Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19
The multi-user immersive virtual environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> has been used to teach radiology to third-year medical students during confinement due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. In general, the students, who are digital natives nowadays, have found it easy to adapt to the use...
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| author | Shaghayegh Ravaei Juan M. Alonso-Martinez Alberto Jimenez-Zayas Francisco Sendra-Portero |
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| description | The multi-user immersive virtual environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> has been used to teach radiology to third-year medical students during confinement due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. In general, the students, who are digital natives nowadays, have found it easy to adapt to the use of the 3D platform. Although there have been some technical limitations, both students and teachers involved have rated the use of Second Life<sup>®</sup> during the confinement very highly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d11cf0e46194a87b311cbb470a0a6da2024-10-03T02:26:45ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002020-08-01541910.3390/proceedings2020054009Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19Shaghayegh Ravaei0Juan M. Alonso-Martinez1Alberto Jimenez-Zayas2Francisco Sendra-Portero3Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Radiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Radiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainDepartment of Radiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, SpainThe multi-user immersive virtual environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> has been used to teach radiology to third-year medical students during confinement due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. In general, the students, who are digital natives nowadays, have found it easy to adapt to the use of the 3D platform. Although there have been some technical limitations, both students and teachers involved have rated the use of Second Life<sup>®</sup> during the confinement very highly.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/54/1/9online learningvirtual worldsmedical studentsundergraduate educationradiology |
| spellingShingle | Shaghayegh Ravaei Juan M. Alonso-Martinez Alberto Jimenez-Zayas Francisco Sendra-Portero Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 Proceedings online learning virtual worlds medical students undergraduate education radiology |
| title | Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 |
| title_full | Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 |
| title_fullStr | Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 |
| title_short | Reflections about Learning Radiology inside the Multi-User Immersive Environment Second Life<sup>®</sup> during Confinement by Covid-19 |
| title_sort | reflections about learning radiology inside the multi user immersive environment second life sup r sup during confinement by covid 19 |
| topic | online learning virtual worlds medical students undergraduate education radiology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/54/1/9 |
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