Tag: reflection

On being an academic

Jan 20, 2024

in Health, Note, Technology

creativity, gratitude, reflection, stimulating

I wake up every day, and get to begin my day by working on problems that are intellectually and creatively fascinating to me. Linus Lee (2022). On Proving Yourself. Every now and again, I’m reminded of what an enormous privilege it is to be an academic.
Weekly digest (15-21 May 2023)

May 21, 2023

in AI, Digest, Research

ChatGPT, CiteSee, Google, higher education, intelligence, large language model, LLM, medical education, podcast, podcst, reflection, research, systematic literature review

I spent quite a bit of time this week working on this essay, where I present an overview of large language models (LLMs) through the lens of ChatGPT, and explore some of the implications of the technology. I conclude with the suggestion that higher education is making the same mistakes we did when the internet…
What would a conference look like if we thought of it as a retreat?

Oct 21, 2021

in Conference

learning, reflection, retreat

What would academic conferences look like if we thought of them as retreats?
Uncertain times: A short reflection on career progression

Feb 23, 2018

in Publication, Writing

academic career, career progression, complex systems, distributed systems, higher education, reflection, social networks, uncertainty, wicked problems

As part of the 10 year celebration of SAFRI – the Southern African FAIMER Regional Institute – I was asked to contribute short reflection to a chapter on Professional development: Post fellowship on a personal and professional level. This is what I submitted (download the PDF).
altPhysio | Personal reflection on the series

Aug 17, 2016

in Altphysio, Curriculum, Physiotherapy

altphysio, curriculum, reflection

As part of the altPhysio series I’ll be writing a few reflective posts where I think out loud about the process of writing the series. This is really for my own benefit of documenting the process, so you may not find it very interesting. Just saying… Over the past 2 or 3 years I’ve been…
Posted to Diigo 04/05/2012

Apr 5, 2012

in Note

active participation, deep learning, reflection, small group learning, small groups

Note: The following are highlighted passages from Diigo, which explains the poor layout and structure. Learning in small groups – MEDEV, School of Medical Sciences Education Development Students working in small groups interact in a variety of ways and the teacher has an important role to play Barriers, more often perceived than real, may impede…
Jan Herrington’s model of Authentic learning

Jan 24, 2012

in Assessment, Learning, PhD, Research, Teaching

articulation, assessment, authentic activities, authentic assessment, authentic learning, authentic tasks, collaboration, Complexity, Jan Herrington, reflection, scaffolding

A few days ago I met with my supervisor to discuss my research plan for the year. She suggested I look into Jan Herrington’s work on authentic learning so I thought I’d make some notes here as I familiarize myself with it. To begin with, there are 9 elements of authentic learning (I believe that in…
Workshop on facilitation techniques using the Conversational Framework

Jan 20, 2012

in Learning, PhD, Physiotherapy, Research, Teaching

adaptive, clinical education, conversational framework, discursive, facilitation, interactive, laurillard, phd, reflection, reflective, research, rethinking university teaching

How do we get students to think more deeply about learning in an academic context? I’m giving a workshop later today. The idea is that we’ll get all of the facilitators who’ll be working on the module we’re designing (and which I’m evaluating for my PhD) and help them get a grip on the approach…
Using the Community of Inquiry in online learning environments

Jan 12, 2012

in Learning, PhD, Physiotherapy, Research, Social media, Teaching

cognitive presence, collaboration, communication, community of inquiry, discourse, experiential learning, groupwork, knowledge construction, kolb, online learning, peer evaluation, reflection, self-assessment, social networks, social presence, teaching presence, zone of proximal development

I’m in the process of putting together a workshop for the facilitators of one of our modules that we’re restructuring in order to use a blended learning approach. Here are the notes that I’ve been putting together on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) for the workshop. Bear in mind that these notes are my attempt…
Using a rubric for a blogging assignment

Jan 3, 2012

in Assessment, Education, Ethics, Physiotherapy, Social media, Technology

assignment, blogging, grading, reflection, rubric

Earlier this year I gave my 3rd year students an assignment in which they needed to write a reflective blog post based on a clinical experience they’d experienced. I just thought I’d share the rubric I used to grade the assignments, as I’ve come across a few people have have had difficulty trying to assign…
HELTASA conference, 2011 – day 3

