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Presented byPresented byJulian ScheinbuksJulian Scheinbuks
Aka Jules GigamonAka Jules Gigamon
Veronica HallowayVeronica Halloway
Aka No MoraneAka No Morane
Deb AntoineDeb Antoine
Aka Vidorah MessmerAka Vidorah Messmer
Presented byPresented byJulian ScheinbuksJulian Scheinbuks
Aka Jules GigamonAka Jules Gigamon
Veronica HallowayVeronica Halloway
Aka No MoraneAka No Morane
Deb AntoineDeb Antoine
Aka Vidorah MessmerAka Vidorah Messmer
PURPOSE OF BASUAH(Brothers And Sisters United Against HIV/AIDS)
Provide culturally specific training on HIV/AIDS the African Americancommunity
HIV/AIDS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
… blacks make up just 12 % of the U.S. pop., [but] they account for nearly half of new HIV infections...The harsh reality is that 1 in 16 black men will be diagnosed with HIV at some point in their lifetime, as will 1 in 30 black women.
KEVIN FENTON, MDCenters for Disease Control and PreventionSummer 2008
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The Collaboration
BASUAH Online Training
• Tra
Training Modules:•Intro to HIV/AIDS Epidemiology•Impact of HIV/AIDS in the African American Community•HIV Basics•About Sexually Transmitted Diseases•Presentation Skills for Ambassadors•Cultural Sensitivity •HIV Ethics
Training Modules:•Intro to HIV/AIDS Epidemiology•Impact of HIV/AIDS in the African American Community•HIV Basics•About Sexually Transmitted Diseases•Presentation Skills for Ambassadors•Cultural Sensitivity •HIV Ethics
Other Uses of Technology by BASUAH
Text Messaging
E-cards
Podcasting
Blogging
YouTube
Face Book
MySpace
Second Life
Wikis
Benefits of the Collaboration: IDPH
• Partnership with UIS and CSU gives us access to the latest online technology, and makes it a student driven program
• Keep ambassadors engaged
– Retention
– Anonymity leads to more open discussions
– Takes away stigma
• Model easily adaptable and accessible to other programs and states.
Benefits of the Collaboration• Provide training online or in person
– Providing culturally specific training on demand through UIS Moodle and in person
– Partnership with Chicago State University – Biology class– Cost and time effective; free LMS, low overhead i.e, IT cost and additional staff
• Ambassador program expanded statewide– Partnership with other community organizations
• afterschool programs and faith-based organizations.
– Over 3000 BASUAH ambassadors trained
Biology Class @ CSU• Seven years ago, an online introductory Biology Class
was offered by CSU to study Sexually Transmitted Infection (STIs)
• The purpose of the course was to educate and motivate non-major students to influence the community about the epidemiology and medical issues associated with STIs and HIV/AIDS.
Student Profile• AGE: average age was 30 to
35 years• Family status: Most were
married or were single parents• Financial Status: Most
received financial aid• Education: most were juniors
or seniors• Majors: Students were
enrolled in: COE, CAS, Honors College, COB, and BOG.
Student Profile (cont.)
• Racial or Cultural Background:– 80% African American– 0.6% Asian American
or Pacific Islander– 6.7% Hispanic
American – 0.1% Native American– 9.9% Caucasian
• Gender: 65% female, 35% male
Biology Class Objectives
• The class studied those pathogens which cause (STIs) and associate them with their biological families with specific interest in the bacterial and viral agents
• The class studied the nature and epidemiology of the agents and how to protect against exposure to STIs..
• Members of the class completed the IDPH BASUAH Ambassador program.
• The class created presentations using Elluminate. Recordings of their presentations and related skits were placed into Second Life to assist in development of the Second Life BASUAH Ambassador Program.
Biology Class Objectives
Benefits of the Collaboration: IDPH
• Engagement and Retention of BASUAH Ambassadors
• Ambassador Programs:– State-wide networking– National networking– Global networking
Benefits of the Collaboration: CSU
• Engagement and Retention of Students• Three Biology classes have participated in the
BASUAH program.• 50 biology students have become BASUAH
Ambassadors• BASUAH Ambassador Program Objectives for
CSU students:– State-wide networking– National networking– Global networking
Benefits of the Collaboration: UIS
• Experiment with teaching and learning in Second Life: interactions in SL– Gaming– Role Playing– Avatars with disease-like symptoms
• Social Networking in SL, Moodle, Blackboard etc.– Face book– SLOODLE– Access to Moodle through SL– Blogs
Brief History of Second Life
Second Life is a 3-Dvirtual world entirelycreated by its residents.Since opening to thepublic in 2003, it hasgrown and today isinhabited by millions ofresidents from around theglobe.
Stats
As of yesterday
afternoon over 1
million 444 thousand
people have logged
into Second Life in the
last 60 days.
Second Life Demo
Resources
• Blog – http://basuahinsl.blogspot.com/
• Ning– http://basuah.ning.com/
• Higher Ed in Second Life: Fall 2007– http://rayschroeder.googlepages.com/secondlife