Welcome to the Second Life for Educators Class Pilot. Your instructors for this class are Drs. Michelle Aebersold and Dana Tshannen from the School of Nursing, both of whom have extensive experience in simulation teaching, including using Second Life, Marc Stephens from Instructional Design and Multimedia in the Medical School. Marc has been teaching the Second Life Safari Course for a number of years, and Barbara Eckstein of MLearning.
The concept for this course was suggested by Deb Demeester of Ambulatory Care Educational Services. Unfortunately Deb retired before we brought this class into being.
Funding for the course is provided through a FIGS Grant.
Our goals for this course are twofold: 1. So you will learn how to use Second Life as a tool for simulation teaching, and 2. To get feedback on you on how to make the course effective and fun.
My recommendation is as soon as possible after the Second Life Safari on May 3, to get into Second Life and begin messing around. If you're new to Second Life it may seem strange at first and you might not know what to do, but give it a bit of time and you'll begin to see possibilities.
Here are a few interesting places to visit and explore:
Ann Meyers Medical Center (AMMC) (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fashion%20Boulevard%20II/71/50/21) and get your Avatar a Health Check. An interesting approach to patient wellness.
Second Life Educators Resources Wiki page (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Education/Resources).
Imperial College London Virtual Hospital. You have to register at the reception desk, but then you can visit patients, run tests and make diagnoses. Don't forget to wash your hands.
ITSE (International Society for Technology in Education) Island.
Have fun and see I'll see you in Second Life! Barb AKA Barbette Daines.
Hi - I work in the Cancer Center's Clinical Trial Office. I am looking forward to seeing how our department may be able to incorporate this type of training into our staff education. See you later today, Patty Bebee
Hello, I work in the Professional Development and Education- UMHS. I look forward to the class. At one point, I used SL extensively, attending various events related to education but I had a break. I look forward to going back and learning how this training can be used in our department and beyond. =)
Spent some time with Stacey going through the competency test. It's difficult!
Some hints: put the coordinates in the world map, then click teleport. Chances are you'll get the message that your too close to your destination to teleport. BUT SL will display a red arrow. Your destination is in the direction of the red arrow. Follow it!
Also, saw that the coordinates for the Wolverine Training and Education Center were missing from the competency test (sorry!). I've added those in, and they are 128,128,0.
Please feel free to ask for help if you're stuck on something and good luck with the Pegasus and Bouncing Ball (if you don't know yet, your probably will soon :-) ).
Hello everyone. I work within several units at the U, mainly to train faculty, staff and students on lifelong learning skills using ePortfolios. I would like to learn how to use SL in an educational capacity, especially in my work with students. Looking forward to seeing you all in class on Tuesday!
I just completed the health check-up at the Ann Meyers Medical Center in SL. With Barbara's help, I was able to navigate through each of the checkpoints and even learned a bit about maintaining my health in real life. I think it's interesting how avatars can be overweight in SL....how is that possible? Maybe someone can explain at our next class tomorrow.
I'm Tonya (Tatyanna Topaz in SL) and I'm with the UMHS Revenue Cycle Education, Development and Quality Management Team. I've found SL to be a pretty interesting place over the past couple of years, but with no real purpose as yet to dig very deep. Having said that, this class presented that opportunity to dig a little deeper, and I've learned a few new things already. Never really had interacted with many objects before, and I'm better at navigating now. Things are starting to make a little more sense in this environment now, so I'm sure I'll be spending more time in this realm. Now I just have to find (or build/buy) me a Wonder Woman outfit ;-)
I having a hard time adjusting to coordinate the movements. I can see how using secondlife would be a great educational tool. I have very little experience working in secondlife. For me there is a bit of learning curve.
I like to use the cordinates for telporting. Teleporting and flying are very entertaining. I look forward to being able to do many facial movements
There are scripts you can buy that will allow you to do facial movements. I bought one that allows my lips to move when I talk through the chat function
Good afternoon Working with SL this afternoon has been challenging - the program viewing has been unstable. Working on learning to navigate -- 2 things to keep in mind when building a course or performance support tool - program stability and learning curve for operating program. Currently supporting inpatient staff who use CareLink - orders entry system. Looking forward to seeing more of what was built for Nursing students - maybe some application ideas for inpatient nursing-for CareLink or the future MiChart. Thanks to Barbette for the updates. Mary
These are notes from Class on the 15th. I hope you will comment on this and add your own insights.
Lessons Learned for the future wrt class organization: 1. Set the class start time 1/2 hour prior to the time you think you're going to start the lecture. For example if you advertise the class as 8a-12p, plan on starting the lecture at 8:30 and adjust the lesson accordingly. This will give students time to get in SL and become visible or stop being a cloud.
About Simulation Learning: 1. Debriefing is the most important part of simulation learning. use good judgement. Use a technique that helps student think about her behaviors.
