Technologies:

Virtual Worlds – Real World Examples

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2jN7L80bH8&feature=related

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oReztkUkpGI&feature=related

Wesleyan University created Genome Island, a place in Second Life devoted to the education of genetics through text, visualization, and ‘hands-on’ experiments.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_b-9162hUA

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yevESA-3jLQ&feature=related