Category: Education

Mozilla Open Education course – Overview

Apr 2, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

cclearn, course, creative commons, education, education portal, Firefox, frank hecker, internet life, Mark Surman, mozilla, Mozilla camp Create, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla technology, MozOpenEdCourse, oer, open content, open education, open educational resources, open licensing, open technology, p2pu, pedagogy, peer groups, peer to peer university, Peer University, philip schmidt, seminar

We had our first session of the Mozilla Open Education Course earlier this evening and it was pretty interesting. There were a few technical issues with sound but generally it was very well done. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Here’s a few notes that I took during the session. I know the video…
SAAHE ’09: abstract for oral presentation

Mar 30, 2009

in Conference, Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

abstract, blogging, clinical reasoning, collaboration, education, ethics, healthcare, healthcare system, human rights, lecturer, online tools, physiotherapy, professional development, reflection, reflective tool, saahe, social constructivism, social software, student

Here’s the abstract I submitted for SAAHE ’09. It was submitted for consideration in the Innovations and work in progress category. Title The use of blogging as a reflective tool in physiotherapy ethics. Context The use of social software in higher education facilitates collaborative learning practices and mirrors the social constructivist principles of education by…
Mozilla Open Education Course

Mar 30, 2009

in Education, Open access, Technology

cclearn, creative commons, educators, mozilla, MozOpenEdCourse, online seminars, open education, open pedagogy, open technology, p2pu, Peer to peer, peer to peer university, twitter

I’m excited to be participating in an open education course that’s been organised by Mozilla, ccLearn and the Peer to peer university (P2PU). The course aims to provide educators with some foundational awareness of Creative Commons licensing, the educational aspect of the Mozilla foundation and the P2PU. There are three broad areas that will be…
Twitter in undergraduate physiotherapy research

Mar 4, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Research, Social media

bit.ly, communication, education, Firefox, laconica, micro-blog, micro-blogging, physiotherapy, plugin, research, students, tweets, twitbin, twitter, URL shortening

I’ve spent the past few weeks experimenting with Twitter, a micro-blogging service that allows users to post short “tweets” of up to 140 characters. I’ve been following it’s development for a year or so but never really got it. I finally saw it’s potential in education when I realised that it’s only a small leap…
Reflective blogging assignment

Feb 13, 2009

in Assignments, Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

assignment, blogging, clinical reasoning, comment, conversation, ethical dilemmas, online space, reflection, reflective tool, social media platforms

A few months ago, I wrote about the use of blogging as a reflective tool. I’ve since developed an assignment for the Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy module I teach, in which students will blog as a form of reflection on some of the topics we cover in class. Every student will then read every other…
The social construction of knowledge using a wiki

Feb 12, 2009

in Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

collaboration, critical review, drafting, groupwork, openphysio, paediatric assignment, pedagogy, projects, social constructivism, teacher, wiki

I’ve started a few projects in my department, one of which revolves around the use of wikis to create environments for students to engage more dynamically with both the content and each other. The rationale is that deeper learning occurs when there is an understanding of the content that goes beyond the ability to recite…
HESS conference: a summary of my thoughts

Dec 19, 2008

in Conference, Education

Angela Brew, community of practice, e-learning, evidence based practice, HESS, higher education, martin oliver, research, scholarship of teaching and learning, summary, technology, technology changing

OK, so I’ve been back for a few weeks now and have had a little bit of time to gather my thoughts regarding the HESS conference, and thought I’d make a note of some of the highlights from my limited perspective. If anyone from the conference feels that I’m way off the mark, feel free…
HESS conference (day 3)

Dec 3, 2008

in Conference, Education

grahamstown, HESS, keynote, presentation, rhodes university

The last day of HESS 2008 has come and gone. It was a short day, but interesting nonetheless. I had the opportunity to see the following presentations: Keynote: Higher education “failing the majority”: Is a four year degree the solution? Keynote: Education as politics Principles for effective professional development in higher education institutions Factors impacting…
HESS conference (day 2)

