8. Heart Murmur Sim aims to provide a place for cardiac training where the participants can visit virtual patients, listen to their cardiac rhythms and make a diagnosis.
9. The goals of this island are to stimulate scientific discussion and reflection upon climate issues and, at the same time, allow participants to engage in simulations that wouldn’t be possible in the real world. Figure National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) island
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19. Students present their conference highlights, in their Second Life homes in the Educational Informatics village
20. Second Life is a valuable as one of the environments that can be used for teaching & learning and (if you want) you can also have fun!
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Objective: If you are an educator - that you have a better idea of what you need to ask a consultant or mentor about your second life preparation & experiences If you are a consultant - that you have a better idea of how you need to help faculty develop their vision to teach in SL and how they need to prepare
Note about the opening slide - Rick Ford aka Jock Bing. Virtual Worlds particularly may improve traditional distance learning which is: -rich in content -low in interactivity between instructors and students Why Second Life? intensely rich in user-created content. Free browser-type interface. Has been around since 2003 unlike some that have recently come on the market. Currently there are more than 150 academic institutions from roughly 14 countries in SL. The original 64 acres has grown to over 65,000 acres. Educators have started to come into SL to collaborate. At a 2007 educational conference 1,300 unique avatars attended, and the Linden email educational listserv has over 2,000 active subscribers. --------- When attending a class or training session in person isn't possible, practical, or desirable, immersive education provides educators and students with the ability to connect and communicate in a way that greatly enhances the learning experience, because it simulates BEING THERE . Immersive education allows individuals to experience things they cannot easily experience in real life. Those in wheelchairs can decide if they want to ride or walk or even fly or dance. Fear of heights? Lose them in SL. Public speaking phobic? Let your avatar address the group. No land to build your dream home in real life? Rent some in SL and build your vision of the perfect classroom or home.
