Category: Education

An open letter to the SASP: Opening up access to the journal

Nov 16, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Research

author, british medical journal, copyright law, creative commons, free services, higher education, internet connection, Michael Rowe, open access, open archives initiative, open repositories, peer review, PLoS Medicine, publication, relatively inexperienced author, research, researcher and author, sajp, sasp, similar services, south africa, south african journal of physiotherapy, south african society of physiotherapy, the South African Journal, university of the western cape, Western Cape

Dear SASP I’m a young(-ish) and relatively inexperienced author who lately has had a few concerns about the direction of the South African Journal of Physiotherapy (SAJP). I’m proud of the high quality research that is being conducted in the field of rehabilitation and health sciences in South Africa, and like every other academic, researcher…
eLearning colloquium

Oct 27, 2009

in Conference, Education, Technology

colloquium, elearning

I attended an eLearning colloquium on campus earlier today, and posted some notes on my site.
Social networks as platforms to establish communities of practice

Oct 25, 2009

in Education, Research, Social media

faimer, safri, safri-faimer, social networks, southern african regional institute, teacher

I finally managed to submit my application to participate in the FAIMER programme for 2010. I’m not sure when the applications will be processed, but I’ll be sure to announce it here. See below for the Introduction to my project proposal: “A traditional curriculum is based on an accumulated body of knowledge that has been…
International collaborative undergraduate student project

Sep 16, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Students, Technology

collaboration, education, final products, physiopaedia, project leader, research, students, undergraduate, wiki

I’ve recently been invited to participate in a collaborative undergraduate physiotherapy project, hosted at Physiopaedia, for 2010. It will involve students from several countries and continents, and our students will be the only ones from a developing country, which should make for an interesting comparison of the final products at the end. Following the conclusion…
Manuel Castells lecture

Aug 13, 2009

in Education

book, communication power, freedom, lecture, manuel castells, renowned sociologist, sociology

I was fortunate to be able to attend a lecture on campus today, given by Manuel Castells, the renowned sociologist and one of the foremost scholars of communication in the information age. His talk was inspirational and quite personal, dealing with his own journey which was a treat, since apparently he rarely talks about much…
Proposal presentation

Aug 8, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Research

curriculum development, higher education, mrowephd, phd, physical therapy, physical therapy education, physiotherapy, physiotherapy education, presentation, proposal, research, slideshare

In our department, we’re required to present our research proposals for comment before submission to Higher Degrees. This allows the group to give feedback before final corrections in the hope that the proposal is accepted without having to make major revisions. I’ve just shared my proposal presentation that I gave a few days ago on…
Wiki marking rubric

Aug 3, 2009

in Education, Social media, Technology

assessment, assignment, grading, guideline, marking, rubric, wiki, wiki-based

I just finished putting together a grading rubric for a wiki-based assignment that my fourth year students did earlier this year. After I couldn’t find one that suited my needs, I developed my own and thought I’d post it here (see below without formatting) in the meantime. If you have any suggestions to improve on…
Learning Management Systems

Jul 29, 2009

in Education, Technology

e-learning, learning management system, lms

I’ve been to a few conferences and presentations in the last few months, and there seems to be this idea that e-learning is all about putting your lecture notes and Powerpoint slides into your institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) and then you’re done. Now you can say that you use “e-learning” in your teaching practice.…
Health OER Africa

Jul 29, 2009

in Education, Open access

africa, copyright, distance education, health oer, intellectual property, oer, open education resources, saide, South African Institute of Distance Education, workshop

Yesterday I attended the morning of a workshop around a Health OER Network for Africa that’s currently in development. It’s a project that’s sponsored by the South African Institute of Distance Education (SAIDE) and includes participants from all over the continent. The objectives of the workshop were to share lessons from the first phase of…
Connectivism and connective knowledge, 2009

Jul 12, 2009

in Education

cck09, connective knowledge, connectivism, course, downes, educational systems, mozilla, open online course, siemens

I just registered for the Connectivism and connective knowledge (CCK09) course that’s going to start in September. I first came across it when I did the Mozilla open education course earlier this year and have been keeping an eye on it in the meantime. It’s a massively open online course that so far has 1000+…
Thoughts on SAAHE 2009

