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Blogs: promoting competence in undergraduate occupational therapy students Helen Buchanan University of Cape Town, Dept. of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
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Blogs: promoting competence in undergraduate occupational
therapy studentsHelen Buchanan
University of Cape Town, Dept. of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
BackgroundO 3rd year occupational therapy courseO 4 lecturers; approximately 50
studentsO Teaching schedule & preparation for
lecturesO Learning management system - VulaO Self-directed learningO Practice learning challenges
Exploring what was needed
O Google survey - students and lecturersO Discussion with small groups of studentsO Discussion with lecturersO Identify outcomeO Literature:
O Technologies used in Occupational Therapy
O Blogs vs face bookO Identify challenges, e.g. available any
time, ease of access, etc
LiteratureO OT - e-learning can enhance
interaction (Hollis & Madill, 2006)
O Facebook – limited file format & not organized in a threaded structure (Wang et al, 2012)
Design & developmentO Affordances of Blogs:
O Peer support and learning (Wiid et al, 2013)
O Develop a range of cognitive, social and self-directed learning skills (Deng & Yuen, 2011; Robertson, 2011)
O Opportunities for discovery and self-directed learning (Dabbagh & Bannan-Ritland, 2005)
O Link with existing LMS (Vula)O Topics in curriculum
Formative evaluation of activity
O Discussion with students – modalities where resources are needed
O LecturersO CHECET small group meetings and
feedback
ConclusionO Blog broadens current repertoire of
teaching and learning opportunities available
O Ideal for providing additional resources for students to consult during practice learning
RecommendationsO Feedback from presentation &
technology expert O Get lecturer participation O Expand current videos available O Promote to 3rd year students to
encourage participationO Monitor student comments O Consider incorporating group work O Feedback on participation in practice
learning evaluation reports
References
O Dabbagh N, Bannan-Ritland B (2005). Instructional strategies that support constructivist-based pedagogical models. Adapted for ICT CHEC course, May 2005, pp. 206-227.
O Deng L, Yuen A (2011). Towards a framework for educational affordances of blogs. Computers & Education, 56, 441-451.
O Hollis V, Madill H (2006). Online learning: the potential for occupational therapy education. Occupational Therapy International, 13(2): 61-78.
O Robertson J (2011). The educational affordances of blogs for self-directed learning. Computers & Education, 57: 1628-1644.
O Wang Q, Woo H, Quek C, Yang Y, Liu M (2012). Using the Facebook group as a learning management system: an exploratory study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(3): 428-438.
O Wiid C, McCormack C, Warren A, Buckley S, Cahill M (2013). Public and private blogging during placements: perspectives of occupational therapy students. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 20(2): 79-85.
