Developing interprofessional health competencies in a virtual world.
Med Educ Online
; 17(1): 11213, 2012 11 16.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23195649
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Virtual worlds provide a promising means of delivering simulations for developing interprofessional health skills. However, developing and implementing a virtual world simulation is a challenging process, in part because of the novelty of virtual worlds as a simulation platform and also because of the degree of collaboration required among technical and subject experts. Thus, it can be difficult to ensure that the simulation is both technically satisfactory and educationally appropriate.METHODS:
To address this challenge, we propose the use of de Freitas and Oliver's four-dimensional framework as a means of guiding the development process. We give an overview of the framework and describe how its principles can be applied to the development of virtual world simulations.RESULTS:
We present two virtual world simulation pilot projects that adopted this approach, and describe our development experience in these projects. We directly connect this experience to the four-dimensional framework, thus validating the framework's applicability to the projects and to the context of virtual world simulations in general.CONCLUSIONS:
We present a series of recommendations for developing virtual world simulations for interprofessional health education. These recommendations are based on the four-dimensional framework and are also informed by our experience with the pilot projects.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Simulación por Computador
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Interfaz Usuario-Computador
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Competencia Clínica
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Comunicación Interdisciplinaria
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Educación Médica Continua
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Educ Online
Asunto de la revista:
EDUCACAO
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá