Simulation and Teaching in Second Life Sue Ford RN, MN, nursing faculty John Miller RN, MN, nursing faculty Tacoma Community College Best Practices in Allied Health/Health Sciences Renton Technical Community College Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Goal of this presentation… Introduce you to the virtual world of Second Life Give rationale for the use of virtual reality in health education Demonstrate the use of virtual reality in the instruction of advanced medical-surgical nursing concepts Visit students in action in real time

Introduce you to the virtual world of Second Life

Give rationale for the use of virtual reality in health education

Demonstrate the use of virtual reality in the instruction of advanced medical-surgical nursing concepts

Visit students in action in real time

What is Second Life? A virtual community named Second life was created by Linden Laboratory from the San Francisco Bay area. It has no real purpose other than to provide a cyberspace venue for commerce, communication and camaraderie. I am able to visit this cyber-world as an avatar which is the representation of a person one creates for a computer simulation or internet communication. Second Life gives me –the nurse educator - the opportunity to extend simulation into the virtual world.

A virtual community named Second life was created by Linden Laboratory from the San Francisco Bay area.

It has no real purpose other than to provide a cyberspace venue for commerce, communication and camaraderie.

I am able to visit this cyber-world as an avatar which is the representation of a person one creates for a computer simulation or internet communication.

Second Life gives me –the nurse educator - the opportunity to extend simulation into the virtual world.

How John got started Virtual collaboration with a lot of avatars, who were educators, scripters, builders, instructional designers, medical professionals. Grants Boise State U course, Teaching in Second Life, EDTECH 597 SLED (SL Educators), other groups in Second Life

Virtual collaboration with a lot of avatars, who were educators, scripters, builders, instructional designers, medical professionals.

Grants

Boise State U course, Teaching in Second Life, EDTECH 597

SLED (SL Educators), other groups in Second Life

Let’s go there now! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Centralia%20College/130/122/27

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Centralia%20College/130/122/27

Grants Faculty Best Practices Innovation Grant eLearning Committee of the State Board of Technical & Community Colleges

Faculty Best Practices Innovation Grant

eLearning Committee of the State Board of Technical & Community Colleges

Nursing course structure for this project 4th quarter of a six quarter RN, ADN program 50% online theory course Concurrent clinical in hospital for most Computerized lab mannequin simulations MicroSim software Classroom with computers for all students Blackboard with Articulate and other games

4th quarter of a six quarter RN, ADN program

50% online theory course

Concurrent clinical in hospital for most

Computerized lab mannequin simulations

MicroSim software

Classroom with computers for all students

Blackboard with Articulate and other games

School issues to be concerned about Accounts: NMC is best for joining - http://sl.nmc.org/join/ Orientation of students Computer requirements Processor speed Video cards Classroom/Lab requirements Bandwidth

Accounts: NMC is best for joining - http://sl.nmc.org/join/

Orientation of students

Computer requirements

Processor speed

Video cards

Classroom/Lab requirements

Bandwidth

Bringing students into SL quickly Bring to classroom area without having students go through entire orientation. The Shelter provided students with help. Teleport boards, big signs YouTube tutorials on camera use and movement/building. Have students go into SL in a face to face classroom at first NMC account link Linden lab authorize multiple accounts

Bring to classroom area without having students go through entire orientation.

The Shelter provided students with help.

Teleport boards, big signs

YouTube tutorials on camera use and movement/building.

Have students go into SL in a face to face classroom at first

NMC account link

Linden lab authorize multiple accounts

Student outcomes in SL Increase interaction and collaboration with students in the class. Increase collaboration with other health care professionals. Increase awareness of other cultures, nationalities, and languages. Appreciate perspectives of people having acute or chronic health problems. Apply knowledge in the forms of 3D objects, through visualization, interaction, and creation. Make real time decisions about patient problems in their assessment and treatment.

Increase interaction and collaboration with students in the class.

Increase collaboration with other health care professionals.

Increase awareness of other cultures, nationalities, and languages.

