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6 Best Practices for Universities Embracing Social Media
For universities, deciding to use social media is a no-brainer. It's a great way to market the university to prospective students, make it livelier for current students and keep alumni in the loop....
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Fight the MOOCopalypse!
"If we were to increase our involvement with MOOCs, we should only do it to support the development of technology (#1), not in fear (or worse, support of) the MOOCopalypse (#2). I completely agree...
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Physician use of Twitter: Examining the data
Physicians' use of Twitter and other social media has been exploding over the last couple of years.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and learning in medical education and healthcare, theory and...
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Medicine and Social Media: Your Personal Social ROI - Howard Luks, MD
Face it … new media in a not a passing fad. Medicine, as with social media is in a constant state of flux. Physicians are told by “professionals” that a presence on the stage of medicine and social...
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Using Social Media (and the DOC) to Gain Clinical Insight
Social media can be complex and cumbersome. However, if used effectively, healthcare providers can become more educated, and perhaps more compassionate clinicians. There are two ways in which I have...
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A Case for Using Social Media with Learning | MindShift
We are witnessing the emergence of something profound: Humans, historically divided by geography, culture and creed, are beginning to connect and collaborate on a scale never seen before.See it on...
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Building Democratic Learning
I’ve been participating in MOOCs and working on various #open #learning strategies and projects, for some time; I don’t think MOOCs are much about learning at all; they are now content-driven #edspam...
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Twitter as a Metacognitive Support Device by Alan Reid : Learning Solutions...
Integrating social media into academia is not a novel idea. And since you are reading this, chances are you probably have been utilizing some feature of social media in the classroom for years. What is...
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Why Medical Students Should All Have iPads – Part 2
...You could pull up the complete Gray’s Anatomy book with the touch of a button, not to mention the many apps available that feature highly detailed 3D human body models. Imagine yourself doing rounds...
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7 Things You Should Know About Navigating the New Learning Ecosystem |...
The LMS was once the undisputed center of the digital learning ecosystem. But on many campuses, the situation has changed such that the campus online learning environment might be better viewed as a...
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Richard Smith: Teaching is stand-up comedy
This post is not directly related to Social Media or technology, but it is very thought-provoking. Teaching is a difficult task. Teaching doctors and medical students may sometimes be even more...
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Hypocrisy in the Profession of Education
"As educators we must be learners first. If we are to be better educators, we must first be better learners. We may not always have a choice in what we learn. After so long not being involved with...
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Medical News: How Social Media Can Revolutionize Medical Education - in...
"Medical education and medical practice at all levels, already online in so many ways, can no longer remain aloof from social media."See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and learning in medical...
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Academic Life in Emergency Medicine: G-Advising: Using Google Hangout to...
We conducted a Google Hangout with the EM Interest Group where I got to field insightful questions about EM. I was at home and the students were in a classroom. Another student in the library actually...
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Social Media Policy - The Educator's PLN
A short video for staff of the Department of Justice (Victoria, Australia) explaining the key elements of their social media policy. Visual licenced under Cr...See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and...
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Social Media in Medical Education: Embracing a New Medium
This talk was given at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine on October 27, 2011, as part of the UNC Academy of Educators Lecture Series.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and learning...
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Student approaches for learning in medicine: What does it tell us about the...
Curriculum planners should examine the level of use of informal learning activities in their schools, and investigate whether this is to enhance student progress, a result of perceived weakness in the...
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Why medicine needs new schools to drive innovation and change
When I chose to be part of an inaugural medical school class instead of opting for a “safer” route, people asked if I was concerned about how new it was.Annalisa Manca's insight:I absolutely agree...
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Beyond institutions - personal learning in a networked world - by Stephen Downes
In this presentation I look at the needs and demands of people seeking learning with the models and designs offered by traditional institutions, and in the spi…Annalisa Manca's insight:Interesting...
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Personal Learning Networks, CoPs Connectivism: Creatively Explained
As part of a graduate course in Social Network Learning, I ask students to create a non-linguistical representation. Here is the description of this assignment: The intent of this module is to...
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How To Cite Social Media Using MLA and APA - Edudemic
Social media posts and videos are cropping up in academic publications more and more. This chart shows just how to cite social media with ease.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and learning in...
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Climbing Social Media in Medicine's Hierarchy of Needs. : Academic Medicine
The social media and medicine landscape is evolving rapidly. Early research, social media policies, and educational efforts focused on risk avoidance, while more current efforts have encouraged...
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Medical students may benefit from social media guidance | Penn State University
Medical students use social media extensively, but medical schools may need to offer more guidance in potential pitfalls, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.See it on Scoop.it,...
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12 steps for Designing an Assignment with Emergent Outcomes
Pedagogy is a recursive process, a constant interplay between building and analyzing what we’ve built -- between teaching and meta-level reflection on our own …Annalisa Manca's insight:A great...
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Students as Digital Producers
Expanding the 'student as producer' agenda through the production of visual learning resources. This presentation shares two case studies of authentic client p…See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and...
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Discussing Behavioral Health on Social Media: What to Consider
While social networks can help improve the public’s perceptions about behavioral health, they also have the potential to do harm.For those living with behavioral health issues, sharing personal...
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Social media in healthcare education, inclusion or just distraction?
Social media is pervasive, even in healthcare. As an early adopter, I witnessed how social media went mainstream as it integrates into our lives. I’ve also been a witness to the many challenges and...
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Who owns educational theory? Pearson, big data and the 'theory gap'
Ben Williamson Who owns big data? This is the important question posed by Evelyn Ruppert in a recent short article which details how big data are: the product of different actors and technologies...
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How Measurement Fails Doctors and Teachers
Performance metrics in medicine and education are increasingly getting in the way of quality.See it on Scoop.it, via Social Media and learning in medical education and healthcare, theory and practice
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The Importance of Social Media for Medical Educators & Physicians for Their CPD
Whether you love it or hate it, social media is everywhere you look. It is so much more than just sharing funny pictures and videos with friends and family. Conferences use hashtags to promote...
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