The Wired Campus has an interesting article on nursing students at Tacoma Community College. In John Miller's class, the students practice interviewing patients in Second Life.
This sort of activity, of course, is one that could be carried out in a classroom, but I can see the advantages of having student interview other "people" who are for the most part, strangers. It will be a different and valuable experience.
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Typically, when I want to use a student's work that s/he handed in as an assignment for one of my classes in another context, I email the student to ask for his/her permission.
Nice article by Delaney J. Kirk and Timothy L.
Grades are all over the place, but what are they? Well, I guess there are a few questions. What is a grade? What is the grade supposed to be? Why do we give grades?
You know you want to! This is just one of the many project you can help out:
They forgot to mention the Ann Myers Medical Center where we've already had some medical exercices...
http://scienceroll.com/2007/08/09/live-blogging-today-first-medical-sim…
Berci: Thanks for adding a great example! I was remiss in not mentioning it.
It's not your mistake, Sandra! :)