Social media, the democratisation of knowledge and physiotherapy. Can they play nice together?

• @ryantracey Agreed. The process, rather than the certificate, should be emphasised #
• RT @wesleylynch: Video comparing iphone and nexus – http://ow.ly/17iBb. Can’t imagine how the iPhone will survive, Android is already better #
• RT @psychemedia: Are Higher Degrees a waste of time for most people? http://bit.ly/buKpOW. IT professionals are hardly “most people” #
• University finds free online classes don’t hurt enrollment http://bit.ly/9zztuR #
• Mobile Learning Principles – interesting, but unrealistic in a developing country. “Mobile” does not = smartphone http://bit.ly/97WUu4 #
• Presenting while people are twittering, an increasingly common backchannel. Be aware of it and use it if possible http://bit.ly/bymSUE #
• Presentation Zen: The “Lessig Method” of presentation. Great resource on improving your presentation skills http://bit.ly/aTykYr #
• About “P”! « Plearn Blog. This post raises some interesting questions about the challenges of using PLEs http://bit.ly/9cDqd6 #
• Crazy Goats. I don’t usually share this sort of thing, but this pretty amazing http://bit.ly/9Hg32e #
• Learning technologies in engineering education. For anyone interested in integrating “distance” with “practical” http://bit.ly/a9lclC #
• Think ‘Network Structure’ not ‘Networking’. I always thought “networking” was too haphazard to bother with http://bit.ly/acuw1g #
• Clifton beach earlier today. I think I like it here http://twitgoo.com/dv85w #
• @davidworth Hi David, thanks for the blog plug #
• @sharingnicely: go around institutional pushback when policy is unfriendly to OER #OCW #
• @dkeats: free content enables students to use scarce financial resources to acquire tech instead, which grants access to vastly more content #
• Butcher: the curricular framework must drive development of OER – content comes after learning #OCW #
• Neil Butcher from OERAfrica: OER can’t work without institutional support #OCW #
• Why is copyright in OER even an issue? Copyright applies equally to OER and non-OER #OCW #
• If you think of a degree as a learning experience, rather than a certificate, formal accreditation is less important. See P2PU #OCW #
• Is there a difference between OER and #OCW I’m wary of the emphasis on content as a means of changing teaching practice #
• @dkeats Improvement in quality is always important, isn’t it? No-one is aiming for mediocrity #
• OCW workshop at UWC today, OCW board present incl. MIT OCW, should be a good day, quite proud its happening here #
• RT @cristinacost: RT @gconole: Sarah Knight on JISC elearning prog including excellent eff. practice pubs http://bit.ly/c1wVF6 #
• RT @c4lpt: MicroECoP – Uisng microblogging to enhance communication within Communities of Practice http://bit.ly/9ofx3O #microecop #
• Making the Pop Quiz More Positive. I like the change of mindset that the post suggests, pop quizzes aren’t punishment http://bit.ly/d5IiMV #
• @cristinacost Looks good, you’re further along with your project than I am with mine, I might have to come to you for advice #
• Problem-Based Learning: A Quick Review « Teaching Professor. Nice, short summary of why PBL is a Good Thing http://bit.ly/cOAQeY #
• @cristinacost What’s your interest in Buddypress? I recently set up WPMU/BP platform for physio dept social network to explore CoP #
• Microblogging to enhance communication within communities of practice http://bit.ly/a0saa4 #microecop #
• There’s a war goin’ on here, donchaknow? Retro copyright posters at EdTechPost http://bit.ly/aBsVwu #
• Post by Howard Rheingold on crap detection on the internet should be required reading for everyone online http://bit.ly/dsGtha #
• Scroll down for the 5 C’s of Engagement on Postrank’s “What it is” page. Is it useful for building social presence? http://bit.ly/983dcL #
• Great post on 3 strategies to manage information: Aggregate, Filter and Connect. The last one is hard (for me anyway) http://bit.ly/diItNr #
• Great post on the importance of not only filtering information, but using it meaningfully http://bit.ly/bk21Ol #
• Siemens’ post on moving from educational reform within the system, to a “no boundaries” approach http://bit.ly/bMnKXu #
• Web 3.0 and Its Relevance for Instruction – interesting article on how a next generation web could be used in education http://bit.ly/axYyEr #
• Freedom helps kids learn more « Education Soon http://bit.ly/bBbGvB #

