The “TechnOT” blog is about technology and occupational therapy (and beyond). I started this blog in the Google Blog site in 2009 but stopped writing in it in 2014. In 2018 I decided to dust it off and transfer it to my ePortfolio (hosted in WordPress).
Technology features in the Northern Territory!
Tonight I found out from Brock via Twitter that the Northern Territory Division of OT Australia has decided that the theme for their State conference in August 2014 will be TechnOT! That is FANTASTIC news!!!After about 10 years chipping away at the edges of digital literacy in occupational therapy - along with so many virtual …
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Tablet Ultrasound System
Mobisante launches tablet ultrasoundSummary of article by Michael Bassett 24 April 2013 I know this does not relate to occupational therapy, however this intrigued me as a health consumer and got me excited about how quickly technology is developing. Here is a summary of the article sent to my by Nikki Esplin.Mobisante has launched a tablet-based version …
MakerBot Industries – Making hands in a 3D printer!
We all love a good news story, well this one came to me via an student of mine here at the University of the Sunshine Coast (thanks Joanne), I had to share it via my blog as soon as I knew about it.MakerBot Industries is the brain child of Richard Van As from Johannesburg in …
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Do you want to be inspired? The Incredible Power of a Single Pair Of Glasses
This story is directly from Huff Post TED WeekendsIt all started with Date Night.My wife and I received advice long ago that Date Night was the key to a successful marriage. We had plans, but a friend came by and asked if we wanted to go to an art show instead. That was the night …
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The pros and cons of being a virtual presenter at conference
Artist: Gillian CrossleyToday I had the honour of being a virtual presenter at the American Occupational Therapy Association's annual national conference. I have presented live at AOTA twice before and have enjoyed it very much but I have never presented "virtually".I have mixed feelings about presenting online (yes - even VirtualOT would prefer to be …
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Embedding Twitter into teaching activities.
The new academic year has started and as usual I am embedding technology in my teaching. This semester I am going to be more consciously using Twitter to post information to my current students rather than using Twitter to connect with my online colleagues.I am doing this because it is time to start applying what …
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Let’s Celebrate World OT Day
About a week ago I posted this on the OT4OT page in Facebook. I have decided to use this as a launching place for my reflection for this year’s World OT Day blogging carnival being run by Linda Harrison in Winnipeg Manitoba. Thanks for running this again Linda J. Here’s what I wrote: Tonight I …
Stand and deliver at work
This post isn't about technology - but it is related because it is a story that is about tackling the sedentary work lifestyle created by technology.Banker Martin Whelan is a man without a desk. Instead of starting each day at a workstation armed with a computer, swivel chair and some fond family photos, the 44-year-old …
Mind-controlled wheelchair could make life a lot easier for power wheelchair users
Thought control wheelchair: The 'Aviator' is a thought-controlled wheelchair developed in NSW, Hung Nguyen describes how it works. Thought-controlled wheelchair could make life a lot easier for power wheelchair users.Life could soon get easier for those with a severe disability.Researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney have developed technology to allow severely disabled people to …
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Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 