Tag: clinical reasoning

Developing clinical reasoning and critical thinking

May 6, 2010

in Assessment, Education, Learning, Physiotherapy

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“Clinical reasoning is a process in which the therapist, interacting with the patient and significant others (e.g. family and other health-care team members), structures meaning, goals and health management strategies based on clinical data, client choices and professional judgment and knowledge (Higgs & Jones, 2000). Clinical reasoning is difficult, if not impossible to “teach” (if…
Results of a reflective blogging assignment in physiotherapy ethics

May 24, 2009

in Physiotherapy, Research, Social media

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Earlier this year I gave my 4th year Ethics class an assignment in which they were required engage in a reflective exercise that not only encouraged interaction with others, but allowed them to see that their own perceptions of the world were different to others’. Reflection has been shown to be a significant factor in…
SAAHE ’09: abstract for oral presentation

Mar 30, 2009

in Conference, Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

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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…
Reflective blogging assignment

Feb 13, 2009

in Assignments, Education, Physiotherapy, Social media

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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…
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…

Tag: clinical reasoning

Developing clinical reasoning and critical thinking

Results of a reflective blogging assignment in physiotherapy ethics

SAAHE ’09: abstract for oral presentation

Reflective blogging assignment

Digital kids / Analogue schools