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• Just finished at #tedxjohannesburg, now the real work begins, researching and integrating great ideas into teaching practice #
• Malan Joubert (http://ow.ly/Cu5I) on changing health in SA with mobile tech, important ideas with real practical solutions #tedxjohannesburg #
• Claire Janisch on biomimicry (http://ow.ly/CtXr) at #tedxjohannesburg, beautiful ideas, she is going to change the world #
• PRof Momba (http://ow.ly/CtW6) & a solid academic talk, but not inspiring, and didn’t make it relevant for this audience #tedxjohannesburg #
• Wonderful presentation by Shane Immelman (http://ow.ly/CtP9) on the lapdesk project (http://www.lapdesk.co.za/) #tedxjohannesburg #
• Why is it that the people who have done the most amazing things, are often the most humble? #tedxjohannesburg #
• Watching video by Jill Taylor, professor of neurology, describing her stroke (http://ow.ly/CtCW) #tedxjohannesburg #
• Steve’s true effect will be when we reflect back on what just happened. What are we capable of when we act together? #tedxjohannesburg #
• Fantastic presentation by Steve Barnett (http://ow.ly/CsFH) at #tedxjohannesburg, only standing ovation so far, will post video on YouTube #
• Scott Cundill (http://ow.ly/CskM) on thinking about the world differently when you grow your own food #tedxjohannesburg #
• Karen Brooks on how learning can be moved onto mobile platforms, great idea on changing content distribution http://ow.ly/Csh8 #tedxjhb #
• Karen Michelle Brooks on how learning can be moved onto mobile platforms, great idea on changing content distribution http://ow.ly/Csfu #
• Clarke Scholtz (http://ow.ly/Cs8o) talking at #tedxjhb about dung beetles is interesting but unsure how it relates to community upliftment? #
• Marcus Neustetter at #tedxjhb, http://ow.ly/CrDJ, great presentation on community involvement and upliftment, what is our place in the world #
• Inspiring talk by Verity Price, great idea for micro-investment where people can be enabled through the community http://ow.ly/CrsR #tedxjhb #
• It’s crazy that the best talk at at #tedxjhb can be seen online at http://ow.ly/CrqX #
• Talk about self-empowerment, fantastic story of someone taking control and doing something amazing http://bit.ly/FMpnm #
• If vermicompost is so great, why isn’t every farmer using it? What’s the cost/yield ratio? Seems too good to be true #tedxjohannesburg #
• Hennie Eksteen talk (http://ow.ly/CpCc) on earthworms is fascinating but nothing I can’t get from Wikipedia (or similar) #tedxjohannesburg #
• Very cool talk by Susan Woolf at #tedxjb http://bit.ly/4iVxSu #
• Very cool live blog from ivo vegter, great to follow if you’re not here #tedxjb #tedxjohannesburg http://bit.ly/2PWuud #
• @EveD agreed, but TED licensing is very strict, i’m using #tedxjb anyway in reply to EveD #
• MAZ of “Broccoli project” give rewards that matter in exchange for positive social behaviour http://broccoliproject.org/ #tedxjb #
• Marc Anthony Zimmermann (MaZ) second speaker at #tedxjb http://bit.ly/1M4fZ4 #
• Iain Thomas from “I wrote this for you” very interesting http://pleasefindthis.blogspot.com/ #tedxjb #
• Beaded lanyards for nametags made by women taken off the streets and given jobs by one of the speakers here today #tedxjb #
• My #tedxjb “one thing to do before you die” is to “change the power dynamic in South African higher education #
• TEDx organisers insisting we use #tedxjohannesburg because of licensing agreement with main TED, will keep using #tedxjb to save space #
• @richoakley hi there, i’ll be tweeting using #tedxjb, no official word about what # to use though, so it could change in reply to richoakley #
• Waiting for #tedxjb to start, pretty cool setup, tedx logo very south african with the wire figures reminiscent of traffic lights everywhere #
• @roballen101 I will be, should we start 1? How about tedxjb? #
• Oer Twitter List by Lisa Petrides on Listorious – Useful if you’re interested in OER http://j.mp/1IHE3C #
• Starting to get excited about TEDxJohannesburg conference “Uplifting communities” this weekend – http://bit.ly/1rl75S #
• http://bit.ly/RnL1j #
• @weblearning I like your simplified approach, it avoids the “what service/tools do I/my contacts use?” But does “simple” = missing depth? in reply to weblearning #
• @ryantracey Hi Ryan, lots of good stuff from Ascilite. Have a look at http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/abraham.pdf in reply to ryantracey #
• A collection of Personal Learning Environment diagrams – http://j.mp/1XXkB2 #
• Leigh Blackall: How might P2PU do without copyright? – http://j.mp/13Ba8K #

