The Use of Second Life for the Education of Health Care Professionals
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The document discusses using Second Life for healthcare education. It describes Second Life as a virtual world that allows for immersive learning experiences through virtual clinical scenarios in a safe environment. Examples provided include a virtual birth unit developed in Second Life to allow students to simulate the birthing process. The document suggests Second Life offers authentic experiences, safe exploration of scenarios, engaging ways to present information, and access to international healthcare communities for educators and learners.
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- 1. The Use of Second Life for the Education of Health Care Professionals Sarah Stewart (Petal Stransky) 2010 [email_address]
- 5. Petal Stransky Sarah Stewart
- 6. University of Michigan's Health Sciences Libraries: Second Life and Public Health http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDl5suE2Uo&feature=player_embedded
- 7. What does Second Life offer health care professionals & educators?
- 8. Authentic & immersive learning experiences
- 9. Safe place to explore clinical scenarios
- 10. Imaginative mode of presenting content & information
- 11. Access to international community of medical & health educators & researchers
- 12. Access to communities of health care consumers Cape Able Island, haven for deaf, hard of hearing & people with disabilities: http://virtualability.org/our_projects.aspx
- 19. Te Wāhi Whānau: The Birth Place
- 40. Sarah Stewart [email_address] http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com Twitter: SarahStewart Skype: sarah.m.stewart
Editor's Notes
- A 3D, real-time, fully interactive, online digital world Multi User Virtual Environment (MUVE) Not a game Open source Imagined, created & owned by its residents An extremely rich virtual environment “ MUVE is currently used as the term to describe a persistent 3D graphical environment accessed over the internet which allows a large number of concurrent users, represented by their avatars to interact synchronously”
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- Lighting and privacy and thermal environment
- Description Immersive role play 5 scenes from early labour (phone call) to first hour after birth of baby 1 midwife & 1 woman Script for woman Antenatal/labour notes for midwife Woman gives midwife feedback – based on NZCOM standards review process Midwife writes up notes – deposits them in filing cabinet & lecturer gives feedback Midwife carries out self-assessment