e-Learning Unit,

St George’s University of London

Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

The Journey of Problem-Based Learning

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

PREVIEW

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

• Paramedic Course• Work placement students • 5 Scenarios developed

PREVIEWProblem-based learning in Virtual Interactive Educational Worlds

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

Generation 4

The generation of enriched, interactive, scenarios with options and consequences

The project adapted and enriched 18 PBL cases to online interactive scenarios,

and 1 virtual world case

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual WorldsKey Differences

• Now rolling out to 160 students rather than small groups of 2-5

• Patient needs to be transferred to different departments

• A lot more ‘Chat’ involved for history taking

• Different equipment and tests

Medical Virtual Patients in Virtual Worlds

Demo