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• Guidelines for writing a mini-dissertation http://bit.ly/21vUTU #
• After reading this, I won’t ever go to Portofino restaurant in Cape Town, RT if you believe in good customer service http://bit.ly/o3eZD #
• 25 Predictions for the University of the Future – from @johannescronje http://bit.ly/QJ7mM #
• Online Learning: More Than Technical Savvy. A look at factors other than technological prowess that influence learning http://bit.ly/2rwIlU #
• Learning as a Network vs. Social Constructivism. Interesting post that helps to understand both approaches http://bit.ly/4clGcR #
• How to Respond to a Student’s Answer « Teaching Professor http://bit.ly/42PH98 #
• Learnstreaming – Dennis Callahan. I like the idea that we can post our learning experiences that may help others http://bit.ly/1GjFVn #
• Wiley Downes Dialogue on OER. This would’ve been interesting to attend. Pity only one section available in audio http://bit.ly/2rQHuY #
• Google Wave in education…not sure how this is going to work, but excited to see how people use it in this field http://bit.ly/3kr928 #
• Eager Students Fall Prey to Apartheid’s Legacy – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/1QoJFV #
• @david_horwitz Exclusive Books veterens of the world unite #
• @weblearning Hi Derek, glad I found you, there appear to be a lot more of us in SA than I used to think in reply to weblearning #
• APA Style Blog – Citing Twitter and Facebook http://bit.ly/3BiWBY #
• EBM Librarian – wiki for those teaching and supporting Evidence Based Medicine http://bit.ly/4eRFj5 #
• Bridging the Gap Between Online and On-ground Teaching — THE Journal http://bit.ly/e5lwW #

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• educational-origami – Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy http://bit.ly/GMLtA #
• bjoern.brembs.blog: Why do we still publish scientific papers? http://bit.ly/5zv0X #
• Design and Technology Education: an International Journal http://bit.ly/kGVIV #
• Open educational resources in Africa http://bit.ly/2OcTm2 #
• A review of Manuel Castells “trilogy” of the information age http://bit.ly/gusW2 #

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• Becoming a relational academic http://bit.ly/6IEsA #
• Academic Earth – The Human Brain and Muscular System, Great video lecture on anatomy (36 lectures available) http://bit.ly/mNMTp #
• Fascinating lectures on the nature of death, from Open Yale Courses. Plenty of other great content here http://bit.ly/E5w25 #
• Scholarly Teaching: A Model. Article by Trigwell, Martin, Benjamin and Prosser on the integration of scholarly teaching http://bit.ly/puSsR #

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