[From Temple University]

[Image: Temple researchers are creating a virtual therapist for people with aphasia. Conducting the two-year study are, from left, Justin Shi, associate professor of computer science; Nadine Martin, professor of communication sciences; and Emily Keshner, professor and chair of physical therapy.]

Aphasia patients may soon get help using a virtual speech therapist

Posted May 1, 2013 — Eryn Jelesiewicz

When asked about her stroke, Debi L. Green pulls a worn scrap of paper out of her purse and points to “October 15, 2004.” The paper is a collection of dates, diagnoses and vital facts that helps her communicate when she can’t find the right words.

The 49-year-old former mortgage adjuster suffers from aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the language center in the brain as a result of stroke or other head trauma. She has spent the last ten years re-learning how to talk, read and write.… read more. “Aphasia patients may soon get help using a virtual speech therapist”

[From Science Network Western Australia; more information and images are available at the University of Western Australia in Second Life blog]

[Image: Left to right: Avatars of Professor Stuart Bunt (UWA), Dr April Richardson-Hatcher (UK), D.Newton (UWA) and Matt Hazzard (UK) meet to launch the collaboration]

Virtual reality examined for tertiary science learning

A virtual reality teaching program by UWA and collaborators has received an international award for innovative learning using Second Life.

Saturday, 20 April 2013 06:00

Now with funding from UWA’s Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Professor Stuart Bunt from School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology and student Khaleel Sunba, will explore how this 3D web-based environment can contribute to innovative changes in science teaching.… read more. “Innovative, collaborative learning of anatomy in Second Life”