Preparation for IMSH 2013

The group presenting at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare in January 2013 met to figure out how we want the four-hour pre-conference to be structured.  We put the document up on Google Docs/Drive and were able to edit it as we made changes to the plan.  

We took Tom and Stephanie from Oshgosh on a tour of Nightingale Isle to show them all that is happening. 

Then they gave us a tour of their disaster sim.  

We are looking forward to our four hour pre-conference presentation in January 2013 in Orlando, Florida.

Not Your Ordinary On-Line Lecture

     Zelda is ready for the NUR313 On-Line renal failure lecture.  The moderator will be 

     Tessa Finesmith.  The Lecture will be captured on Adobe Captivate and loaded on 

     Moodle for the students who cannot attend on Sunday night.  There are 23 students 

     who have avatars already. 

Zelda and Tessa hanging out

   Zelda and Tessa are taking a break after a hard day's work. 

   Here is a picture of Zelda and Tessa trying out their new    
   oxygen masks.........just breathe

More Student Visits

Two of the NI Super Users came out to catch some relaxation during a study session at Perkins. Here is a picture of Moka, Ellie and Zelda doing Tai Chi

   And Here is A Picture of the Students In RL doing Tai Chi 

   at Perkins :)

    For Nursing313 we streamed Dr. Hoglund's lecture -BabbsED     

   out at the Compassion Commons. Zelda signed on to answer

   any student questions since Second Life is new for them.

Nightingale Nurse hanging out with one of the students 

SUPER-USERS!!

Another exciting night on Nightingale Isle.  MoKachip (Hannah)  was joined by EllieFont (Katie). These two student pioneers rocked the learning curve.  By the end of the night they were changing their clothes, and even making new clothes.  My favorite part of the night was when they were practicing their flying and jumping. They will certainly be able to help their classmates as they learn how to move about and talk out in NI. Our goal is for them to have some beginning experiences and to learn how to navigate the space so when they get to Spring semester, they will be able to complete the clinical reasoning day assignments. Check back next week we will be loading a lecture out here for them to watch.  More to come! 

                                          Ready................Set....................JUMP!!!

                                                    Can you find the legs?????

                                   Practicing changing their clothes. 

A New Member of Nightingale Isle Student Group

As we prepare for the Junior Nursing Student Virtual Learning Activities for Spring, we have begun to orient the students to Second Life.  Tonight we had our first student  sign on, make an avatar and get a tour. She was a little bit worried when she first signed on because there were so many people at the welcome area and some of them were a little overbearing. I remember my first day in Second Life.  I was a bit worried about the other people as well.  It is nice to know you can just teleport back to Nightingale Isle. I was able to get her signed on to Nightingale Isle and give her a tour! She caught on very quickly.  Way to go Hannah! (MoKachip). 

Using Google Docs for Teaching, Learning and Meetings

The Nightingale Isle Project Team met today and used Google Docs to put an agenda and documents up for all to see.  One of the best ways to discuss a project , especially from a distance, or in distance education is to connect to Google Docs through a screen in Second Life.  You can either purchase a screen that streams the internet or you can build a screen and add a script to connect to the internet.