com" target="_blank">BETT 2012</a>. Talking a lot of sense. </p>http://www.shv.me/post/16400206215http://www.shv.me/post/16400206215Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:06 +0000Lessons taught in 3D help children learn more and behave better as it increases levels of...http://www.shv.me/post/15612032344http://www.shv.me/post/15612032344Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:44:00 +0000researchView English city in the World in a larger maphttp://www.shv.me/post/15564268779http://www.shv.me/post/15564268779Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:47:14 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm50lBdeS1qzxqvjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Merry Xmas!</p>http://www.shv.me/post/14762013082http://www.shv.me/post/14762013082Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:00:06 +0000<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYLk0joC" width="400" height="246" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Video: English Teachers singing Christmas Carols </p>http://www.shv.me/post/14665538516http://www.shv.me/post/14665538516Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:03:40 +0000singingchristmas““Education is on the brink of the biggest revolution since the invention of writing.””...http://www.shv.me/post/14627801469http://www.shv.me/post/14627801469Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:38:11 +0000<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4Eb-qANWBFM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Review:ed Shiv Rajendran and I talk about Grockit, Knewton, Pearson, DreamBox Learning, Academia.edu, Science Exchange, Late Nite Labs, Khan Academy, University of the People and Edmodo. </span></p> <div id="watch-description-text"> <p>More details at <a href="http://www.edukwest.com/reviewed-6-with-shiv-rajendran-of-languagelab-com/" target="_blank">Edukwest.com</a> </p> <div></div> </div> <div id="watch-description-extras"></div>http://www.shv.me/post/14160540310http://www.shv.me/post/14160540310Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:05 +0000English City Blog: New experience!: A beginner students experience of...http://www.shv.me/post/14159595124http://www.shv.me/post/14159595124Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:00:05 +0000“Users will tell you what they think they want. Users will tell you what they think you want...http://www.shv.me/post/14123221157http://www.shv.me/post/14123221157Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:03:36 +0000Adaptive Learning: “Traditional classroom-based learning in many cases only services the...http://www.shv.me/post/13914337824http://www.shv.me/post/13914337824Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:06 +0000 Language Production Tracker: “A person living anywhere in the world is just a few clicks away...http://www.shv.me/post/13821536149http://www.shv.me/post/13821536149Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:02:06 +0000“More than 10,000 hours of teaching took place at Languagelab.com in the past 12...http://www.shv.me/post/13781831875http://www.shv.me/post/13781831875Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:13:00 +0000“We are living through a time in book publishing where words fail us, a situation that we...http://www.shv.me/post/13600636148http://www.shv.me/post/13600636148Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:46:53 +0000<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kz8TcaxzJLM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Vlang conference: or Future Language Learning Now: Innovative Applications and Methods for Language Training took place in Warsaw last week. by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JessieDriscoll" target="_blank">Jessica Driscoll</a> </span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The conference focused on new and innovative ways to learn languages and included presentations on virtual worlds, online classes using skype, games for language learning and talked about research into these methods of learning.</span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I presented Languagelab’s newest product, ‘Market Leader Live’. My main points were by simulating real business situations, stress and interactions with students from different countries, you can create a more real Business English experience that will prepare students for working internationally. The presentation also discussed the use of course books in a modern classroom and why simply digitising books is not enough to meet the needs of learners. Reading has become fragmented by the use of ebooks and mobile devices, so the linear method of working through a course book with a teacher in a time constrained atmosphere is not an ideal way of experiencing Business English online.</span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> If you can take a textbook and make it into a virtual experience which is rich in co-presence, real language in context and prepares students to be in the real situation you are on the right track to making a resource of the future.</span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I also took some footage of the local culture in Warsaw to share with you all….! Enjoy…</span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JessieDriscoll" target="_blank">Jessie</a></span></p></p>http://www.shv.me/post/13447720373http://www.shv.me/post/13447720373Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:03:05 +0000vlangpolandjesJessie<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/shvdotme/business-english-virtual-worlds-5752889" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Business English and Virtual worlds from <a href="http://www.besig.org/events/conferences/annual/default.aspx" target="_blank">#BESIG </a></p>http://www.shv.me/post/13105411417http://www.shv.me/post/13105411417Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:17:00 +0000besigbusiness englishvirtual worldsvideopresentations“Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people...http://www.shv.me/post/12875996277http://www.shv.me/post/12875996277Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:01:05 +0000