Synchronicity occurred today when I also came across this information from the wikieducator website where Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about digital freedom for knowledge transfer in education. This links perfectly with the UN launched e-learning collaborative.
UN launches e-learning collaborative effort
UN launches e-learning collaborative effortBy Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya16 Dec, 2008Sixteen U.N. agencies have merged their efforts to establish UNeLearn, a technology-supported project to share information and expertise in 160 developing countries.Technology-supported learning offers tremendous potential to address the capacity development needs of a wide range of beneficiaries in developing countries, said Achim Steiner, executive …
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The wonders of skype
I use Skype almost every day in my personal and professional life. It's free and easy to use and so personal! My sister and I cook together with our laptops on in our kitchens, chatting while doing our "chores". She's in Melbourne and I'm in Edmonton! My nieces and nephews play imaginary games with me …
Podcasting & Web 2.0: Implications for Health Care Education
Check out this SlideShare Presentation: Podcasting & Web 2.0: Implications for Health Care Educationhttp://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=podcasting-web-20-implications-for-health-care-education-9826&stripped_title=podcasting-web-20-implications-for-health-care-educationView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: podcasting web 2.0)
Is this a conference you would like to go to?
Web 2.0 expoThe Power of Less "We do some of our best work when we’re constrained: by budgets, by headcount, by technology, by the economy. These are the times when bureaucracy and waste die by necessity. What’s left are ideas, and the muscle to make them real." 2009 will be a tough year in many …
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Barriers to Web 2.0 in OT education
I am passionate about linking occupational therapists in the online environment... however, right now my perceived barriers are these:1. Health care practitioners are people-people, therefore a computer is seen as a barrier to their ultimate goal of working with people (even though Web 2.0 IS so interactive!!!).2. The curriculum is so tight that it is …
The Networked Student
I followed a link from a blog called Wishful Thinking in Medical Education (a great blog!) to this YouTube clip featured on a blog called TechTicker. An excellent discussion follows below the YouTube clip and Mike Bogle discusses his post further in a video clip of his own! How Cool!
Occupational therapy groups on facebook
There is a rapidly growing number of OT groups on Facebook, that are both serious and social. Over the next few days I'm going to find them and list them here.This is a snapshot of what's happening in this corner of the Web 2.0 world for our profession.I'll list if it is an open or …
Another good e-health blog
I've just added a link to eHealth, a blog devoted to eHealth and Health IT. There are some excellent posts and also some excellent links.The volume of activity happening in the USA since Barack Obama was elected has been unbelievable. We're hopefully going to see rapid development of excellent online healthcare resources as a result …
Online Healthcare Gets Personal
Health 2.0 and the Healing Power of Supportive CommunitiesAs we know, social networks are gaining widespread acceptance, and people of all ages are accessing the internet not just to get information but also to find, give and receive emotional support.In a recent report from CarePages, they discuss that scientific studies provide evidence that such support …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 