1. Designing a Virtual Training Environment for Localisation Amparo Alcina Núria Vidal Universitat Jaume I de Castelló Presented at the 11th Annual Internationalisation and Localisation Conference Dublin, 25 October 2006

2. eLearning for Localisation High demand for qualified professionals IT applied to training eLearning > flexibility and interactivity

3. Didactic objectives CognitiveProceduralAttitude Intellectual capacity SkillsAttitude Memory Interpretation Problems Imitation Control Automation Contact with professional situation Observation

4. Course structure 1. Introduction to localisation 2. Terminological resources 3. GUI Localisation 4. Help Localisation 5. Documentation Localisation 6. Cultural issues

5. eLearning Distance Flexibility Interaction Contents and lab Automatic assessment

6. Case study: Localization module of Postgraduate Course on Technologies of Translation and Localisation Virtual training environment based on Moodle 1.Materials module 2.Communication module 3.Activities module

7. Materials module (I) Compose a text page Compose a web page Link to a file or web site

8. Materials module (II) Figure 1. Course contents

9. Communication module Dialogue Forum Chat

10. Activities module (I) Quiz Assignment Wiki Glossary

11. Activities module (II) Figure 2. Quiz

12. Activities module (III) Figure 3. Assignment

13. Activities module (IV) Figure 4. Glossary

14. Conclusion Academic support Broad scope Telework Future of eLearning