World AIDS Day.A WebQuest.

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Introduction

The Ministry of Health, Singapore recorded a statistic of distinct increase in confirmed HIV infected patient from 199 people to 456 people between 1998 and 2008. The Singapore Health Promotion Board would like to raise public awareness on HIV/AIDS in conjunction with World AIDS Day by launching the Singapore AIDS Campaign. Various roles will come together to offer their perspectives on various angles of HIV/AIDS.

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TaskAs an expert, you are a part of a committee involved in the Singapore AIDS Campaign to be held on the 1st of December 2010. Your committee is responsible for creating awareness about HIV/AIDS to the public through a blog and an e-poster.

Part A. In your blog, you should:

1. Describe the terms HIV and AIDS with 100% accuracy.2. Diagnose at least 3 symptoms of AIDS with 100% accuracy . 3. Dispel at least 10 myths of HIV/AIDS with 100% accuracy.4. Identify at least 3 ways on how HIV is contracted with 100% accuracy.5. Describe 5 consequences faced by patients due to social stigma with 100% accuracy. 6. Propose at least 3 ways to help HIV/AIDS patient overcome social stigma and isolation with 75%

accuracy. 7. Identify at least 3 current treatments available for HIV/AIDS patients with 100% accuracy.8. Identify at least 1 latest research findings about treating HIV/AIDS with 75% accuracy.

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TaskPart B. Respond to any one of the ethical issues below and construct your opinion through a tag line on an e-poster.

1. Should an employer terminate the service of an employee who has just disclosed that he or she is HIV positive?

2. Does a person has the right to confidentiality (that he is HIV positive) when it comes to applying a job to avoid discrimination?

3. Should a pregnant mother, who has just found out that she is HIV positive, abort her unborn baby?

*Note: Both your blog and e-poster shall not contain any of the following:I. Unauthorized copyrighted materials,II. Any form of nudity or offensive materials andIII. Discriminatory language, bias or racial and religious intolerance materials.

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TaskPlease take note

Your blog & e-poster must be created at : http://world-aids-day.wikispaces.com Sign in with the following details:

Each committee group has been assigned a page that can be accessed only by committee members. For e.g.:

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Username: Your NRIC

Password: Your NRIC

G01 Committee Group 1

G02 Committee Group 2

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TaskPlease take note

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Deliverables Deadline1. Blog (with e-poster) 1 week from now2. Presentation of e-poster 2 weeks from now

ProcessIt is the responsibility of your committee to cover thoroughly various aspects of HIV/AIDS in your blog.

Step 1First, we shall look at HIV/AIDS from different perspectives. There are 5 key expert roles needed in your committee. Take a specific role each. Individually, explore the roles and understand your responsibilities first. Click on each roles to find out what you need to do.

Doctor Community Patient Counsellor Researcher

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ProcessDOCTORAs a doctor, you are responsible to explain what HIV and AIDS are. You would also like to inform the public on how doctors diagnose the symptoms of AIDS. Refer to the websites below to answer the 2 questions.

a) Definitionb) Basic Facts about HIV and AIDSc) AIDSd) HIV

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Process COMMUNITY

As part of the community, you have always heard various comments and myths regarding HIV/AIDS. List out the top ten myths and find out what the actual truth behind each myth is. You may make use of the following websites.

a) 10 Myths about HIV and AIDSb) Top 10 HIV and AIDS Mythsc) Circumcisiond) The New Faces of HIV/AIDS

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ProcessPATIENTEven though you are contracted with the HIV virus, you are still able to live life productively thanks to the advancement in medicine. Nevertheless, you would like to share with the public on how the HIV virus may be contracted. Find out 3 or more possible ways/risks for contraction of the HIV virus. You may consider the following websites for your research:

a) Real Life Examples of Patients: Women Living with and Beating Down AIDSb) Can you Get AIDS from…?c) Interactive Online Assessment: Check Your Risk for HIV

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ProcessCOUNSELLOR You are concerned with the social stigma or social isolation experienced by patients with HIV/AIDS. You are to find out and inform the public at least 5 consequences faced by patients due to social stigma. Based on the websites given to you, research and suggest 3 ways how counselling organisations can create social acceptance of people living with HIV/AIDS.

