HIV/AIDS Education Curriculum at Diversity University

Prepared by Adele Weiner,Ph,D.
Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, NYC, NY

There are two locations at Diversity University that contain objects for AIDS education - the Social Work Lobby (#639) ahe AIDS Services Foyer (#1636). You should probably begin in he Social Work Lobby which contains several objects to teach about AIDS and end at the AIDS Service foyer with a tour of the AIDS Quilt and the Reflections on AIDS Bulletn Board.

To get to the Social Work Lobby type @go #639
To get to the AIDs Service Foyer type @go #1636

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For those of you who are new to MOOing you might want to LOOK AT THE VARIOUS OBJECTS you find. If it says it has writing on it, you should READ OBJECT.
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The following objects are located in the SOCIAL WORK LOBBY (#639)

DR. A

An AIDS Educator who will try to answer your questions about safer sex and AIDS prevention. She smiles warmly at you and you sense that she will be honest in trying to answer your question. You notice she is wearing a red AIDS Awareness ribbon.

To start Dr.A...type ACTIVATE DR.A

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AIDS GOPHER

You see a red, laptop computer, with various controls on it.
        To select an item, type:                Pick # onAIDS Gopher
        To go back up a level, type:            Pop AIDS Gopher
        To go back to the top level, type:    Reset AIDS Gopher
        To mail yourself the item, type:        mailme # on AIDS Gopher

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AIDS POSTER

On the wall you see a poster with a large red ribbon and writing in bold red letters.

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HIV_DISEASE_SPECTRUM

You see another of Danford's @detailed objects and it has information on it about HIV disease and its progression. To access this information, just type @details on HIV-Disease_Spectrum (aka hds)' to get a list of the details and then type 'see <detail name>on HIV_Disease_Sprectrum' to read each of these descriptions.

@details on HIV_Disease_Spectrum
spectrum
acute infection
HIV+
symptomatic
AIDS
bottom line

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HUMAN_IMMUNODEFICIENCY_VIRUS

You see HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. This virus belongs to the class of viruses known as Retroviruses. You can discover more about this virus by examining the @details attached: to get a list of these details, type '@details on HI' and to read the individual details, type 'see
<detail name> on HIV.

@details on Human_Immuodeficiency_Virus
basic structure
nucleic acid core
reverse transcriptase
capsid
envelope
life cycle

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BASKET OF CONDOMS

You see a large round basket overflowing with a variety of latex condoms - colored ones, ribbed ones, lubricated ones - and packets of water soluble lubricant. There are even female condoms in the basket. Try taking one!

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LIVING_WITH_AIDS

There appears to be some writing on the note ...

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_CAN YOU SEE?_

There appears to be some writing on the note ...

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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES-USA-1993

You see a note with writing on it. Try read Notifiable Diseases-USA-1993 or just read notifiable diseases, or even just read NDUS.

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AIDS QUILT DIRECTIONS

This is an @detailed object which contains information about Diversity
University's AIDS Quilt. You can access the specific details by typing
'@details AIDS Quilt Directions' or '@details AQD' or '@details #9115'. To
read a specific detail, the command is: 'see <detail name> on AIDS Quilt

@details on AQD
General Description
Location
Panel Creation
Sewing

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HIV/AIDS USA Map

If you are in the integrated web interface you can click on the map to see an animated dot map of AIDS in the United States.

If you are not in the integrated interface, you can use you web browser to go to http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/graphics/images/dot_maps/dot_map1.htm.

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The following objects are located in the AIDS SERVICES FOYER (#1636)

AIDS Services Foyer

A vast cavernous room with long walls on which the DU section of the AIDS quilt hangs. There are big overstuffed chairs and sofas around and at any time of the day you may find people lounging here, sewing on panels for their lost loved ones.

To visit the quilt type: ENTER QUILT

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AIDS QUILT

To enter the AIDS quilt and read the descriptions of the individual squ
type 'enter quilt'. Once you are in the quilt, type MAP to see the virtual
quilt before you.

To add a square to the quilt, '@create #11856 named <the name of the person for whom you are creating the square>', then @move your created square to the AIDS quilt, @go to your square, describe it, etc, and 'sew <north/south/east/west> to <name or # of another square>' so that people can walk around between squares.

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REFLECTIONS ON AIDS

The AIDS epidemic has touched all our lives.

As you tour the DU AIDS Memorial Quilt you might have some feelings or thoughts you wish to share with others.

Please feel free to post here and become part of our living memorial.

To post on this board type post <title> on ROA.
For additional information type help ROA

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

There appears to be some writing on the note ...

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AIDS POSTER

You see a poster with some writing on it. Try to READ POSTER.

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