http://www.mrowe.co.za/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:52:12 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki http://www.mrowe.co.za/lib/images/favicon.ico http://www.mrowe.co.za/ http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/continuing_professional_development Keep track of the CPD activities undertaken, including dates and events, and commenting on the main learning outcomes achieved. Conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars 2010 * Geekretreat, Stanford Valley, 15-17 January * Opencourse Consortium workshop, UWC School of Public Health, 12 February * Writing for publication retreat, Mont Fleur (Stellenbosch), 24-26 February * SAFRI residential session 1, Southern Sun Hotel, Newlands, 3-9 March * UWC PG research development workshop… Michael Rowe Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:12:30 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/phd_cop_social_networks This project is being undertaken as part of my participation in the SAFRI/FAIMER programme. I'll be evaluating the use of a social network to facilitate the development of a reflective Community of Practice during 2010/2011. This project will also inform my first PhD objective, part of which was a survey to identify possible factors influencing students use of social networks as part of their learning activities. Michael Rowe safri community_of_practice social_network clinical_education reflection learning teaching Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:54:48 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/home This is my home page, where I make notes about the things that I'm interested in. The best place to keep up to date with what I'm doing is at /usr/physio (my blog), or to follow my Twitter stream. * PhD progress * Teaching portfolio * Conference presentations on slideshare * Abstracts on scribd * Flickr stream * Diigo library * Delicious bookmarks * My podcast subscriptions * The OpenPhysio encyclopaedia * Ideas for an open physiotherapy textbook Michael Rowe Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:32:05 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/research_and_publications I keep an updated list of my publications and conference presentations on my blog. Reviews * South African Journal of Physiotherapy * An evaluation of the Academic Development Programme as an intervention in the physiotherapy programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (May, 2010) * Physiotherapy students' and clinical teachers' perspectives on best clinical teaching and learning practices: a qualitative study (February, 2010) * Effects of electrical stimulation on facial disabili… Michael Rowe Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:50:13 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/curriculum_vitae Michael Rowe (email) michael at realmdigital dot co dot za Education * BSc Physiotherapy (2001) * MSc Physiotherapy (2008). Thesis title: The use of information and communication technology to support physiotherapy students in South Africa. University of the Western Cape, South Africa * PdD (current). Thesis title: An analysis of the undergraduate physiotherapy curriculum to identify a teaching module for development, implementation and evaluation of a blended learning approach, using e… Michael Rowe Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:48:04 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/social_network_workshop This workshop will be conducted with each class in the department, as well as the relevant staff (and any staff who are interested), in order to prepare them to run the assignments that will form part of teaching modules. Prior to each assignment, the researcher will conduct a workshop with both the lecturer and relevant class. Before the workshop begins, the class will be asked to participate in a survey (the 4th year project and part of my first objective. During the workshop, students and st… Michael Rowe social_network workshop teaching_and_learning Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:20:20 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/phd_safri * Research project * SOCKS analysis * Reflections * Assignments * Feedback * Conflict management * Leadership - my groups topic. We decided to analyse the relationship between one's MBTI type and leadership style, which we determined partly through the VIA survey and partly through participant reflection Michael Rowe Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:52:10 +0200 http://www.mrowe.co.za/doku.php/phd_progress This is where I'll be updating my Doctoral progress which, together with my blog and Twitter stream, will be an open progress report on where I am and where I'm going with my project. I first came across the idea of an open documentation of the research process after listening to a podcast on open notebook science. I like the idea of the process being transparent, especially since our understanding of the world relies on ideas that can be tested by others. Michael Rowe Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:05:29 +0200