Boise State University with the University of Auckland and Western Wyoming Community College created a 3D learning environment for nursing students to determine the feasibility of teaching and learning in such an environment for nursing education. This video explains their project.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing has not only created a nursing learning environment but also an entire campus that accommodates lecture, hospital care, and triage from an aircraft disaster. This video provides an overview of that campus.
Wesleyan University created Genome Island, a place in Second Life devoted to the education of genetics through text, visualization, and ‘hands-on’ experiments.
Science Through Second Life was a New York City project that researched student perceptions and performance in a science class given in Second Life. This video describes the four different science areas presented and the student activities associated with each area.