Appreciate perspectives of people having acute or chronic health problems.

Apply knowledge in the forms of 3D objects, through visualization, interaction, and creation.

Make real time decisions about patient problems in their assessment and treatment.

Theory content in SL Apply theory concepts by interacting with and creating 3D objects. Graphics are .jpg uploaded onto a primitive shape. Objects are a combination of simple shapes created in SL and some .jpg graphics from web. Answer questions with URL provided with answers. Move objects and create objects using the knowledge acquired.

Apply theory concepts by interacting with and creating 3D objects.

Graphics are .jpg uploaded onto a primitive shape. Objects are a combination of simple shapes created in SL and some .jpg graphics from web.

Answer questions with URL provided with answers.

Move objects and create objects using the knowledge acquired.

Support groups in Second Life Cancer Survivors Depression Support Group Diabetes GimpGirl Heron Sanctuary Health Support Coalition Multiple Sclerosis Help and Support Support for Healing Survivors of TBI (traumatic brain injury) Wheelies and many more

Cancer Survivors

Depression Support Group

Diabetes

GimpGirl

Heron Sanctuary

Health Support Coalition

Multiple Sclerosis Help and Support

Support for Healing

Survivors of TBI (traumatic brain injury)

Wheelies

and many more

Next step - clinical simulation For a fraction of the cost of a human patient simulator - students can practice skills in the virtual setting before entering the live clinical setting.

For a fraction of the cost of a human patient simulator - students can practice skills in the virtual setting before entering the live clinical setting.

Simulations in SL Vesim (Nesim) emergency dept simulator area (Cousins Pau Island) Apply learned concepts with a patient avatar. Promote critical thinking and decision making. Encourage team collaboration. Real time simulations Practice in groups

Vesim (Nesim) emergency dept simulator area (Cousins Pau Island)

Apply learned concepts with a patient avatar.

Promote critical thinking and decision making.

Encourage team collaboration.

Real time simulations

Practice in groups

Results of teaching Test question performance Computerize mannequins simulation performance ? Measurement of clinical performance

Test question performance

Computerize mannequins simulation performance

? Measurement of clinical performance

Future Development Clinic for the State of WA Open-source learning objects Training materials for other institutions Interface with 1st Life hospitals Virtual internships Linked classes Taking lessons learned into other disciplines

Clinic for the State of WA

Open-source learning objects

Training materials for other institutions

Interface with 1st Life hospitals

Virtual internships

Linked classes

Taking lessons learned into other disciplines

Second Life Instruction for the novice avatar instructor Use what others have created for no $L at all! Student field trips Specific projects Genetics Virtual Hallucinations Guest Speakers

Use what others have created for no $L at all!

Student field trips

Specific projects

Genetics

Virtual Hallucinations

Guest Speakers

Contact Information Sue Ford - TCC email: sford@tacomacc.edu Second Life avatar: cutey Alderson Clinical Simulation Blog page: http://o87ord.blogspot.com John Miller – TCC email: jmiller@tacomacc.edu Second Life avatar: JS Vavoom Blog page: http://www.tacomacc.edu/home/jmiller/index.htm Skype and Del.icio.us: jsvavoom; Phone: 253.820.7115

Sue Ford -

TCC email: sford@tacomacc.edu

Second Life avatar: cutey Alderson

Clinical Simulation Blog page: http://o87ord.blogspot.com

John Miller –

TCC email: jmiller@tacomacc.edu

Second Life avatar: JS Vavoom

Blog page: http://www.tacomacc.edu/home/jmiller/index.htm

Skype and Del.icio.us: jsvavoom;

Phone: 253.820.7115

Links Second Life Accounts http://sl.nmc.org/join/ (preferred) (New Media Consortium) http://secondlife.com Presentation slides Video links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4dRTR1nVI

Second Life Accounts

http://sl.nmc.org/join/ (preferred) (New Media Consortium)

http://secondlife.com

Presentation slides

Video links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4dRTR1nVI