Victor Valley College Uses Robotic Simulators in Nursing Program

The Victor Valley Press reports that Victor Valley College is utilizing the SimMan 3G robotic simulator, "an advanced robotic patient simulator that mimics medical conditions and physiological responses to treatments" as a training aid in its expanding nursing program.  The high-tech simulator allows students to experience situations which they might not otherwise encounter in their clinical program, according to Dr. Joseph Morris, program director.  http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/simulator-29238-students-train.html

Use of Simulations and Virtual Labs in Secondary Science Education Increasing

In an article from Education Week, the increasing use of simulations and virtual labs in high school science education is addressed.  With the availability of free or low-cost shared virtual and simulation sites on the rise, the intersection of limited teacher understanding and facility of using the technology, as well as students' sophisticated appetites for it, is seen as one sticking point in expanding the labs' use in high schools.  The article also references a number of resources for the simulations and labs.  http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/15/35mm-science.h30.html?tkn=RTLFN%2F2EVFsfja4Yy7htG9tgDXotI%2BVvn3V2&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-MM11-EWH