Training Medical Professionals in Virtual Worlds SLED Community Conference Tampa, FL September 6, 2008

Presenters Geoff Cain, M.S., sl: Dante Arbusto instructional designer, English faculty, Tacoma Community College [email_address] , Skype: geoffcain Scott Merrick, sl: Scottmerrick Vanderbilt [email_address] , Skype: Scott Merrick John Miller, RN, MN, sl: JS Vavoom, MUVErs, LLC and nursing faculty, Tacoma Community College [email_address] , Skype: jsvavoom Dr. Rameshsharma (Ramesh) Ramloll, sl: Moriz Gupte Research Assistant Professor, Idaho State University r.ramloll@gmail.com, Skype: Ramesharma Ramloll Cathy Walker, sl: padlurowncanoe Dibou St. Vincent de Paul School [email_address] , Skype: padlurowncanoe

Geoff Cain, M.S., sl: Dante Arbusto

instructional designer, English faculty, Tacoma Community College

[email_address] , Skype: geoffcain

Scott Merrick, sl: Scottmerrick

Vanderbilt

[email_address] , Skype: Scott Merrick

John Miller, RN, MN, sl: JS Vavoom,

MUVErs, LLC and nursing faculty, Tacoma Community College

[email_address] , Skype: jsvavoom

Dr. Rameshsharma (Ramesh) Ramloll, sl: Moriz Gupte

Research Assistant Professor, Idaho State University

r.ramloll@gmail.com, Skype: Ramesharma Ramloll

Cathy Walker, sl: padlurowncanoe Dibou

St. Vincent de Paul School

[email_address] , Skype: padlurowncanoe

Support groups Ouchies, chronic pain GimpGirl, mobility issues Multiple sclerosis Ability Commons, sl Gentle Heron Alcoholics anonymous, sl Coughran Mayo

Ouchies, chronic pain

GimpGirl, mobility issues

Multiple sclerosis

Ability Commons, sl Gentle Heron

Alcoholics anonymous, sl Coughran Mayo

Tailored orientation Highest priority skills first: movement, camera-ing, communication Interactive, less text based Support people on sim

Highest priority skills first: movement, camera-ing, communication

Interactive, less text based

Support people on sim

Simple 3D interactive objects for teaching Simple prim contruction Hoover text script URL script Spidergram flowcharting Web jpegs Move prims to be interactive Evergreen Island slurl: http://tinyurl.com/63tgqh YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/5mewxo

Simple prim contruction

Hoover text script

URL script

Spidergram flowcharting

Web jpegs

Move prims to be interactive

Evergreen Island slurl:

http://tinyurl.com/63tgqh

YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/5mewxo

Interactive simulations Lesson based hospital simulations with a patient Promote decision making skills Remediation activities Improvements over Vesim design Positive reinforcement YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/67dlhy

Lesson based hospital simulations with a patient

Promote decision making skills

Remediation activities

Improvements over Vesim design

Positive reinforcement

YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/67dlhy

Collaboration Play2Train(TM) Our experience developing a knowledge network around the Play2Train emergency preparedness training effort example: Play2Train.org Collaboration between subject matter experts and content developers Best case scenario Worst case scenario

Play2Train(TM)

Our experience developing a knowledge network around the Play2Train emergency preparedness training effort

example: Play2Train.org

Collaboration between subject matter experts and content developers

Best case scenario

Worst case scenario

More collaboration How to fund your collaborative efforts? Challenges Solutions Reality checks Perceived low barrier to entrance Infrastructure challenges/ Federal Information Security Management Act/ State laws as barriers to international collaborations

How to fund your collaborative efforts?

Challenges

Solutions

Reality checks

Perceived low barrier to entrance

Infrastructure challenges/ Federal Information Security Management Act/ State laws as barriers to international collaborations