Jul 4, 2009

in Conference, Education

health education, higher education, saahe, twitter, university, wits

Another SAAHE has come and gone and once again, it was an absolute pleasure to attend. The conference was well organised, the presentations were interesting and informative and I think everyone was able to go home having received something of value. I’ll try and share some of my notes and reflections over the course of…
Assessment in an outcomes based curriculum

May 29, 2009

in Education, Students

alignment, assessment, Chrissie Boughey, driver, ethics, exams, healthcare, learning, outcomes, outcomes based assessment, physiotherapy, rhodes university, seminar, There, validity

I attended a seminar / short course on campus yesterday, presented by Prof. Chrissie Boughey from Rhodes University. She spoke about the role of assessment in curriculum development and the link between teaching and assessing. Here are the notes I took. Assessment is the most important factor in improving learning because we get back what…
Digital course readers

May 23, 2009

in Education, Technology

biomed central, course readers, creative commons, digital, ijahsp, michael wesch, pubmed, semantic web, study materials, wikis, youtube

When I took over the modules I currently teach, I inherited several folders containing the course readers for each subject, which had been “developed” over many years. They consisted mainly of a selection of photocopied or typed pages, loosely related, inconsistently formatted, poorly referenced, often duplicated and impossible to search. When students needed to find…
Did you know?

May 21, 2009

in Education, Technology

did you know, education, internet, video, youtube

I recently came across an updated version of the Did you know 2.0 video that was doing the rounds in 2006/2007. Did you know 3.0 has new statistics (although they’re probably already outdated) and a different visual appeal. If you haven’t seen it and are interested in the role the internet is playing in fundamentally…
Mozilla Open Education course: seminar 6

May 7, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

africa, America, assessment, control, course, educators, Garin Fons Using, mozilla, MozOpenEdCourse, notes, open, open education, pedagogy, teacher, teaching, technology, wikis

I know that this is all out of sync but the audio for sessions 4 and 5 aren’t up yet and I haven’t had a chance to go through the slideshows yet. Today’s session was about the actual practice of teaching, using “open” as a framework. Here are my notes: Session 6 – Open pedagogy…
Mozilla Open Education course: seminar 3

Apr 28, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

API, Chris Blizzard, course, Google, html, instantaneous communication network, Javascript, model of open technology, mozilla, MozOpenEdCourse, open education, open technology, open web, open web technology, poor internet connectivity, printing press, technology, twitter, web browser, web tech, web technology, web video

Open web tech Again, I missed this seminar because of poor internet connectivity on the day and am catching up on the audio after the fact. Here are my notes from the presentation given by Mozilla’s Chris Blizzard. Open as a concept Innovation and change = important building blocks Relevance and why open matters Repurposing…
Mozilla Open Education course: seminar 2

Apr 27, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

cclearn, facebook, institutional services, internet works, learning management systems, mozilla, MozOpenEdCourse, oer, online identities, Online identity, open access, open education, open education resources, open educational resources, open technology

Open educational resources I missed the second session of the Mozilla Open Education course that was held about two weeks ago because of Internet issues, and only just had the opportunity to listen to the audio. Here are my notes from the session, which featured a panel of experienced users and creators of Open Education…
Blogging downturn

Apr 22, 2009

in Education, Technology

abstract, blogging, ethics, MozOpenEdCourse, presentation, reflective tool, saahe

This term has been a bit mental so far, which is why I’ve cut back considerably on the blog. Between clinical supervision, preparing for exams, extra courses and research, I’m finding it hard to keep up. It’s not permanent and once things have slowed down, I’ll get back into it. Here’s a brief update on…
Mozilla Open Education course and other thoughts

Apr 16, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

adsl, broadband, health, local Internet problems, mozilla, MozOpenEdCourse, online web seminar, open education, poverty, south africa

I was unable to participate in the second session for the Mozilla Open Education course due to local Internet problems that meant I had no sound. While it was frustrating to begin with, I realised that this is the reality of the situation in most countries and that while we talk about open this and…
Physiopedia: awesome physiotherapy reference site

Apr 5, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

awesome physiotherapy reference site, clinicians, creative commons, education, evidence based practice, open content, openphysio, physiopedia, physiotherapy, Rachael Lowe, reference, registered physiotherapist, site creator, students, twitter

I came across Physiopedia when the site creator, Rachael Lowe, followed me on Twitter. Physiopedia is a free (to access, not edit) physiotherapy reference that has a great emphasis on being evidence based. You must be a registered physiotherapist to get an account that enables you to contribute, which is how the site maintains quality…