PowerPoint on Presentation at CIT in Nashville

Here is a PowerPoint of the presentation: http://www.tacomacc.edu/HOME/jmiller/sl/CIT07.htm

Notes are at this link: http://www.tacomacc.edu/HOME/jmiller/sl/UsingSecondLifeToTrainNursingStudents.rtf

Using Second Life’s 3D Online World to Train Online Students

Conference on Information Technology, Nashville, 2007

John Miller RN, MN
Nursing Department Faculty, Tacoma Community College

Music in Second Life

• Live music for today’s presentation
• Musician: Komuso Tokugawa
• Blues
• Biofeedback
• blog: http://www.sonicviz.com/music/members/6/

Presenters in RL (real life)

· John Miller RN, MN

o Instructor of nursing, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA

o Second Life: JS Vavoom; jmiller@tacomacc.edu; jsvavoom@gmail.com; Skype: jsvavoom; cell 253.820.7115; del.icio.us: jsvavoom; blog: http://www.tacomacc.edu/home/jmiller/index.htm

· Geoff Cain MS

o Grant projects co-director, instructional designer, instructor of English, Tacoma Community College (SL Dante Abrusto)

· Andy Duckworth BA

o Distance learning coordinator, Tacoma Community College

Presenters in SL (Second Life)

• David Bodily BSN, RN, NESIM builder
• Instructor of nursing, Western Wyoming Community College (SL - markin Pau), builder of NESIM ED simulator
• Cathy Walker, Event Coordinator
• Educational Technology and Network Admin, St. Vincent de Paul

Session Description
· Live patient simulations were created and role played to cause RN student teams to critically think by selecting the correct interventions.

· The project was developed as part of a multi-college grant, with scripting and animation expertise provided directly from people in Second Life.

· This presentation is also being held in Second Life at the same time with live activities.

· Participant outcomes

o Learn about SL.

o Learn how to use SL for education.

o Learn how to use simulators for interactive education.

o Learn how to train in medical fields in SL.

o Become aware of the educational training possibilities in 3D worlds in the medical and other business areas.

o Compare learning in real life lab and medical setting to that in virtual worlds.

o Recognize some advantages of interactivity in 3D virtual worlds.

o Apply some of these ideas in their own areas of teaching.

o Consider building or teaching techniques that can further enhance 3D learning.

About Second Life

· Communication

o Text, voice, real time, group, IM, chat, events

· Collaboration

o Multicultural, multilingual, multinational, SL communities, support groups

· Creativity

o Build, animate, sell, give away 3D objects

Project Overview

· Two 10K state grants

o Teach in SL

o Existing resources in SL

o Create new resources in SL

o Develop training materials for teachers and students

Course Structure

· Second year RN nursing program, acute medical-surgical emphasis, heart-lungs-brain-kidneys-liver stuff

· Theory course: 50% online

· Articulate PPT lectures, blogging, discussion board, patient cases, games

· Face to face for discussions, viewing video case clips, in computer lab/classroom

· SL component 10% of total course, or less

· Four mannequin high fidelity human patient simulators (Laerdal, METI).

· Three sims per student group are performed, including chest pain and dysrhythmia scenarios.

· Laerdal IV simulator

· Laerdal MicroSim computer simulation software on chest pain

SL Education Training

· Graduate course from Boise State University, Lisa Dawley, EdTech 597: Teaching in Second Life

o All classes are in SL, discussion and documents are in Blackboard

o http://edtech.boisestate.edu/ldawley/web/

o http://edtech.boisestate.edu/ldawley/597gaming/syllabus.htm

· Free SL classes on scripting and building

o In SL: Search>Events>Education

· Months in SL

ED Simulator Building

• Contracted building group
• Based on ideas from high fidelity human patient simulators
• METI: http://meti.com/products_ps_hps.htm
• Laerdal: http://www.laerdal.com/document.asp?docid=1022609

SL activities for the course

• Orientation
• All 54 students were new to SL.
• Field trips
• Theory classes in SL at college owned island
• Display of images, with questions
• Learn to walk, move objects, communicate, etc.
• Group simulations at the ED simulator build

Orientation of new students -Newbies or Noobs

· The Shelter in SL, place where newbies get help and learn.

· Class activities in computer lab, with less computer phobic students as initial leaders.

· Free stuff to learn with: clothes, animations, hair, skins, etc.

· Orientation note cards with key concepts

· YouTube and other videos about SL

Field Trips

· Groups of 3-4 students

o Visit medical place from a list, photo of group in SL, blog at http://nurs211f07.blogspot.com/

Theory classes in SL

· Temporary structure at college owned island, few buildings, mostly open space, sandbox like.

· Viewed images, with questions to answer.

· Learn to walk, move objects, communicate, play.

ED simulator activities

· Each group of four students performed a chest pain simulation with different dysrhythmias

· Each sim lasted about 15 minutes.

· Performed in a computer lab classroom with a computer projector.

· Debriefed with the entire class after all simulations were completed.

· Students can return and practice with another student using the instructor HUD.

ED simulator build

· NESIM, on a private island

· ED room and other hospital rooms

· Based somewhat on advanced cardiac life support guidelines

· For training in decision making regarding assessments, treatments, transfer of patients

· Not for skill checkoffs, such as performing all the steps in starting an IV.

· Instructor and student HUD controlled

ED Simulator equipment

· Stretcher

· Oxygen

· EKG, BP, breathing rate

· IV, IV pumps

· Medications

· CPR

· Defibrillator

· Heart and lung sound assessment

· Pain assessment

· Documentation

Results

· Students were engaged, having fun, and learning.

· Frustration at times for the user interface of SL, not as much with the ED simulator.

· Enjoyed the play activities.

Future

• Revise ED simulator
• More automated
• More functionality
• Include more training in SL and less in Blackboard

o More 3D objects in the SL classroom sandbox

o 3D Pathophysiology