Ashley has given me permission to share her reflection on the recently completed module: "Online Technology for Occupational Therapy"All the students were asked to consider HOW they adopted these new technologies and how they might contribute to their professional development. The first task was completed through the lens of Kolb's experiential learning theory (1984)and the …
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I recently completed a 13 hour "intensive" module "Online Technology for Occupational Therapy" with MScOT students here at the UofA. The module is an elective subject and up to 20 students can participate, this year was the biggest group yet with 13 first years. The module has evolved over the past three years, from being …
Teaching classes is slowly finishing and conference season has begun!As educators we have a couple of mandatory requirements and one is to present our recent research activity at conferences. Coming up with amazing content seems to come in waves and right now we are riding a wonderful wave that formed gradually over the past 10 …
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Today I clicked on Facebook Ad for "Canadian Virtual Hospice". I was intrigued to see what types of information and services this site might offer and was genuinely impressed by how thorough this site is!There are three main areas: Topics, Support and For Professionals,Topics include:What Is Palliative Care?What Is Palliative Care?Emotional HealthTalking with Children and …
This week my facebook status reads "Anita is a bit tired of thinking like a FB status update... I want to think properly again". I decided to call this Facebook Fatigue.I love the fact that I can constantly stay up to date with the day to day "doings" of friends and family around the globe, …
This post by DAVID C. KIBBE on the Health Care Blog talks about a recent symposium on Online Care in Hawaii, where two Family Physicians and a primary care Internist participated in a panel in which they described their experiences with Online Care and Telehealth.Visit this link to read the full article.How are we going …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 