Tag: teaching and learning
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We’re all in beta
I was talking to Ben Ellis (@bendotellis) from Oxford Brookes University at the ER-WCPT conference in Liverpool last year and bemoaning the fact that the most interesting conversations – for me anyway – were happening outside of the sessions. This is probably not news for anyone who’s gone to more than a few conferences. We…
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Physiotherapy education for the 21st century
Note: This article was first posted on the Critical Physiotherapy Network. Thanks to CPN for permission to cross-post here. The beginning of the 21st century has seen more technological advances than any other time in our history, at an accelerating rate of change. At the time of writing, we are seeing the introduction of robotics,…
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Are we gatekeepers, or locksmiths?
David Nicholls at Critical Physiotherapy recently blogged about how we might think about access to physiotherapy education, and offers the metaphor of a gated community as one possibility. The staff act as the guards at the gateway to the profession and the gate is a threshold across which students pass only when they have demonstrated the right…
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Council on Higher Education ICT colloquium
The Council on Higher Education in South Africa is an independent statutory body that advises the government on all aspects of higher education policy, and today they held a colloquium on the use of ICTs in higher education. Here are the notes I took during the session. Consonance and Dissonance in ICT and Higher Education…
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Interview: The use of technology-mediated teaching and learning in physiotherapy education
I was recently asked to do a short interview by Physiospot, on the use of technology-mediated teaching and learning in physiotherapy education. As it turns out, the bulk of the interview relates more specifically to a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, rather than the use of technology. However, I think that this makes it potentially…
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Writing a research proposal for T&L
Writing a research proposal for teaching and learning Prof. Denise Wood (18 July, 2013) Here are my notes from a presentation by Prof. Denise Wood on developing a research proposal for projects looking at T&L. Understanding the funding body is important when it comes to applying for funding. Disciplinary specific proposals may not be successful…
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Developing digital literacy and citizenship
This post was inspired by Teaching Respect and Responsibility – Even to Digital Natives, by Holly Korbey. It has been cross-posted at Unteaching. When I talk to colleagues about the possibility of bringing computers and the internet into their classrooms, I often feel a sense of fear, uncertainty and doubt enter the conversation. They worry…
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UWC “Scholarship of teaching and learning” colloquium
I presented at the UWC scholarship of teaching and learning colloquium last week. Here is the presentation I gave, which is essentially a progress report of my PhD research project. I posted my own presentation a few days ago and here are the notes I took during the colloquium. Can universities be caring? A meditation…
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Blended learning in clinical education
Later today I’m presenting a progress report on my PhD, at the UWC “Innovations in Teaching and Learning” colloquium. Here is the presentation: Blended learning in clinical education View more presentations from Michael Rowe.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-26
MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual neurons http://t.co/vMilLKCI via @zite # For once, Facebook does the right thing. https://t.co/Z0FndbSi http://t.co/5F01Wbbs # Do Students Know Enough Smart Learning Strategies? http://t.co/cLgo7LOf via @zite # Spell checking powered by the web http://t.co/pOOyTqhO. Noticed this improvement in Google Docs, cool to have it explained # Just got back…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-05
@dgachago17 it was a wonderful week, i learned so much from everyone I spoke to, must chat about collab project # @LenSteenkamp Staying at the Beach Hotel, SAA paying for everything, so thats not too bad. Was just a disappointing end # Flight home canceled, spending another night in PE. A bit pissed off with…
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Teaching and learning workshop at Mont Fleur
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, workshopA 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…
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CHEC course: teaching and learning (day 4)
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…
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CHEC course: teaching and learning (day 3)
Yesterday’s CHEC session was presented by Jeff Jawitz from UCT, who looked at tools for addressing diversity in the South African university classroom. I’ve seen Jeff present before at conferences and he’s got a really relaxed way of introducing and working with often highly controversial topics, like race and gender. I was especially excited to…
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CHEC short course: teaching and learning (day 2)
Yesterday was the second day of the CHEC short course for Teaching and Learning. Here are my notes: Teaching teaching and understanding understanding (Google video, I’m not sure how much longer it’ll be available on that service) How do you create an environment in which students are engaged? What does it mean for students to…
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CHEC short course: teaching and learning
Today was the first day of a short course looking at teaching and learning and is pretty innovative in that it is co-ordinated by, and open to, academics from several higher educational institutions in the Western Cape. It’s being organised by the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC). The course runs for the next month, during…
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Introducing the OSPE format to physiotherapy practicals
Last year at our planning meeting (every year we meet to review the year and to plan for the upcoming one) we committed to conducting all of our practicals from now on in the OSPE format (Objective Structured Practical Examination). This format has the advantages of having all students perform the same assessment tasks, as…
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SAAHE conference, 2011 – day 1
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…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-13
Web 2.0: Reflective and Critical Practices http://ow.ly/1rXGcC. Its not a crusade, its about raising awareness # Research Examines What Motivates People to Comment Online http://ow.ly/1rXG9n. Emotion & negative opinion cause thread deterioration # College Students Admit To “Shocking” Text Messaging Habits in Class http://ow.ly/1rXG96. Ban phones, or integrate them? # Thought Leader » Why are…