I liked the first example in Dr. Herrington's paper and created mine based on a similar situation that was easily modified for my occupational therapy discipline.
Occupational Therapy students are given the task of completing an evaluation on a geriatric home health patient. The website simulates a person's home that the student can click on various items/places within the house. By clicking on the patient sitting in the chair, they are able to "interview" him/her to determine personal history, significant medical background and individual demographic information. The student can then navigate the home environment in order to see how the patient functions within each area (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom) and task (dressing, taking medication, getting up from chair, etc.). For example, in the bathroom, the student may discover that the patient requires no assistance with toileting, though requires maximum asssitance getting into the tub/shower.
After the O.T. student has adequate information gathered, they can then proceed to the icon of the evaluation form (provided) and complete their assessment, writing areas of strength, areas needing improvement, goals and treatment plan. This same exercise could be adapted to return later and re-assess the patient to determine if any progress had been made.
If I had the computer technical skills OR access to an innovative IT person to create this virtual environment, I can forsee many applications throughout this activity as well as numerous other authentic task applications in my field.
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That would be an amazing tool for OT students. Find techie OT and design it and make that $Million!
Have fun this week!
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