second life for networking and training
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Presentation for a Continuing Education workshop for Texas Nursing Association District 3TRANSCRIPT
Second Life for Networking & Training
Social Networking and Professional Boundaries WorkshopTexas Nursing Association District 3
April 16, 2011Sarah Jones, UT Arlington Library
Second Life for Networking & Training
Who am I?Sarah Jones, Librarian in Digital Library Services at UT ArlingtonUT Arlington Campus Lead for Second Life
How did I get here?September 2009, UT Arlington entered Second LifeDr. Joy Don Baker in the UTA College of Nursing the first on campus to
incorporate Second Life in learning activities
What is Second Life?
Online, 3D, real-time interactive environment You are represented as an avatar
All other avatars you encounter are real people typing at their computers somewhere in the world
The environments you visit were created by other real people, just like yourselves
It’s not a “game”Secondlife.com
UT Arlington in Second Life
Why Should You Care?
Travel and attendant time and cost Did you make a special trip here
this morning for this workshop?
Global access to speakers, discussion groups, networking with colleagues
3D, real-time, shared experience designed to visually, aurally, and “physically” support the purpose and goals of the activity
Conference Room
Activities?
Meetings, discussions, presentations, Birds of a Feather gatherings UT Arlington College of Nursing Genomics Journal Club
Discussions with targeted groups – Virtual Ability Island community members
Training – Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program
Patient and caregiver support Department of Veteran Affairs – military amputee support Alzheimer’s caregiver support ShockProof and Dreams – Stroke/TIA, Asperger/autism, pregnancy & infant loss,
BrainTalk.org communities
More Activities - Simulations
Simulations UT Medical School Emergency
Department – hands-on simulation for emergency medical teams
Virtual Hallucinations (UC Davis) – demonstration of the experience of hallucinations of patients with schizophrenia – video
Vanderbilt University – teaching faculty how to manage clinical simulations with their nursing students
More Activities - Simulations
The Testis Tour (Ohio State University) – an “up-close and personal” multi-sensory tour of the male reproductive system – video
Virtual Birthing Unit (Second Life Education New Zealand project) – hands-on simulation for midwifery and other birth team students
More Activities – Patient Education
HealthInfo Island – created with librarians to offer health and wellness information
T2 Virtual PTSD Experience – an immersive, interactive learning experience designed to educate visitors about combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
More Activities – Research
UT Arlington Smart Hospital – Clinical Simulations in the Physical and Virtual Worlds Collaborating with a researcher at
Coventry University in the UK Comparing the simulation
experience in the physical Smart Hospital and a re-creation of a Smart Hospital room in Second Life
Pros?
Opportunity for participating in activities, such as abovePlus: Sense of Self, Sense of Place, Sense of Presence
Embodiment - as you adjust to seeing yourself as an avatar, you start to feel embodied in that avatar .. not scary! but rather you find that what you experience as an avatar becomes part of your entire personal experience (same mind! just one body is made of molecules, and the other is made of pixels) – dancing, floating in water, mirror therapy for amputees
Co-presence – the other people/avatars share your experience: visually, aurally, mentally (through the conversations you share) As a result, you “feel” that you are all together, even though physically you are
distant. More engaging than a videoconference, webcast, or Skype meeting
Places to relax
Cons?
TechnologyNeed a fairly modern computer with good graphics card for the best
experience (but notice my small laptop from 2007)Need DSL or cable internet (wireless can be ok; satellite internet is too slow)
“Culture shock”Can take a while to adjust to “seeing” in a 3D, computer screen, environmentCan be an adjustment to “being” an avatar
BUT – you do not need to be a gamer or techie nerdMostly, what’s helpful is to have a flexible imagination to feel at home in
a virtual environment
Places to think
Wanna see?
Live tour/demonstration (gulp! Technology willing!) UTA Smart Hospital room -
http://slurl.com/secondlife/UTArlington%20III/198/190/24 UT Medical School emergency department -
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ao%20Palapala/198/61/25 The Testis Tour - http://slurl.com/secondlife/OSU%20Medicine/74/93/302 - (about
10 minutes) Virtual Birthing Unit (Second Life Education New Zealand) -
http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/04/educational-virtual-birthing-unit-in-second-life-and-facebook-tips-for-midwives - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kowhai/82/213/35
Other places to visit: http://secondlife.com/destinations/learning
Questions?
Thank you!
Sarah Jones - [email protected]
University of Texas Arlington, Digital Library Services
www.uta.edu/secondlife
In SL: Razitra Artizar (Raz)
This presentation: www.slideshare.net/razitra