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Category: Science education • teaching
Posted on: November 13, 2007 4:53 PM, by Sandra Porter
The Wired Campus has an interesting article on nursing students at Tacoma Community College. In John Miller's class, the students practice interviewing patients in Second Life.
This sort of activity, of course, is one that could be carried out in a classroom, but I can see the advantages of having student interview other "people" who are for the most part, strangers. It will be a different and valuable experience.
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They forgot to mention the Ann Myers Medical Center where we've already had some medical exercices...
http://scienceroll.com/2007/08/09/live-blogging-today-first-medical-simulation-in-second-life/
Posted by: Berci Mesko | November 14, 2007 2:25 AM
Berci: Thanks for adding a great example! I was remiss in not mentioning it.
Posted by: Sandra Porter | November 14, 2007 9:18 AM
It's not your mistake, Sandra! :)
Posted by: Berci Meskó | November 14, 2007 4:50 PM