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A collaborative project between colleagues at the Medical Education Centre, University of Edinburgh and MSc in E-learning colleagues called the ‘It’s Virtually a Bug’s Life’ project which was conducted in conjunction with the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) first year undergraduate students. The project explored the use of Second Life as an environment for health care simulation.
While many were bald during the event, the Deputy found a hat as he headed off on his patrols. MOSES-DSG
read the iliveisl blog to see what we are doing in OpenSim with our virtual environmental science field trip stuff over at Enclave Harbour
Tomi, Spirit Wingtips, Tamsin Barzane and Alberik Rotaru... three of my closest SL peeps. Coene & Griffen are two old friends who came to catch up with me.
The panel Virtual Ability: Support, Collaboration, Research, Community. Panel moderator Grizzla Pixelmaid and Virtual Ability President and Cat Herder, Gentle Heron.
Photos from the Explore It Career Academy in Second Life - (also one hosted in OpenSim)
More info at: exploreit.sbcc.edu/
Contact Ian Graham, University of Edinburgh for more information.
“. . To create a more realistic experience of management for learners… ”
Aims of Project:
Understand use of management science models, e.g. batch sizing
Understand principles of supply-chain management
Understand the use of Enterprise Resources Planning systems
Understand use of quality management techniques e.g. statistical process control
Understand use of management accounting information
Develop team-working and negotiating skills
Touring educational sims using Open Sim and hosted on the Reaction Grid.
Being a former NH girl and growing up less than 50 miles away from the border with Maine, this sim is one I had to visit. I'm standing in the self-portrait art garden and loving the view!
While Open Simulator is in Alpha and thus not as stable as Second Life -- it is open source and Reaction Grid charges only $US25 per month for an entire island.
Thursday morning kicked off with panel debate chaired by Paul Collins with erudite contributions from the panel - Andy Piper, Rebecca Mileham and Bill Thompson
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