Using a Virtual Community to Enhance Cultural Awareness

Giddens, Jean Foret; North, Sarah; Carlson-Sabelli, Linnea; Rogers, Erin; Fogg, Louis

doi:10.1177/1043659611434061

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“…In another study, Giddens, North, Carlson-Sabelli, Rogers, and Fogg (2012) were interested in a virtual community program called 'The Neighbourhood' in which 342 first semester nursing students in the USA were enrolled over one semester. The aim of this study was to determine if personal stories among culturally diverse characters in an online, virtual community would motivate and encourage cultural awareness among students in the real world.…”

Section: How Do Students Perceive Diversity Training?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rights, Respect and Responsibilities Online - Reflections and Efficacy

Eady¹,

Jones²,

Alony³

et al. 2018

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Section: How Do Students Perceive Diversity Training?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rights, Respect and Responsibilities Online - Reflections and Efficacy

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Jones²,

Alony³

et al. 2018

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“…Clinicians, other healthcare providers, and trainees must be educated to care for ethnically diverse individuals. Nursing educators have played a vital role in developing curricula and workshops designed to train nurses to be culturally competent . Undergraduate medical education has also focused on ways to improve medical students' awareness of how cultural and ethnic beliefs play an integral role in care .…”

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confidence: 99%

Achieving High‐Quality Multicultural Geriatric Care

2016

J American Geriatrics Society

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As the ethnic diversity of the U.S. population increases, there is a growing awareness of healthcare disparities and the need to address them. This position statement that the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethnogeriatrics Committee developed outlines healthcare disparities in the United States and the minimum quality indicators that healthcare organizations and healthcare providers should adopt to ensure that all older adults receive care that is culturally appropriate and takes into account level of health literacy.

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“…[6][7][8][9] Giddens and colleagues [10] indicated that students were able to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of Virtual World characters from various demographic and cultural backgrounds, contributing to the development of their cultural awareness. In some cases this exposure to different people and contexts may not be available during the students' clinical placements in the current climate of paucity of clinical placements.…”

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Humanising the curriculum: The role of a Virtual World

Ewens

Geale

Vafeas³

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Objective: Technology has changed our world; changed the way we communicate, the way we do business and the way education is delivered. As a result, undergraduate student cohorts come to university equipped with new technology, and educators need to transform the delivery of the curricula to satisfy a variety of learning styles. Nursing education, in particular, is developing and transforming to incorporate technology into the learning environment. Clinical placement opportunities are often sparse and alternative experiences need to be considered. Across nursing curricula, it has been recognised that technology has the capacity to provide real-life learning experiences that promote student engagement and meet the learning needs of a diverse student cohort. Methods: This paper will discuss the development of a "Virtual World" in an undergraduate nursing program in Western Australia. The Virtual World initiative is designed to support students to understand the holistic, health-centred intent of the curriculum. Results: Initial results have shown that the Virtual World and humanising the curriculum, has increased learner engagement, improved critical thinking and decision-making. It has enhanced and maintained a high level of student satisfaction and selfefficacy as well as assisting the development of graduate nurses who perceive themselves as health advocates, problem-solvers and organisers of care. Research will continue to follow the use of the Virtual World model, incorporating a virtual family and its integration into the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Conclusions: In the current climate of nurse education and due to a reduction in availability of clinical placements, alternative authentic experiences need to be offered. The development of the Virtual World has enabled meaningful participation in a safe and supportive learning environment.

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Using a Virtual Community to Enhance Cultural Awareness

Cited by 24 publications

References 19 publications

Rights, Respect and Responsibilities Online - Reflections and Efficacy

Rights, Respect and Responsibilities Online - Reflections and Efficacy

Achieving High‐Quality Multicultural Geriatric Care

Humanising the curriculum: The role of a Virtual World

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