Tag: safri

Coming to terms with generative AI – FAIMER Connect Continued Learning

Aug 20, 2024

in AI, Presentation

Anthropic, ChatGPT, faimer, Gemini, generative AI, health professions education, multimodality, regulation, safri, search

Generative AI is transforming healthcare and education, offering unparalleled access to expertise across multiple knowledge domains. In this FAIMER Connect Learning series presentation, I explore its potential and challenges, from effective prompting to skills gap reduction. As AI reshapes professional practice, working with it as a collaborative partner is going to be key to successful…
FAIMER Brazil: Initial thoughts

Feb 25, 2013

in Conference, Workshop

Brazil, faimer, fortaleza, regional institute, safri, southern african faimer regional institute

I was lucky enough to be invited as a guest Faculty member for the FAIMER Brazil residential sessions in Beberibe (near Fortaleza, Brazil) from 23 February – 6 March. FAIMER is an international programme aimed at developing capacity in medical education and research around the world, and includes an institute in South Africa (SAFRI), where I am…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-18

Jun 18, 2012

in Digest

impact factor, keynote speakers, publication, research, saahe, saahe12, safri, south african association of health educationalists

Here are the keynote speakers for #saahe12 http://t.co/iR5MDWYA # Looking forward to the SAAHE conference in Bloemfontein coming up in a week. Make sure to follow #saahe12 # Hypocrisy in the Profession of Education http://t.co/EQMe7XzX # The demise of the Impact Factor: The strength of the relationship between citation rates and IF is down… http://t.co/E7enutNU…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-05

Mar 5, 2012

in Digest

faimer, google glasses, innovation, presentation, safri

I will be giving a short presentation as part of my contribution to the SAFRI session currently being held in Cape… https://t.co/5JFyW8L4 # Busy with SAFRI 2012 but had to get out for a walk today https://t.co/B6j0tZUp # A summary of some really innovative ideas in the education space http://t.co/7dHljHNk # Born This Way Foundation:…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-18

Jul 18, 2011

in Digest

blogging, cape royale hotel, faimer, Google, google plus, greenpoint park, open access, relationships, research, safri, slow academia, social networks

Some beautiful photos from around Cape Town over the past few days (not mine) http://t.co/56JmLtl # Amazing weekend at the #caperoyale hotel. Recommend it for any special occasions / celebrations. Friendly staff & great food. Thanks # Beautiful day at Greenpoint Park, can’t believe what amazing weather we’re having # Over 1 billion items shared…
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…
SAFRI 2011 (session 2) – day 4

Jun 29, 2011

in Assessment, Curriculum, Education, Research, Teaching

angoff method, assessment, clinical assessment, faimer, mini-cex, objective structured clinical exam, osce, reliability, safri, standard setting, validity

Reliability and validity Validity Important for assessment, not only for research It’s the scores that are valid and reliable, not the instrument Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of the parts e.g. when a student gets all the check marks but doesn’t perform competently overall e.g. the examiner can tick each competency being…
SAFRI 2011 (session 2) – day 2

Jun 27, 2011

in Assessment, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Research, Students, Teaching, Workshop

assessment, curriculum development, curriculum planning, faimer, feedback, learning, safri

“Teach” a group of colleagues about “Assessment”. Here are some notes I took in preparation for a 5 minute teaching session What is assessment? “Defines for students what is important, what counts, how they will spend their times and how they will see themselves as learners. If you want to change student learning, then change…
SAFRI 2011 (session 2) – day 1

Jun 27, 2011

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

clinical reasoning, dual processing theory, faimer, saahe 2011, safri

A few days ago we began the second SAFRI* session of 2011, which will lead into the SAAHE conference** later in the week. Every day I take notes and will try to put them up as we go along bearing in mind that a lot of what we do is workshop-based. The notes are a…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-27

Jun 27, 2011

in Digest

abstract, academic publishing, faimer, google books, Ian Barbour, mendeley, mobile learning, Online identity, open access, p2pu, papert, professional identity, publication, research, saahe 2011, safri, writing

If you’re going to be at #saahe2011 give me a shout if you’d like to meet # About to begin 3rd day of #safri session Jo’burg. Going well so far, intense but enjoyable. Looking forward to #saahe2011 on Thu # The theory of shared matter (Wired UK) http://ow.ly/1u4yza. The rise of Mendeley and social 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…
SAFRI residential session

Mar 11, 2011

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

africa, ethics, medical education, palliative care physician, physiotherapy, research, saahe, safri, Worcester

