In this workpackage we identified evaluation criteria for online teaching

and learning in virtual environments. To do so, expert interviews within

the Avalon partnership were conducted. Based on a survey which served

as a first orientation concerning tendencies and possible evaluation criteria

an interview guideline was developed. Eight experts were interviewed. Two

reports were produced which inform the project coordinator and the project

partners about the evaluation criteria identified during the expert interviews.

The two reports might also be relevant for people who are interested in

retracing the AVALON project as a whole.

Based on the results of the Expert interviews a pre-course and a 
post-course-survey for participants were developed. The pre-course 
survey serves as a "check-in" in order to get information about the
participants that are relevant for the teachers. The post-course-survey 
evaluates the course. 
The pre-course survey might be relevant for people who would also like to 
start teaching in Second Life and therefore might need some kind of 
registration-form for their participants. The post-course-survey can be used as an 
evaluation tool afterwards and can be adapted by the end-users in way it is needed.

The surveys are provided as printable files in this Wiki.

The answers from the participants' survey were analysed and presented in

written and pictorial form. Documents with descriptive pie charts were
prepared for each AVALON-course as well as an elaborated report based on
the answers from all surveys together. While the surveys might be relevant
for all people wanting to set up a course in Second Life, the results from the
AVALON course are important for the project-members mainly. But the results
represented in the report could also serve as an orientation concerning what 
worked good and what might need to be improved.

On the basis of the participants' survey and the evaluation report an 
qualitative interview guideline for participants was developed and 8 participants 
from the Business English course were interviewed representativly. These 
interviews gave a more detailed insight in certain thematic issues which 
arose during the analysis of the previous survey. A report was produced which 
summarizes the statements from the Interviewpartners. Afterwards the results of
the quantitative (post-course-survey) and the qualitative analysis (interviews) were
cross-referenced and the results were represented in another report.