Virtual Worlds for Education & Training of Health Professionals

Virtual Worlds for Education & Training of Health Professionals John Miller, nursing faculty , Tacoma Community College Games for Health Annual Conference 2008 Pre-Conference Workshop Schedule (Virtual Worlds & Health) May 7, 2008, Baltimore, MD, USA link: http://www.slideshare.net/jsvavoom/games-for-health-conf-baltimore/

Nursing course structure for this project
50% online theory course in an RN ADN program

School issues to be concerned about
Accounts, orientation, computer and classroom requirements

Educational Experience in SL
graduate courses
collaboration
other educators and groups

Grants

Bringing students into SL quickly
face to face class
helpers
tutorials
face to face
NMC account link: http://sl.nmc.org/join/

Student outcomes in SL
interaction
collaboration
awareness
chronic health problems
decision making
apply knowledge

Theory content in SL
3D objects:
interact, move, and build

Support groups in Second Life
hundreds of active groups

Simulations in SL
Team building
Critical thinking, decision making

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

Future Development?

Questions?
Contact Information:
John Miller:
avatar: JS Vavoom; jmiller@tacomacc.edu
blog: http://www.tacomacc.edu/home/jmiller/index.htm
Skype and Del.icio.us: jsvavoom; 253.820.7115
Video link: YouTube, account "jsmillerRN"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4dRTR1nVI
Slide Share: Slide Share, account "jsvavoom"

Virtual Worlds for Education & Training of Health Professionals

by John Miller on May 05, 2008

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