Sunday, September 27, 2009

Using A Virtual Birth Unit To Teach Midwifery Students

This is part of a workshop I ran with Dr Deborah Davis on Second Life and midwifery education at the Australian College of Midwives conference, Adelaide, September 2009. The presentation is about the work we have been doing with the virtual birthing unit in Second Life as part of the Second Life Education New Zealand project.

NB: I have to clarify that the BUD research was carried out by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), not the University of Sydney.

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Crystal said...
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Crystal (Adobe Youth Voices) said...

I am always interested to see how teachers integrate technology such as Second Life into teaching students. Giving students learning experiences using video, and multimedia technology engages students and helps prepare them for the digital workplace of the future. The Adobe Foundation and The Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation today unveiled a new public service announcement called “Plant Inspiration.” The PSA promotes the launch of Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit that stresses the power of technology to engage middle- and high school–age youth. Check it out here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ9WFXs34T8):