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 * Proposal submission #21759**

Learning in a Virtual Environment: Managing Emergency Preparedness and Health Security Using Second Life as a Teaching Tool
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Susan Spencer, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA, spencesu@shu.edu Anne Hewitt, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA, hewittan@shu.edu Heidi Trotta, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA, trottahe@shu.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

As virtual learning becomes a convenient and accepted pedagogical tool, health management faculty are challenged to successfully update face-2-face team exercises into web-based scenarios available to both on-campus and online students. This session presents the successful integration of a virtual learning scenario (Play2Train) in a Master in Healthcare Administration (MHA) course using the Second Life platform. During this web-based presentation, panelists will cover the step-by-step process in scenario development and provide examples from the faculty instruction manual, student workbook, and assessment tools. Presenters include administration, faculty, an instructional designer, and a scenario developer.
 * Description**

Objectives After attending this session, participants will be able to do the following: (1) Discuss the advantages of virtual learning with Second Life (2) Describe the scenario development process using the Play2Train platform (3) Demonstrate how problem-based learning applies to emergency preparedness planning and management (4) Identify best practices for graduate course integration

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