Simulated 3D Environments
What are some ways you could incorporate a simulated 3D environment into your course curriculum?
we teach anatomy and physiology in medical assisting and using a program that shows the 3D of the human body and the difffernt layers is so interesting to the students
I teach head and neck anatomy and tooth morphology for a dental hygiene program. This would be tremendously useful especially to demonstrate origins and insertions of muscles of mastication and distinguishing morphological characteristics of teeth!
For sugical extractions and periodontal surgery
I utilize you tube videos in the dental assisting classroom. I would like to know if I can use second life to show dentistry in the Civil War
vs modern day. Dental tools from caveman on, i.e.,a pick vs the computer mouse.
We are studying growth and development of Health Informatics at MMTC. 3D environments will allow the students to visualize human anatomy as we study hearing functions, the respiratory system, and view 3D drawings such as the eye, heart, lungs, brain, etc.
Neidra,
Thank you for sharing! Google is just an amazing resource- I rely on it heavily for both work and personal use.
Best,
Theresa Schmitt
Since I teach IT I would need a 3D simulator that can display 3D parts of computer components. Not just computer components but any other computing/networking equipment would be great. Especially the ones that are expense and can not be easily purchase.
It will be the closes to getting hands on. Now one may think we can see 2D pictures but one most of time do not get all sides to it and all the components that make up the equipment.
TestOut is a Testing simulator and does make a good 2D view on working with equipment. There are at some 3D view of parts but not always. We can see the front and back of the equipment.
When discussing camera placement...we could play through a 3d story and examine the different looks we create.
With a growing population of non-traditional students who either dropped out of school or have not been to school in a long time, 3D models would be very beneficial in my geometry class. I see where google earth has teamed up with a site called realworldmath.org to bring math topics to real-life.
I am very interested in this but feel overwhelmed at the same time because of my lack of knowledge and experience. The idea of creating a 3D immersive experience for students in order to facilitate better and more comprehensive patient care seems so exciting and fruitful. I am just not sure how to go about it.
At my school we use "Virtual Clinical Excursions" at Pacific View Regional Hospital. The students can learn assessment of specific patients (they might not have an opportunity to interact with), documentation, medication administration, critical thinking skills, changes in condition, and learn how to make decisions for real-world problems, etc. They can apply the nursing process in a safe environment, collect and anlyze data, and practice what they are learning in theory class.
In the culinary world this application is limitless, even to the point where you wonder if they will still need an instructor. But you can show any cooking techniques, carving, butchering, platting, etc...
I would use the 3D simulation for Anatomy and pointing out the layers of muscles and bones and for labeling of structures of the human body and I would apply it to kinesiology, showing the layers of musculature on the body.
When lecturing on how to butcher an animal a 3D environment would allow for a much more realistic view of what is coming fromn where.
It would be great to simulate looking at a wiring diagram of a vehicle, then having the student virtually find the harness, connectors and splices.
I'm actually really excited to check out second life! I teach Mediacl Assiting and it sounds as if alot of it is geared towards medical.
I could show how pressure valves open normally.
Then show how it hydro locks closed.
We deal with a lot of mechanical and electrical components. We could incorporate an animated 3D environment to show both how each works separately and together.
I teach billing and coding and would love to incorporate 3-D into the curriculum so that students could have "real world" hands-on experience with phone conversations, billing companies, and professional skills. Has anybody tried this in my field?
