Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Ariki's update
Another video update :-). The place I visited was pretty cool. Everything is massive (no I am not that small)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Some thoughts...
Hi everyone.
During a meeting recently, we spent some time looking around Second Life and just navigating. Being a relatively creative person, I began to brainstorm some ideas regarding different opportunities for teaching and educating youth workers (and youth in general) about different aspects of life, and indeed, how these can be expressed through Second Life.
My thoughts (brainstorming) regarding space ran something along these lines:
. Creating room (space) for teaching on body image and self esteem in relation to youth. A room could be specially designed that has a series of posters, each providing different aspects to the body image debate. It was envisaged that each poster (or wall) have some challenging questions for youth in how they view their body and cultural perceptions of beauty. The final challenge after viewing this would be for the participant to change their avatar appearance before venturing back out into the wider space of Second Life and recording their interactions with others, particularly any changes.
. Another room (or building - space, however it is defined) allocated to issues of bullying, either in the school environment or the Second Life environment itself. This could provide information regarding bullying being a form of abuse and how to address this issue. Closely identified with discussions on self esteem, this wall could also include a series of "strengths" (modelled closely on a strengths perspective in therapeutic practice) and provide opportunities for youth to identify themselves in relation to their strengths, rather than being defined by others.
. Another space could be allocated to discussions regarding health and well being and holistic approaches to this. A series of posters (or walls) with information, suggesting that health and well being incorporates emotional, mental, social, financial, sexual, physical, spiritual rather than being limited to traditional understandings. These would also include a series of questions calling youth to challenge themselves in identifying the areas of their life needing assistance in terms of wellness. Ultimately, these would also have referral suggestions (particularly in relation to emotional and mental health) and also provide assessment and helpful tools such as how to design their own "eco-maps" and "lifestyle wheels" for understanding their holistic health and working towards maintaining it.
A few thoughts for now - I will add more as I come across them in my mind! :-)
Feel free to comment, add or make suggested changes to the aforementioned ideas.
Peace, Dee :-)
During a meeting recently, we spent some time looking around Second Life and just navigating. Being a relatively creative person, I began to brainstorm some ideas regarding different opportunities for teaching and educating youth workers (and youth in general) about different aspects of life, and indeed, how these can be expressed through Second Life.
My thoughts (brainstorming) regarding space ran something along these lines:
. Creating room (space) for teaching on body image and self esteem in relation to youth. A room could be specially designed that has a series of posters, each providing different aspects to the body image debate. It was envisaged that each poster (or wall) have some challenging questions for youth in how they view their body and cultural perceptions of beauty. The final challenge after viewing this would be for the participant to change their avatar appearance before venturing back out into the wider space of Second Life and recording their interactions with others, particularly any changes.
. Another room (or building - space, however it is defined) allocated to issues of bullying, either in the school environment or the Second Life environment itself. This could provide information regarding bullying being a form of abuse and how to address this issue. Closely identified with discussions on self esteem, this wall could also include a series of "strengths" (modelled closely on a strengths perspective in therapeutic practice) and provide opportunities for youth to identify themselves in relation to their strengths, rather than being defined by others.
. Another space could be allocated to discussions regarding health and well being and holistic approaches to this. A series of posters (or walls) with information, suggesting that health and well being incorporates emotional, mental, social, financial, sexual, physical, spiritual rather than being limited to traditional understandings. These would also include a series of questions calling youth to challenge themselves in identifying the areas of their life needing assistance in terms of wellness. Ultimately, these would also have referral suggestions (particularly in relation to emotional and mental health) and also provide assessment and helpful tools such as how to design their own "eco-maps" and "lifestyle wheels" for understanding their holistic health and working towards maintaining it.
A few thoughts for now - I will add more as I come across them in my mind! :-)
Feel free to comment, add or make suggested changes to the aforementioned ideas.
Peace, Dee :-)
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