Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-04

U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right | Threat Level | Wired.com http://bit.ly/ivNke2 #
#saahe2011 officially over. It was a wonderful conference made possible by the participation of health educators from all over the country #
Papert http://bit.ly/mggi6R. Being a revolutionary means seeing far enough ahead to know that there is going to be a fundamental change #
Papert http://bit.ly/le70h7. The impact of paper in education has led to the exclusion of those who don’t think in certain ways #
@dkeats When people are “experts” in a domain they can be blinded to great ideas in other fields and so miss opportunities to drive change #
@dkeats Agreed. I’ve had to work really hard to convince people in my dept that I’m not the “computer guy”, I’m the “education guy” #
Innovation is about linking concepts from different fields to solve problems, its not about doing the same thing with more efficiency #
“How do you learn enough of the words to make sense of the discipline?” #saahe2011 #
Presentation by David Taylor on the use of adult learning theories #saahe2011 #
Jack Boulet speaking about the challenges and opportunities in simulation-based assessment #saahe2011 #
Mendeley Desktop 1.0 Development Preview Released http://ow.ly/1ueXSs #
Social media is inherently a system of peer evaluation and is changing the way scholars disseminate their research http://ow.ly/1ueXMA #
@dkeats Wonder if the problem has to do with the fact that much “ed tech” is designed by Comp Scientists, rather than Social Sci? #
@dkeats Also, people have the idea that LMSs have something to do with T&L, & then struggle when it can’t do what they need it to #
@dkeats To qualify, the problem isn’t resistance, its misunderstanding. The conversation always ends up being about technology #
There’s a huge difference between “learning” & “studying”, not in terms of the process but ito motivation & objectives #
@thesiswhisperer conf is for health educators, mostly clinicians, many of whom are amazing teachers but for whom tech is misunderstood #
In a workshop with David Taylor, looking at using adult learning theories #saahe2011 #
Blackboard is a course management system, it has little to do with learning. Use it for what its designed for #saahe2011 #
Trying to change perception that technology-mediated teaching & learning isn’t about technology. Not going well #saahe2011 #
Just gave my presentation on the use of social networks to facilitate clinical & ethical reasoning in practice contexts #saahe2011 #
Deborah Murdoch Eaton talks about the role of entrepreneurship to innovate in health education #saahe2011 #
Social accountability is relevant for all health professions (healthsocialaccountability.org) #saahe2011 #
Charles Boelen talks about social accountability at #saahe2011 keynote, discusses its role in meeting society’s health needs #
First day of #saahe2011 over. Lots of interesting discussion and some good research being done in health science education #
Concept mapping workshop turned out OK. Got a CD with loads of useful information…a first for any workshop I’ve attended #saahe2011 #
Many people still miss the point when it comes to technology-mediated teaching & learning. Your notes on an LMS is not teaching or learning #
At a workshop on concept mapping, lots of content being delivered to me, not much practical yet #saahe2011 #
Noticed a trend of decreasing satisfaction from 1-4 year, even though overall scores were +. Implications for teaching? #saahe2011 #
Banjamin van Nugteren: do medical students’ perceptions of their educational environment predict academic performance? #saahe2011 #
Selective assignment as an applied education & research tool -> gain research exp, improve knowledge & groupwork #saahe2011 #
Reflective journaling: “as we write conscious thoughts, useful associations & new ideas begin to emerge” #saahe2011 #
Change paradigm from “just-in-case” learning to “just-in-time” learning #saahe2011 #
Benefits of EBP are enhanced when principles are modelled by clinicians #saahe2011 #
EBP less effective when taught as a discrete module. Integration with clinical practice shows improvements across all components #saahe2011 #
Students have difficulty conducting appraisals of online sources <- an enormous challenge when much content is accessed online #saahe2011 #
Looking around venue at #saahe2011 10 open laptops, 2 visible iPads (lying on desk, not being used), about 350 participants…disappointing #
EBP isn’t a recipe (or a religion), although that is a common misconception #saahe2011 #
Prof. Robin Watts discusses EBP and facilitating student learning. EBP isn’t synonymous with research #saahe2011 #
“A lecture without a story is like an operation without an anaesthetic” Athol Kent, #saahe2001 #
Kent drawing heavily on Freni et al, 2010, Health professionals for a new century, Lancet. #
#saahe2001 has begun. Prof. Athol Kent: the future of health science education #
Portfolios and Competency http://bit.ly/jfFpfU. Really interesting comments section. Poorly implemented portfolios aren’t worth much #
@amcunningham I think that portfolios can demonstrate competence and be assessed but it needs a change in mindset to evaluate them #
@amcunningham will comment on the post when I’m off the road #
@amcunningham Can’t b objective as I haven’t used NHS eportfolio. Also, its hard 2 structure what should be personally meaningful experience #
@amcunningham Portfolios must include reflection, not just documentation. Reflection = relating past experience to future performance #
@amcunningham Your delusion question in the link: practitioners / students not shown how to develop a portfolio with objectives #
@amcunningham Also spoke a lot about competency-based education and strengths / limitations compared to apprentice-based model #
@amcunningham Very much. Just finished a 4 day workshop that included the use of portfolios as reflective tools in developing competence #
Final day of #safri 2011 finished. Busy with a few evaluations now. Spent some time developing the next phase of my project. Tired… #
Last day of #safri today, short session this morning, then leaving for #saahe2011 conference in Potchefstroom. It’s been an intense 5 days #
Papert: Calling yourself some1 who uses computers in education will be as ridiculous as calling yourself some1 who uses pencils in education #
Daily Papert http://bit.ly/jKlVmn. 10 years ago, Papert warned against the “computers in education” specialist. How have we responded? #
Daily Papert http://bit.ly/m7rfYY. Defining yourself as someone who uses computers in education, is to subordinate yourself #
YouTube – Augmented Reality Brain http://bit.ly/kcZWXy. When this is common in health education, things are going to get crazy #
@rochellesa Everyone needs some downtime, especially at 10 at night when you’re out with your wife 🙂 Seems like a nice guy, very quiet #
@rochellesa The large policeman he’s with isn’t keen tho. Mr Nzimande has asked 2 not b disturbed. Understandable when u want to chill out #
I’m sitting in a hotel in Jo’burg & Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande walks in and sits down next to me. Any1 have any questions? #

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