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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Friday October 9, 2009 Volume 91, No. 29 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 Game replaces traditional nursing class TECHNOLOGY Some students are unsure whether the digital learning environment... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Friday October 9, 2009 Volume 91, No. 29 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 Game replaces traditional nursing class TECHNOLOGY Some students are unsure whether the digital learning environment will be more effective than attending lecture. GAME continues on page 3 BY MICAELA TITUS The Shorthorn staff The School of Nursing plans to use gaming technology to teach undergraduate students about pediatric respiratory diseases. Nursing associate professor Judy LeFlore received a grant from the UT System to see if gaming could be more effective in teaching nursing students in comparison to a traditional lecture. It will be a CD-ROM game that will replace the three-hour pediatric diseases class lecture. “Games are an immersive environment that people can learn from,” LeFlore said. “Serious games will teach, while students are competing with themselves and others. ” Next semester, senior nursing students will be randomly selected Less