Tag: concept mapping

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-21

May 21, 2012

in Digest

backchannel, brene brown, cellphones, checet, cmaptools, concept mapping, digital literacy, gaming, gelernter, ipad, knowledge graph, legitimate peripheral, lurking, mobile devices, podcasting, powerpoint presentations, prisoners, social work, stroke rehabilitation, twitter, wii

@RonaldArendse nice, who made it? # RT @engadget: Neuroscientists develop game for stroke rehabilitation, give the Wii a run for its money http://t.co/TX6Un7bB # Giving iPad PowerPoint Presentations Just Got a Lot Better http://t.co/YLBI0WLM via @zite # Knowledge Graph A Great New Service from Google http://t.co/EskrzxDU via @zite # @RonaldArendse congrats on your mention in…
Challenging students’ conceptual relationships in clinical education

Jan 13, 2012

in Assessment, Education, PhD, Physiotherapy, Teaching

academic learning, applied physiotherapy, clinical education, clinical learning, concept mapping, conceptual relationships, conversational framework, laurillard, phd, pht203, research, rethinking university teaching

I just wanted to share a thought while preparing our case notes for the Applied Physiotherapy module we’re developing. One of the designers made a note of the “guideline answers” for facilitators to some of the questions that we might use to trigger students’ thinking. I wrote the following as a comment and didn’t want…
Teaching and learning workshop at Mont Fleur

Nov 28, 2011

in Assessment, Learning, Physiotherapy, Students, Teaching, Workshop

applied physiotherapy, assessment, clinical education, concept mapping, conceptual relationships, content, curriculum development, evaluation, feedback, graduate attibutes, healthcare education, intended learning outcomes, learning, learning outcomes, module development, mont fleur, organising knowledge, peer evaluation, phd, physiotherapy, research, rubrics, scientific method, self-assessment, solo taxonomy, stellenbosch, structured observation of learning outcomes, teaching, teaching activity, teaching and learning, workshop

A few weeks ago I spent 3 days at Mont Fleur near Stellenbosch, on a teaching and learning retreat. Next year we’re going to be restructuring 2 of our modules as part of a curriculum review, and I’ll be studying the process as part of my PhD. That part of the project will also form…
Graphically representing a curriculum

Nov 14, 2011

in Assessment, Curriculum, Physiotherapy, Research, Teaching, Technology

cmaps, cmaptools, concept mapping, curriculum, curriculum as platform, curriculum development, curriculum mapping, delphi study, document analysis, graphical representation, phd, platforms, research, uml, unified modeling language

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog lately, owing to the fact that I’ve been putting a lot of time into the next phase of my PhD. This post is in part an attempt to summarise and try to make sense of what’s going on there, as well as to assuage my feeling of…
Short notes on concept mapping

Sep 19, 2011

in Assignments, Learning

assignment, concept mapping, concept maps, concepts, movement science

In preparation for a concept mapping assignment I ran during the course of this year, I did some reading on concept mapping, during which I made some short notes. Here they are… Concept mapping is useful to establish relationships between ideas and has been linked to 30 % improvement in student understanding Ausubel’s assimilation theory:…
Posted to Diigo 08/21/2011

Aug 21, 2011

in Note

active learning, assessment, assignments, classroom activities, collaborative learning, concept mapping, concept maps, drafting, exams, group work, peer feedback, problem based learning, small groups, thunks

OllieBray.com: Is a broken down car parked? “ ‘Thunks’ are deceptively tricky little questions that ‘make your brain go ouch!’ Ian’s examples of ‘Thunks’ include: ‘Is a broken down car parked?’ ‘If you read a newspaper in the newsagents without paying for it, is it stealing?’ ‘Do all polo’s taste the same?’ ‘Can you be…
Applying theoretical concepts to clinical practice

Aug 9, 2011

in Assessment, Assignments, Learning, Physiotherapy, Research, Students, Teaching

assessment, assignment, classrooms, clinical learning, clinical teaching, concept mapping, drafting, knowledge, lectures, movement science

I just finished giving feedback to my students on the concept mapping assignment they’re busy with. It’s the first time I’ve used concept mapping in an assignment and in addition to the students’ learning, I’m also trying to see if it helps me figure out what they really understand about applying the theory we cover…
Concept mapping assignment in Movement Science

Jul 15, 2011

in Assessment, Assignments, Technology

assignment, cmaps, cmaptools, concept mapping, movement science

Fora while I’ve been toying with the idea of using concept mapping for an assignment in the Movement Science module that I teach and I finally took the plunge. See below for the assignment I gave the students using CmapTools to explore relationships between the concepts in the module and clinical practice. It’s my first…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-04

Jul 4, 2011

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adult learning theory, athol kent, augmented reality, basic human right, blackboard, charles boelen, clinical competence, clinical education, competency, competency-based assessment, competency-based education, concept mapping, david taylor, deborah murdoch-eaton, dissemination, ebp, educational technology, evidence based practice, faimer, health educators, innovation, internet access, jack boulet, just in case learning, just in time learning, learning management system, learning theories, lms, mendeley, papert, portfolios, reflection, reflective journaling, research, saahe 2011, saahe2011, safri, social accountability, social media, social networks, social responsibility, united nations, workshop

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…
SAAHE conference, 2011 – day 1

Jun 30, 2011

in Assessment, Assignments, Conference, Education, Ethics, Health, Research, Teaching

concept mapping, ebm, ebp, evidence based practice, future of health science education, reflection, reflective journaling, saahe 2011, student perceptions, teaching and learning

Introduction by Dr. Lionel Green-Thompson A country whose health is fragile The future of health science education: 2020 vision by Prof. Athol Kent “After an introduction like that I can’t wait to hear myself speak” It’s not the strongest or fittest who survive but the ones who are most adaptable to change Who will our…