The story you tell yourself informs your behavior which brings a result: frame-> Actions -> Results.
From the video: student probably leans heavily on authority, believes the MD has the same or maybe stronger concerns with patient status and doesn't therefore speak clearly and/or straight-forward in delivering information.
Things you can do: Ask student, what were you thinking? Ask the student, did you say ...., or did you say.... Can re-wind simulation if it was recorded to watch the behavior, and discuss what happened. Use questions to 'lead' student to better behavior through their own critical thinking and decision making.
Comment: I'm struck by parallels of 'how to debrief' with Crucial Confrontations and Influencer models of communication and change. As a non-clinical person, I've found these systems to be very useful for learning better communication skills and determining 'why (motivation)' someone does something, and then figuring out how to develop tools, skills, environment that will support the skills you're trying to build/develop/teach.
Dana deserves an Oscar for her performance.
Good Instructions; remind of previous things learned and put those things into context of current learning during debrief.
DEBRIEF!
From the debrief video - Things Michelle would improve in her own behavior: use more advocacy, give more space for students to respond, talk less.
For our own simulations that we will teach in the class: 1. Be sure to have debrief in your project/topic. 2. Michelle and Dana should debrief the debrief as that's a really important skill for facililtators/educators to have.
Some comments I heard during the discussion of the debrief video: Mary Sdao: one of her best professors built debriefing into his class. You don't know what you learn unless you talk about it.
Carmen: facilitators guide from the side.
Dana: Focus on the key factors, the most important and critical things that the student should know. You may see many thing that could be addressed, but there's only so much a person can hear or take in or retain.
Excellent comment about non clinical use of this process. In fact, it should be used for everyone, students, faculty, employees, mediation facilitator training. Debriefing is truly key. I agree and strongly believe that without it, you learn very little from the experience. Barbara, great notes! Thanks.
Found a great place in SL with a Quiz-O-Matic and Games-O-Matic application you can buy. Virtually Human. Put this URL in a browser and it will take you there.
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ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Thank you for hosting this workshop. I am looking forward to it.
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ReplyDeleteHi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Second Life for Educators Class Pilot. Your instructors for this class are Drs. Michelle Aebersold and Dana Tshannen from the School of Nursing, both of whom have extensive experience in simulation teaching, including using Second Life, Marc Stephens from Instructional Design and Multimedia in the Medical School. Marc has been teaching the Second Life Safari Course for a number of years, and Barbara Eckstein of MLearning.
The concept for this course was suggested by Deb Demeester of Ambulatory Care Educational Services. Unfortunately Deb retired before we brought this class into being.
Funding for the course is provided through a FIGS Grant.
Our goals for this course are twofold: 1. So you will learn how to use Second Life as a tool for simulation teaching, and 2. To get feedback on you on how to make the course effective and fun.
My recommendation is as soon as possible after the Second Life Safari on May 3, to get into Second Life and begin messing around. If you're new to Second Life it may seem strange at first and you might not know what to do, but give it a bit of time and you'll begin to see possibilities.
Here are a few interesting places to visit and explore:
Ann Meyers Medical Center (AMMC) (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fashion%20Boulevard%20II/71/50/21) and get your Avatar a Health Check. An interesting approach to patient wellness.
Second Life Educators Resources Wiki page (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Education/Resources).
Imperial College London Virtual Hospital. You have to register at the reception desk, but then you can visit patients, run tests and make diagnoses. Don't forget to wash your hands.
ITSE (International Society for Technology in Education) Island.
Have fun and see I'll see you in Second Life!
Barb AKA Barbette Daines.
Good morning
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See you this afternoon
Mary
Hi - I work in the Cancer Center's Clinical Trial Office. I am looking forward to seeing how our department may be able to incorporate this type of training into our staff education.
ReplyDeleteSee you later today,
Patty Bebee
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ReplyDeleteHello, I work in the Professional Development and Education- UMHS.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the class. At one point, I used SL extensively, attending various events related to education but I had a break. I look forward to going back and learning how this training can be used in our department and beyond. =)
Thanks for the first day. Sorry for the technical difficulties. Next time will be easier because we learned some stuff.
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Spent some time with Stacey going through the competency test. It's difficult!
ReplyDeleteSome hints: put the coordinates in the world map, then click teleport. Chances are you'll get the message that your too close to your destination to teleport. BUT SL will display a red arrow. Your destination is in the direction of the red arrow. Follow it!
Also, saw that the coordinates for the Wolverine Training and Education Center were missing from the competency test (sorry!). I've added those in, and they are 128,128,0.
Please feel free to ask for help if you're stuck on something and good luck with the Pegasus and Bouncing Ball (if you don't know yet, your probably will soon :-) ).
Barbara!