I’ve recently finished the second residential session of SAFRI, a programme for the development of research in medical education in Africa. I spent a big part of 2010 working on my SAFRI project (link to project notes), which I’ll be presenting at this years SAAHE conference in Potchefstroom. One of the main assignments for this session…
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…
Thoughts on social networking with 3rd year physio students

Jul 30, 2010

in PhD, Research, Students

facebook, internet access, phd, physiotherapy, reflection, reflective learning, research, safri, social network, social networking, social networks, students

Earlier this week I ran a workshop with our 3rd year physio students, as part of my SAFRI project where I’m looking at how participation in a social network can impact reflective learning practices in a community. Unlike the other workshops I’ve run, I’m going to be running this assignment, which will see the students…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-26

Jul 26, 2010

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academic publication, africa, Albert Einstein, America, android, API, assessment, bamboo, bill burdick, Brazil, curricular alignment, david wiley, derek moore, digital divide, Distance Learning, Eaton, extended web, facebook, final research products, francois cilliers, generic skills, george siemens, graduate attributes, herman von rossum, India, Inside Higher Ed, Internet Runs Out of Addresses, iphone, IPv4, IPv6, irrational nonsense, Japanese forest, kewl, lecturer in the physiotherapy department, Mellville, mendeley android app, Mendeley Open API!, myspace, online community, Online Community Guide, open access, open source tools, ORT, pdf, personal learning environments, phd, physiotherapy, ple, portfolios, presentation, private server, research, RT, safri, scientific american, scientist, scribefire, slideshare, Social Learning Networks, southampton, steve wheeler, supervisor, systematic review, teaching and learning policy, times magazine, transformative learning, twitter, United States, web 3.0, weblearning, webx, wikis

RT @sguilana: the web doesn’t forget, an article at NY times magazine worth reading: http://is.gd/dHIl9 # RT @wesleylynch: Awesome – need this on a t shirt – RT @jacquesmillard: the periodic table of irrational nonsense http://ow.ly/2gbQb. # Podcast with George Siemens on Social Learning Networks: from theory to practice http://bit.ly/9fCUQa # Teaching for Transformative Learning…
SAAHE conference, 2010

Jul 19, 2010

in Conference, PhD, Research

johannesburg, online tools, phd, research, saahe, safri, social networks, University of the Witwatersrand

I’m leaving on Wednesday to attend the 3rd SAAHE conference at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (link to programme). I’ll be presenting the results of a pilot study within our department to try and establish students’ access to computers and the internet, their experience with online tools and services, the learning strategies they employ…
Summary of PhD progress

Jul 15, 2010

in Conference, PhD, Research, Social media

article, Centre for Teaching and Learning, personal learning environments, phd, ple, research, saahe, safri, search rounds, social networks, Stellenbosch University, supervisor, survey, systematic review, writing, year research

I’m writing this after having read Christina’s post on her thoughts on the PhD process, and following a few of her links to other PhD students who are blogging their own progress. As I’m going through a little slump at the moment, I thought it might be useful to write a short post on where…
Personal attachment to research

Mar 11, 2010

in Research

assignment, attachment, personal, phd, positive tool, reflection, research, researcher, safri, social network, supervisor

Yesterday I had a meeting with my supervisor to discuss the assignments I’m going to run as part of the first objective of my PhD. Together with a systematic review and a survey, I was interested in using student and staff participation in a social network to derive additional data that would help me form…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08

Mar 8, 2010

in Digest

digital native, internet, learning 2.0, net generation, open access, open source, plagiarism, qualitative research, research journey, safri, siemens

RT @cristinacost: Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Open access journal on qual. research http://twurl.nl/6dzg0w # RT @Richard_Dawkins: Beetle’s Hue Preserved After 600,000 Years: oldest example of vivid color on a prehistoric creature http://is.gd/9Axfl # Edge 313 – Why it’s time to start taking the internet seriously http://bit.ly/bXjH39 # German Study Casts Doubt on Net Gen Claims…
SAFRI: conflict resolution

Mar 6, 2010

in Education

advocate, conflict management, conflict resolution, draw energy, emotion, faimer, intp, logic, mbti, rationality, reflection, residential, safri, Someone

Someone told me that the SAFRI programme had changed their life, and I remember thinking that that might be taking it a bit far. But today brought me closer to thinking that it might not be that far from the truth. It wasn’t so much the content of the session, but the reflection and discussion…