a) HIV/AIDS Stigmab) Stigma, Discrimination and Attitudes to HIV & AIDS

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ProcessRESEARCHER You are responsible to investigate and inform the latest research findings on HIV/AIDS to the public. You are also to inform the public what the latest drug therapy/treatment that is available and how these drugs act on the HIV Virus. Refer to the following websites to answer the questions posted.

a) Immune System can Suppress HIVb) HIV PEPc) Treatment of AIDS and HIV Infectiond) Drugs and Treatment

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ProcessStep 2 Now, gather with those with the same role as you are. Discuss and share your findings. Take note of your group's discussion as you will need the crucial information to contribute to your committee later on. Below is an example of 2 expert groups. In total, there should be 5 expert groups.

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Expert Group 1

Doctor 1

Doctor 2

Doctor 3Doctor 4

Doctor 5

Expert Group 2

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3Patient 4

Patient 5

ProcessStep 3Split from your expert group and meet your committee members. Discuss and provide feedbacks that may be useful for your blog and e-poster. Below is an example of a committee. In total, there should be about 8 committees.

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Committee

Doctor

Community

PatientCounsellor

Researcher

ProcessStep 4Then, assign specific tasks to each committee member according to your strengths and talents as follows:

Team LeaderYou will be the main contact person for the teacher. You are also to coordinate meetings for your members. It is also important that you help your committee to set the goals and themes of your final blog and e-poster.

Content Consolidator

You will delegate writing tasks to group members for various parts of the blog. At the end of the day, you are responsible to consolidate all writing tasks and ensure that the content of your blog and e-poster are well organized.

Blog Team You will design the theme and template of your committee’s blog. You will use the Wikispaces provided as your platform.

E-Poster TeamUsing your knowledge and skills on poster designing, create an e-poster with a catchy tag line based on the ethical issue chosen and post it on your blog.

Presenter You will present the committee’s e-poster on the presentation day itself.

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ProcessStep 5Congratulations! You are now at the final steps. During the official launch of the Singapore AIDS campaign, you will present your e-poster to the public (classroom) on your findings of various aspects of HIV Virus/AIDS.

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Evaluation

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Your group’s blog and e-poster will be assessed based on the rubrics below.

Needs Improvement(1 – 2 marks)

Satisfactory(3 – 4 marks)

Good(5 – 6 marks)

Excellent(7 – 8 marks)

Process Team workGroup members lack

cooperation and organization.

Group members had some difficulties

cooperating with each other and lack organization.

Group members worked appropriately with each

other and were relatively well organized.

Group members were highly cooperative and

organized.

Deliverable(Blog)

Summary and organizing of information

No summary of information and ideas seemed disorganized.

Minimal summary and showed some thoughtful

organization.

Information showed evidence of summary

and was well-organized.

Information was presented in a clear and

concise manner.

Addressing the tasks for each role

Only some questions were addressed correctly

and not thoroughly.

Most of the questions were addressed correctly

but less thoroughly.

All the questions were addressed but less

thoroughly.

All the questions were addressed thoroughly

and correctly.

Deliverable(E-Poster)

TaglineDisplays no evidence of thought and insight of

ethical issues.

Displays little evidence of thought and insight of

ethical issues.

Displays some evidence of thought and insight of

ethical issues.

Displays thoughtful evaluation and insightful

perspective of ethical issues.

Graphics

Graphics are not thought-provoking and does not enhance the

tagline.

Graphics are somewhat thought-provoking but does not enhance the

tagline.

Graphics are fairly thought-provoking and enhances the tagline.

Graphics are highly thought-provoking and enhances the tagline.

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Evaluation

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You will also be assessed individually via an online quiz on the day you present your blog.

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Conclusion

By completing this web quest activity, you would have gained the basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS and be able to gain valuable insights and perspectives from various roles in the community. You would have gained a comprehensive knowledge about your future roles to patients of HIV/AIDs and play a key part in facilitating these patients in the community.

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