Thanks for the help, Barbara - I've successfully avoided losing my hair again ;-)
DeleteHello everyone. I work within several units at the U, mainly to train faculty, staff and students on lifelong learning skills using ePortfolios. I would like to learn how to use SL in an educational capacity, especially in my work with students. Looking forward to seeing you all in class on Tuesday!
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ReplyDeleteI just completed the health check-up at the Ann Meyers Medical Center in SL. With Barbara's help, I was able to navigate through each of the checkpoints and even learned a bit about maintaining my health in real life. I think it's interesting how avatars can be overweight in SL....how is that possible? Maybe someone can explain at our next class tomorrow.
I'm Tonya (Tatyanna Topaz in SL) and I'm with the UMHS Revenue Cycle Education, Development and Quality Management Team. I've found SL to be a pretty interesting place over the past couple of years, but with no real purpose as yet to dig very deep. Having said that, this class presented that opportunity to dig a little deeper, and I've learned a few new things already. Never really had interacted with many objects before, and I'm better at navigating now. Things are starting to make a little more sense in this environment now, so I'm sure I'll be spending more time in this realm.
ReplyDeleteNow I just have to find (or build/buy) me a Wonder Woman outfit ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI having a hard time adjusting to coordinate the movements. I can see how using secondlife would be a great educational tool. I have very little experience working in secondlife. For me there is a bit of learning curve.
ReplyDeleteI like to use the cordinates for telporting. Teleporting and flying are very entertaining. I look forward to being able to do many facial movements
There are scripts you can buy that will allow you to do facial movements. I bought one that allows my lips to move when I talk through the chat function
ReplyDeleteThat's cool.
DeleteI think I have to go shoe shopping! [funny, cuz that's NOT me at all in real life ;-)]
Tried the ISTE exercise, but couldn't ever find the trail of yellow arrows...
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon
ReplyDeleteWorking with SL this afternoon has been challenging - the program viewing has been unstable. Working on learning to navigate -- 2 things to keep in mind when building a course or performance support tool - program stability and learning curve for operating program. Currently supporting inpatient staff who use CareLink - orders entry system. Looking forward to seeing more of what was built for Nursing students - maybe some application ideas for inpatient nursing-for CareLink or the future MiChart. Thanks to Barbette for the updates. Mary
These are notes from Class on the 15th. I hope you will comment on this and add your own insights.
ReplyDeleteLessons Learned for the future wrt class organization:
1. Set the class start time 1/2 hour prior to the time you think you're going to start the lecture. For example if you advertise the class as 8a-12p, plan on starting the lecture at 8:30 and adjust the lesson accordingly. This will give students time to get in SL and become visible or stop being a cloud.
About Simulation Learning:
1. Debriefing is the most important part of simulation learning. use good judgement. Use a technique that helps student think about her behaviors.
The story you tell yourself informs your behavior which brings a result: frame-> Actions -> Results.
From the video: student probably leans heavily on authority, believes the MD has the same or maybe stronger concerns with patient status and doesn't therefore speak clearly and/or straight-forward in delivering information.
Things you can do:
Ask student, what were you thinking?
Ask the student, did you say ...., or did you say....
Can re-wind simulation if it was recorded to watch the behavior, and discuss what happened.
Use questions to 'lead' student to better behavior through their own critical thinking and decision making.
Comment: I'm struck by parallels of 'how to debrief' with Crucial Confrontations and Influencer models of communication and change. As a non-clinical person, I've found these systems to be very useful for learning better communication skills and determining 'why (motivation)' someone does something, and then figuring out how to develop tools, skills, environment that will support the skills you're trying to build/develop/teach.
Dana deserves an Oscar for her performance.
Good Instructions; remind of previous things learned and put those things into context of current learning during debrief.
DEBRIEF!
From the debrief video - Things Michelle would improve in her own behavior: use more advocacy, give more space for students to respond, talk less.
For our own simulations that we will teach in the class:
1. Be sure to have debrief in your project/topic.
2. Michelle and Dana should debrief the debrief as that's a really important skill for facililtators/educators to have.
Some comments I heard during the discussion of the debrief video:
Mary Sdao: one of her best professors built debriefing into his class. You don't know what you learn unless you talk about it.
Carmen: facilitators guide from the side.
Dana: Focus on the key factors, the most important and critical things that the student should know. You may see many thing that could be addressed, but there's only so much a person can hear or take in or retain.
Excellent comment about non clinical use of this process.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it should be used for everyone, students, faculty, employees, mediation facilitator training.
Debriefing is truly key. I agree and strongly believe that without it, you learn very little from the experience.
Barbara, great notes! Thanks.
Found a great place in SL with a Quiz-O-Matic and Games-O-Matic application you can buy. Virtually Human. Put this URL in a browser and it will take you there.
ReplyDeletehttp://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Firmament/220/100/29
Let me know if you want to meet up in SL anytime.