Tag: social networks

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).
Exposing the culture of professional practice

Nov 27, 2012

in Curriculum, Physiotherapy

becoming, belief systems, community, culture, language, norms, profession, social networks, values

I often forget that learning is not only mediated by social relationships, but by cultural relationships as well. To a large degree we are the products of influence that emerge from interactions between thousands of variables within our families, groups of friends, communities, religions and countries. The process of becoming a physiotherapist is also embedded within…
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…
AMEE conference (day 3)

Aug 31, 2011

in Conference

AMEE, AMEE11, collaborative learning, confidentiality, facebook, informal learning, knowledge, knowledge interaction, knowledge transfer, Online identity, professional identity, social interaction, social networks, youtube

Today was the final day of AMEE 2011. Here are the notes I took. The influence of social networks on students’ learning J Hommes Collaborative learning is supposed to facilitate interaction and it’s impact on student learning Difficult to quantify the role of informal learning Informal social interaction: behaviour is the result of interactions and…
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…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-18

Apr 18, 2011

in Digest

audio, blended learning, canvas, critical thinking, daniel suarez, Donald Clark, e-learning, games, gaming, Google, Google Docs, Inside Higher Ed, instructure, kevin kelly, lms, mendeley, michael wesch, mobile learning, net generation, physiopedia, presentation, publication, Purdue University, research, RT, smartphones, social networks, tedxcapetown, twitter, We Can, wesch, wikipedia

@EranEyal Found it hard to follow the links you were trying to make, presentation by video is hard. My comment was harsh, I apologise # #eraneyal throws together haphazard ideas in a rambling, incoherent, disconnected rant. WTF #tedxcapetown # @rachaellowe Is there a difference between “…informed” and “…based”? If so, what do you think it…
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…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-07

Feb 7, 2011

in Digest

barriers, brain, Building Personal Learning Environments, children, Chris Corrigan, chrome, communication, Google, holocaust, http, open content, personal learning environment, ple, ple2011, publication, research, sharing, social media, social networks, twitter

@cristinacost Looking forward to it 🙂 # @cristinacost Nice. I like the emphasis on community engagement, and the importance of academic progress through practical application # @cristinacost Funny that 🙂 # @theobnoxiousowl http://bit.ly/gL6wt9 # @leslieawilson Use Chrome which has built in translation. If you use Firefox you should also be able to find a translation…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-17

Jan 17, 2011

in Digest

android, authenticity, brene brown, emotion, evernote, Geek Retreat, geekretreat, presentation, RT, social networks, springpad, TED, twitter, vulnerability

Brilliant presentation at TEDx. Brene Brown discusses the profound value in exposing our vulnerabilities (http://ht.ly/3DFcB ) # Presentation Zen: We don’t seek your perfection, only your authenticity http://bit.ly/gYv0Ni # Just got out of Nik Ribinowitz’s show. Haven’t laughed so much in years. Was brilliant # Just started using #Springpad for notes. It’s great & has…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-10

Jan 10, 2011

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abstract, AMEE, android, e-learning, ebooks, ece, elbow, geekretreat, http, intellectual property, literacy, Manchester, Multiple Tablet, plagiarism, postgraduate, research, RT, scribd, social networks, southampton, twitter, wcpt, wikipedia

@RachaelLowe I’m hoping to present at WCPT, & uni will only fund if that happens, so holding thumbs. B great to meet somehow # @rachaellowe Pity. I’m also trying to get to 2 conferences Manchester & Southampton, from 6-14 July. Maybe we can meet sometime then? # RT @wesleylynch: RT @Realmdigital: 20 movies to geek…
Attendance of e-learning colloquium

Sep 20, 2010

in Conference

alignment, colloquium, e-learning, e-learning site, osce, social networks, teaching and learning

I attended the first few presentations of an e-learning colloquium on campus last Tuesday. Here are a few short notes I took during the short time I was there. Begin a section of work with a short test to evaluate pre-intervention knowledge. The questions should be aligned with important content from the module. This will…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-20

Sep 20, 2010

in Digest

africa, african education, alpha, android, blended learning, clinical education, cool site, Distance Learning, dropbox, facebook, george siemens, Google, irrodl, learning management system, learning styles, lms, networked learning, oer, Online Research, open data, open research, open teaching, personal learning environment, phd, ple, plenk2010, presentation, research, RT, slideshare, snapp, social networks, south africa, student network visualisation tool, The Chronicle, The Complete Android Guide, thuthuka funding, trailmeme, twitter, visible thinking, wcpt congress

RT @Glinner: The secret. Is the incorrect use of. Puntuation. RT @KrystalSim International Talk Like Christopher Walken Day…brilliant 🙂 # RT @davecormier: #PLENK2010 post http://bit.ly/c6M0Em PLEs – disaggregate power, not people # RT @paullowe: The Cognitive Surplus of a conference revisited – more reflections on #del10 http://ow.ly/2Grlz #altc2010 # RT @NancyWhite: Very cool site about…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-13

Sep 13, 2010

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5 stage model, abstract, augmented reality, blogging, clinical education, clinical exams, creativity, curriculum development, gilly salmon, IBM, john cleese, lectures, multitasking, online learning, outcome measures, Published Social Networks, Reading Social Networks, reflections, RT, social networks, stellenbosch, teacher, twitter, visually impaired, wcpt

More on online learning & the visually impaired. Useful links 4 anyone working with learners who have visual impairments http://ow.ly/1qQGws # Gilly Salmon’s 5 stage model http://ow.ly/1qQGsw # Social Learning in the Positivist Paradigm http://ow.ly/2D2kT # Presentation: A few minutes with John Cleese on creativity http://ow.ly/1qQDg5 # Multitasking Lowers Academic Performance http://ow.ly/1qQDfL # Dear Baby…
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…
SAAHE – Social networks and reflective practice in clinical education

Jul 24, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

clinical education, clinical practice, Michael Rowe, practice knowledge, presentation, reflection, reflective practice, research, saahe, social networks

Here is my presentation from the SAAHE conference. Social networks and reflective learning View more presentations from Michael Rowe.
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…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-28

Jun 28, 2010

in Digest

android, bafana bafana, blind watchmaker, cent, chrome extensions, collaborative keynote, creative commons, daemon, daniel suarez, diaspora, digital cop, digital storytelling, distributed social network, e-portfolios, engaging students, eric mazur, Flora Sandes, formspring.me, Google, Google Docs, google moderator, google scholar, hootsuite, human rights, ICT, Jake Shimabukuro, Knysna, linux, lms, lurkers, medical educaiton, ocr, oer, online learning, Online Learning May Slightly Hurt Student Performance, open knowledge, optical character recognition, p2pu, plagiarism, reading, reflective blogging, reflective tool, richard dawkins, RT, scribd, social networking project looks, social networks, twitter, webicina, wikis, world cup

The SA Fallacy: Open Knowledge Foundation Gets It Wrong | iterating toward openness http://ht.ly/23xnD # Reading “The blind watchmaker”, Dawkins does for evolution what Sagan did for physics # Summary of Eric Mazur’s presentation on using technology to engage students http://ht.ly/23oMz # The darn drop outs and lurkers. Suggestions to address the issue ay P2PU…