Teaching in virtual space: Second Life simulation for haemorrhage management

Michelle L.L. Honey, Scott Diener, Kelley Connor, Max Veltman, David Bodily

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Abstract

Second Life is an example of a 3-D virtual reality environment that can be used to create simulated learning experiences. Users access this environment from the internet via an avatar that interacts with others and the environment. Simulating patient care scenarios in a realistic environment is an increasingly popular method to prepare health professionals to care for patients. While most simulation training occurs in a live simulation environment such as a laboratory, there has also been an increase in the use of virtual reality. This interactive session demonstrates the use of the virtual world, Second Life for teaching. The demonstration mirrors the stages used for pilot use of Second Life for teaching postpartum haemorrhage that took place earlier this year with undergraduate nursing students and lecturers from New Zealand and the USA. The experiences and key lessons learnt from the evaluation of the pilot are shared.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2009
Pages1222-1224
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2009
Event26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009 - Auckland, New Zealand
Duration: 6 Dec 20099 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameASCILITE 2009 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Conference

Conference26th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Same places, different spaces", ASCILITE 2009
Country/TerritoryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Period6/12/099/12/09

Keywords

  • 3-d virtual world
  • MUVE(multi-user virtual environment)
  • Simulation

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