Dec 2, 2011

in Conference, Education, Research, Technology

academic literacy, action research, courage, critical friendship, difficult dialogues, digital stories, digital storytelling, generosity, heltasa, heltasa11, heltasa2011, higher education learning and teaching association of south africa, jack whitehead, learner-centred, lec-torials, lived experiences, nelson mandela metropolitan university, port elizabeth, reflection, self-study, trust

Today was the last day of the HELTASA 2011 conference. It was a challenging and stimulating exchange of ideas that I really enjoyed. Thank you to everyone who was there and who I learned from. Crossing (some) traditional borders Prof Delia Marshall There needs to be wider social, historical, ethical and environmental dimensions of…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-12

Sep 12, 2011

in Digest

academic publishing, capability, collaboration, competence, digital books, digital natives, diigo, ebooks, educational research, inkling, knowledge and skills, personal experience, reflection, research, stories, story telling, TED

@ryantracey they’re passages I highlight using diigo, they get pulled into the blog post so I can find them later # @amcunningham Often use personal experience in class, never thought of them as stories. Maybe it’s the “telling” of the story that matters # We learn from stories and experience http://t.co/zJP85x9. Been thinking how to…
CHEC course: teaching and learning (day 4)

Aug 25, 2011

in Teaching, Workshop

cape higher education consortium, chec, dewey, learning spaces, making meaning, mezirow, reflection, reflective practitioner, teaching and learning, teaching practice

Yesterday was the final day of the CHEC short courses on teaching and learning. While the whole module was useful, I found each day to be difficult in the sense that we were trying to cover some really big topics (e.g. reflection, educational theory, etc.) in a very limited set of time. I think that…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-04

Jul 4, 2011

in Digest

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 3

Jul 2, 2011

in Assessment, Conference, Education, Learning, Research, Students, Teaching

adult learning theories, assessment, community of practice, cop, david taylor, jack boulet, learning theories, phelophepa, reflection, simulated patients, simulation, standardised patients, train of hope, wenger

Today was the last day of the SAAHE conference. Coming as it did immediately after a week of the SAFRI programme, I can’t say I’m not glad it’s over. It’s been an amazing experience though, mostly as a result of the wonderful health educators I’ve been fortunate enough to meet. Here are the last of…
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…
SAFRI 2011 (session 2) – day 3

Jun 27, 2011

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

assessment, clinical learning, clinical skills, curriculum alignment, educational models, portfolios, reflection

Began today with a session on workplace-based learning, spent some time “developing a model” for learning a new skill after actually trying to learn (what was for many) a new skill…spinning a top. My group came up with the following model which, truth be told was obviously based on Kolb’s learning cycle. Reviewed educational model…
Conducting research in higher education: a workshop

Jun 17, 2011

in PhD, Research

higher education, reflection, research, research question, sue clegg

I recently attended a workshop by Professor Sue Clegg from Leeds Metropolitan University. The aim of the workshop was to provide support for staff who are conducting research in higher education. The workshop considered appropriate paradigms and methodologies, discussed strategies for data collection, data analysis, and interpretation. Lots of literature bemoaning the fact that research…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-14

Mar 14, 2011

in Digest

apartheid, API, ebooks, Google, mendeley, piracy, poster, reflection, saahe, safri, scribd, social networks, twitter, USD

Will E-Book Prices & Restrictions Lead to E-Book Piracy? http://ow.ly/1sa2pu. Pirating ebooks illegal but not unethical # Mendeley Launches $10,001 API Contest for Open Science Apps http://ow.ly/1sa2nX # Google Funds Preservation of Apartheid History http://ow.ly/1sa2j6 # @RachaelLowe Thanks. Lots more to talk about, but limited space on poster. Still trying for WCPT. Would be awesome…
Using social networks to develop reflective discourse in the context of clinical education

Mar 10, 2011

in Assignments, Conference, Education, Ethics, Health, PhD, Physiotherapy, Research, Social media, Technology

clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, facebook, health professional education, healthcare professional students, medical education, online discussions, poster, reflection, reflective discussion, research, saahe, safri, social network, social networks, teacher

My SAFRI project for 2010 looked at the use of a social network as a platform to develop clinical and ethical reasoning skills through reflective discussion between undergraduate physiotherapy students. Part of the assignment was to prepare a poster for presentation at the SAAHE conference in Potchefstroom later this year, which I’ve included below. I…