Dec 2, 2008

in Conference, Education

backpackers, e-learning, HESS, keynote, Pandora’s box, presentation, technology-enhanced problem

Day 2 of the HESS conference is over. I gave my presentation first thing this morning and it seemed to go down well. A few people had some nice things to say, which is always nice to hear. Sometimes I think I’m so far behind what other people are doing, then you get a day…
HESS conference (day 1)

Dec 1, 2008

in Conference, Education

conceptual infrastructure, e-learning, HESS, keynotes, presentation, social software, speaker

OK, so we’ve finished the first day of the conference and it was pretty interesting. Almost every speaker had something to say that I found interesting. I attended the following presentations, most of which were in the e-learning track: Keynote: Opening up spaces for research and enquiry Introducing the construct of “conceptual infrastructure” to support…
Higher Education as a Social Space (HESS) conference presentation

Dec 1, 2008

in Conference, Education

confence, e-learning, grahamstown, HESS, higher education, national monument, old gaol, presentation, prison, social space, south africa

So, I’m in Grahamstown for the Higher Education as a Social Space (HESS) conference that begins tomorrow and I’m staying at the Old Gaol, one of the oldest prisons in South Africa, which has been converted into a backpackers and is a national monument. The programme for the conference looks great although as usual there…
Laptops in class

Nov 18, 2008

in Education, Technology

classroom, internet, internet connectivity, laptops, students

A few days ago I wrote about employing technology in classrooms and how we need to make sure that it’s appropriate technology and not being used just because we can. I felt at the time that it probably wasn’t a good idea for students to have their own machines in front of them because of…
Facebook privacy and copyright issues

Sep 7, 2008

in Education, Social media, Technology

facebook, instant messaging, platform, privacy, social networking site, social software, teaching, terms of use

I know that there’s quite a lot of interest in using Facebook, the social networking site, as a platform for interaction with students (1, 2). Whether that interaction is going to be on a social level (and the implications of that alone are certainly food for thought) or academically, it’s worth taking note of Facebook’s…
Digital kids / Analogue schools

Aug 13, 2008

in Education, Learning, Technology

clinical reasoning, curriculum, david warlick, Iowa State University, scott mcleod, stereotypes, students, teacher

www.scottmcleod.net/storage/digitalkids.pdf Recently I came across a collection of quotes on the website of Scott McLeod, an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University. It mostly consists of quotes by David Warlick but also has a few from other blogs. Here are a few that I enjoyed: I…
Innovate (a journal of online education)

Jul 7, 2008

in Education

education, Fischler School of Education and Human, innovate, journal, online education, online journal, research, school of education, technology, technology in education

I just came across Innovate, an online journal published by the Fischler School of Education. It has some really great articles on the use of new technologies in education. If you register (it’s free, although you do need to provide some occupational information), you get full access to all the articles.
SAAHE conference, 2008

Jun 21, 2008

in Conference, Education

Faculty of Health Sciences, saahe, thesis, University of Stellenbosch

Yesterday, I attended the first national Health Sciences Education conference hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch. It was quite inspirational, especially the talks given by two of the keynote speakers, which I found both informative and thought-provoking. I was there to present the results of my Masters thesis, which…
Textbooks and other resources

Jun 15, 2008

in Education, Writing

books, copyright, creative commons, education, students

I’d like to begin a system of publishing reviews of academic textbooks for physiotherapists and physiotherapy students. This could eventually be expanded to include journal articles, websites and other useful sources of information. Ultimately, I’d like to get the students themselves to take part in this process, informing their own learning through a deeper interaction…
Why should I blog?

Jun 5, 2008

in Education, Health, Technology

blog, creativity, education, healthcare, project, technology

I’ve made a few attempts in the past and have lost interest every time. I think it’s because I never really felt that I had much to say. I still don’t think I have a great deal to say, or at least, anything that’s of any real importance but I do think that I often…