Innovation in Language Learning

Heike Philp is CEO of let’s talk online sprl, based in Brussels, Belgium, a provider for technical support for language learning and events in real-time via the internet since 2003. With over 20 years in education and with Germany’s first live online language school, Philp co-initiated four European funded projects and has been working with 49 European partners including 22 universities to develop accredited and certified teacher training courses for language teaching and learning in immersive environments. These EU Projects are LANCELOT (LANguage learning with CErtified Live OnlineTeachers, 2005-2007) and AVALON (Access to Virtual and Action Learning live Online, 2009-2011), CAMELOT (CreAting Machinima Empowers Live Online language Teaching and learning, since 2013) about machinima (videos of 3D worlds) of language learning conversations and GUINEVERE (Games Used IN Engaging Virtual Environments for Real-time language Education, start 12/2017), which has just been granted about games in virtual worlds. Her Philp runs her own web conferences: Virtual Round Table Web Conference on Language Learning Technologies, DaFWEBKON for teachers of German and SLanguages Annual Symposium. She co-owns EduNation islands in Second Life.