Presented at COHEHRE conference in Oulu, Finland. May 2010.

1. USING SECOND LIFE TO TEACH THE APPLICATION OF A HOME ASSESSMENT University of Kansas Medical CenterSchool of Allied Health May 2010

2. Kansas City, Missouri

3. University of Kansas 25, 332 students 190 undergraduate programs 42 nationally ranked graduate programs 1200 students are enrolled in the Global Awareness program

5. University of Kansas Medical Center School of Allied Health – 581 students School of Medicine – 1762 students School of Nursing – 722 students

7. Teaching in an E-Learning Age 10 staff with computer and educational technology background Assist faculty in on-line course development using Angel Teach new technology – web conferencing, podcasting, student response system Assist departments in faculty/course surveys and provide data results Instructional Design of Courses with Quality Matters certified

8. 3-D virtual world environment developed in 2003 Characters are called avatars and interact with millions of other users around the world Used as grounds for research and education (Mason, 2007; Martinez, Martinez & Warkentin, 2007; Polvinen, 2007; Schmidt, Kinzer & Greenbaum, 2007) What is Second Life?

9. KUMC in Second Life In 2007 SAH and SON bought an island to secure our projects and provide a virtually safe environment for our students. Provide a mechanism to teach procedures before a student tries it on a real person. Provide cheap virtual objects to simulate real-world type experiences.

10. First Look at KUMC Isle SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/KUMC%20Isle/128/128/23

11. Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy departments were looking for an interdisciplinary assignment to give students practice working together. Home assessment is costly, it is difficult to develop a standardized system – considering the house, the type of patient and the type of disabilities. Difficult to demonstrate the modifications for a specific home and client including the unintended consequences of changes. PT/OT Interest in Second Life

12. PT/OT Interest in Second Life No need for expensive field trips Ability to build the student’s suggested modifications Reinforced a patient-centered approach

13. 63 yr. old female – insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Type II Diabetic complications – peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy requiring 3x/wk peritoneal dialysis Lives alone in a townhouse and is retired with early disability Case Study

14. Demonstration of the Second Life Home Assessment and Modification

15. What are the experiences and perceptions of OT and PT students using Second Life to learn and apply clinical skills in home evaluation and modification? Research Question

16. Recruited 36 1st year PT students and 29 2nd year OT students at the University of Kansas Medical Center Each student created their own avatar, participated in groups of 3 OT’s and 3 PT’s. Each group worked together in Second Life to communicate and develop their home modification plan. Methods

17. 20 Questions Likert type 5-point scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree Questions: Prior Technology Experience/Knowledge Barriers to Learning with Second Life Perceived Benefits of SecondLife Home Assessment Interest in using Second Life in Future Classes Methods: Survey

18. Majority had not previously used Second Life A few had problems – found the environment unrealistic Vast majority found it helpful to learn about home assessment Beneficial in showing the effects of the environment on function Many agreed that they would like other virtual experiences in their education Results of the Survey

19. Future Uses of Second Life Home Assessment & Modification Provide access for other PT and OT programs. Provide access to the KU School of Architectural Design for further development and use as a consumer tool.

20. Other Second Life Projects Nurse Anesthesia – Operating Room

21. Other Second Life Projects Nursing Informatics – Jayhawk Community Living Center

22. Other Second Life Projects Dietetics & Nutrition – Weight Management

23. Special Thanks Occupational Therapy Department Dory Sabata, OTD, OTR/L, SCEM Physical Therapy Department Carla Sabus, PT, PhD Teaching & Learning Technologies Tennille Fincham, BA David Antonacci, PhD(c)

24. Questions?

25. Stephanie GeraldEducational Technologistsgerald@kumc.eduSecond Life Name: Raine Whitman Lou Loescher-JungeAssistant Deanljunge@kumc.edu Contact Information