Presentation about what to think about if/when you consider using virtual worlds and Second Life for midwifery (or any kind) education, given at the University of the West Country, UK on September 3rd 2012.
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Midwifery education & Second Life
1. Midwifery Education
& Second Life
Sarah Stewart (Petal Stransky) 2012
Australian College of Midwives
sarah.stewart@midwives.org.au
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10. 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
22. Allow students & staff time to
‘play’ to build confidence &
competence
23. What technology do you need?
• Decent Internet access
• Quality computers
• Headsets & microphones
• Knowledgeable IT support
• Supportive IT policies
24. Who do you need in your team?
• Second Life developer/builder
• Some one with experience of Second Life, how it
works & what can be achieved
• Educational
designer
• Faculty
champion/s
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”