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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Metaverse: AI & Language Stories
DESCRIPTION:Lead Presenter: Pionia Destiny / Doris MoleroVenue: Lecture A – The HearthThis presentation explores how immersive storytelling can support language learning by combining generative AI and virtual environments. Using tools like ChatGPT alongside digital platforms such as Second Life, educators can help learners co-create characters, build narratives, and practice authentic dialogue in virtual scenes. The session introduces a framework for story-based activities that build fluency, confidence, and learner engagement. Attendees will see example tasks, AI prompts, and student workflows that blend imagination, technology, and communicative language practice.Objectives:Participants will understand how AI and virtual world settings can support creative language use.Participants will identify strategies for designing storytelling tasks in immersive environments.Insights Connection:This session highlights creative approaches that use AI and immersive platforms to enhance language instruction. It fits the “Transitions theme by offering forward-looking methods to shift learners from passive users to story creators in digital spaces. It encourages bold experimentation at the intersection of XR, AI, and second language development.Accessibility: Both SpeakEasy Hud tool and written script during the presentation.
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