Collaborating on the new exhibit

We’ve been hard at work planning the new exhibit on Adapting Environments to Improve Daily Life. The new exhibit will include a home with adapted equipment, animations, and a quiz. See Zsu below, working on “Granny,” a mannequin for the exhibit.

We’re excited to be working with Melvie Pawpaw and Erin Weigler from the School [...]

To Soj: Goodbye and Thank You

We were shocked and saddened to hear of The Sojourner’s death on Sunday, May 25. This was especially unexpected, since she had just presented a talk on “Survivor perspectives on stroke” at our Event on May 19. Others have written about Soj and her wonderful contributions. I did not know her well, only meeting her [...]

Program Development and Survey Statistics

I am one of the occupational therapy (OT) graduate students working on the exhibits at the OT Center in Second Life (SL). I also am doing my Masters research paper on program development in SL. Through my literature review, I have found that virtual reality is emerging as a new venue in the educational arena [...]

Stroke Awareness Exhibit

Our new Stroke Awareness exhibit is up and running, until June 18. It includes a walk-through middle cerebral artery (frequently involved in stroke), information displays about stroke basics, statistics, and rehabilitation, and clot-dissolving quizzes.
Also included are a video about the experience of 2 caregivers and resource information. Participants can also pick up free gifts at [...]

Time to Blog!

Since I entered Second Life to create a facility for Jefferson College of Health Professions, Department of Occupational Therapy, I’ve thought about having a blog. That was over a year ago, and…it’s time! The OT Center at Jefferson in Eduisland II has developed tremendously in the past few months. The Center’s progress is largely a [...]