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 …
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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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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 …
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 …
The future of online learning 10 years on
Stephen Downes, an educator and researcher in New Brunswick Canada reflects on his essay entitled The Future of Online Learning. In a recent post on his blog he has reviewed and updated this essay, finding that many of his predictions made ten years ago were quite accurate. Visit this link to read the essay in …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 