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The Use of Second Life for the Education of Health Care Professionals
Sarah Stewart (Petal Stransky) [email protected]
Sarah Stewart*Midwife, educational developer and consultant,
facilitator and blogger
*Virtual International Day of the Midwife
*eMentoring in aged care, Queensland– work integrated learning
*“Facilitating Online”
*Social media adviser,
Australia, Pakistan &
Europe
• What do you want to know?
• What Second Life is
• How it be used for teaching/learning health care practice
• Examples – virtual birth unit
Petal Stransky
Sarah Stewart
University of Michigan's Health Sciences
Libraries: Second Life and Public Health
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDl5suE2Uo&feature=player_embedded
What does Second Life offer health care professionals
& educators?
Authentic & immersive learning experiences
Safe place to explore clinical scenarios
Imaginative mode of presenting content & information
Access to international community of medical &
health educators & researchers
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
Virtual birth unit developed by Second Life Education New Zealand project funded by NZ government, led by Dr Clare Atkins and Terry Neal
Te Wāhi Whānau: The Birth Place
http://tinyurl.com/korvu7
http://wikieducator.org/The_virtual_birthing_unit_project
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=60560546147
*What you want to achieve?
*What resources are already available?
*Who can you collaborate with?
*How can you share what you develop?
*What about students who do not have access to Internet & computers?
Questions to ask?
Presentation available:
http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs
Sarah Stewart
[email protected]://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comTwitter: SarahStewartSkype: sarah.m.stewart