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Meet Jim, an elderly Australian farmer with mild dementia who is helping to train our #psychology and #speechpathology students. #avatar #virtualreality Via Kim Flintoff 
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Information about the School of Nursing and Midwifery...
"The School provides simulation and clinical skills laboratories for enrolled students. Students are provided with a safe environment in which to practice and improve clinical competence and confidence."
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"A 3D virtual world for pre-service teachers to practise professional experience (also referred to as practicum or workplace learning)
VirtualPrex is a mechanism whereby pre-service teachers can gain skills, confidence and techniques to support their real life professional experience prior to practicum by the use of virtual worlds.
PREX = Professional Experience"
KF: This type of technology should be able to be repurposed for a variety of professional contexts. Clinical settings in health sciences are probably one of glaringly obvious contexts.
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Professor Robin Watts guided a project investigating the possibilities of using the 3D virtual world of Second Life ® in teaching and learning for nurses and pharmacy students.
Students and tutors can review their progress and reflect upon the decisions made about treating the patient. All activity in the clinic is logged and connects to a Moodle (LMS) installation via an opensource mashup called SLOODLE.
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