Last month I reluctantly agreed to join Facebook to keep up with certain people who "meet" there... (yep, I'm still an old fashioned email user) and what struck me as worrying was the availability of people's information in that environment. Through the people that I knew I could see many others, their photos and their …
Cell/Mobile Phone with larger buttons
I found a great new program on the BBC called >Click . In this week's show there was a small story about the emporia Life mobile/cell phone.It's easier for older adults to use as it has: Large Buttons and Display Super Loud speaker and Ringing volumeEmergency FunctionOrange Backlight for people with sight problems See Communic8 …
Middle-Aged Users’ Declining Web Performance
Middle-Aged Users' Declining Web Performance Jakob Nielsen's alertBetween the ages of 25 and 60, people's ability to use websites declines by 0.8% per year — mostly because they spend more time per page, but also because of navigation difficulties. Mainstream Aging vs. Senior CitizensA typical senior at 75 is 40 years older than a typical …
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Wiki research grant success!
We have been successful in our application for a teaching and learning enhancement fund project (TLEF) collaborating between OT, PT and S&LP programmes here at the University of Alberta. The project is looking at students perceptions of developing a Wiki as a groupwork assignment and is an extension of work we were doing at Deakin …
Web 2.0 and Chronic Illness: New Horizons, New Opportunities
Thanks Cary Brown from the U of A OT department who sent me this article: "Web 2.0 and Chronic Illness: New Horizons, New Opportunities." Here's the link to the article.The really nice thing is that it goes back to basics and explains what each type of Web 2.0 technology is and does and shows how …
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More on Personal Learning Environments
I'm becoming a bit confused about which Personal/Online Learning Environment is better and why. So, of course I "Googled it" (yes that is now a verb: To Google)and found this Blog which looked at Moodle, Drupal and elgg. As this Blog post is now almost 2 years old (gosh I'm behind!) I wonder what's the …
Using YouTube as an education tool
I happened across this link today while surfing the net for other information... (as you do). This is another great example of how web 2.0 tools can be used to get new information out there and rapid interaction around the topic. It's much faster than waiting to be published in a peer-reviewed journal and much …
RJ Cooper and Associates Software and Hardware for Persons with Special Needs
Most OT's working in the area of AT have links to specialists like RJ Cooper and Associates, so this new link won't be news to them. It's interesting though that people who know me through other circles (like Technology specialists) seem to find these links too and send them to me! So thanks Michael Hotrum …
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AT+ICT+sharing knowledge=Enhanced OT
The link between Assistive Technology (ie: technology that enables the person to have a better fit with their environment) and ICT (information computer technology) means that OT (occupational therapy) can offer more options to people wanting increased independence, funtion or "connectivity" with the world. In this area OTs are overlapping with IT people, engineers, technolgy …
Why email is so old fashioned
Interesting to read about South Korea's move away from email... where are our students heading?Copied from The Age Melbourne AustraliaMichael Fitzpatrick, GuardianFebruary 28, 2008Mobile texting is now outstripping the use of email among the young. Michael Fitzpatrick reports. The art of correspondence faces another rude shove towards oblivion: even email is under fire for being …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 