“A Twitter Epiphany”
For those of you who attended my presentation, eCPD – Sink or Swim, at CSP Congress this year you might be interested in this article which follows on from our ‘Smart Networks’ conversation.
So we talked about my top tips for preventing information overload and #5, build a smart network, was identified as being key to gathering information that meets your knowledge needs from like minded individuals, leaders and ‘filters’. Starting out with building a ‘Smart Network’ is daunting. How will you find those that can provide information to meet your knowledge needs? Will they converse with you? Will you be overloaded with information? And, what’s the point anyway?? Well this article by Mark Rosenberg may boost your confidence and encourage you to make a start building your smart network.
Have fun and remember…. relax!!
A Successful CSP Congress
With CSP Congress over again for another year it’s back to the office to reflect on the weekend. Liverpool, the CSP and the Bootleg Beetles did another great job again this year. There was some good programming with Alastair Campbell giving the Founders Lecture and giving us an insight into his previous mental health problems. The exhibition hall was very well arranged this year and there always seemed to be a great vibe in the room, especially when the wine was flowing at the Friday evening drinks reception. I particularly enjoyed watching Anne Moore get the dance floor going, well done Anne!!
I was honoured to be invited by Kirsty Hyndes, leader of the Education strand, to give two presentations this year. The first, my platform presentation on Physiopedia, was very well received. Many questions were asked and ideas bounced around the room during questions and I am particularly grateful to Anne Green, chair of the CSP, for her very kind words of support for this project.
My second presentation entitled “eCPD – Sink or Swim” also received a good reception with many people feeding back that they had learnt from the presentation and were now keen to ‘take the plunge!!’
I would also just like to thank the two people that came up to me after my second presentation to suggest that I teach how to prepare and give presentations!! For letting me know that my presentations were your favourite over the two days of CSP Congress is a compliment that I will never forget, thank you!!
Come and see me at CSP Congress!
It’s nearly that time of year again and CSP Congress is just two weeks away. This year I have been invited to present and have given my presentation the title eCPD – Sink or Swim? So if you are keen to become more involved in using technology to complete your CPD for free come along and hear my tips for swimming the the expanding oceans of on-line information.
Abstract – eCPD: Sink or Swim?
Would you like to do your CPD for free and at a time that suits you? Â Do you struggle to keep up with new Web technologies? Â Are you overwhelmed by all the information available? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then you may find this presentation useful.
Recent developments in Web technology are presenting us with increasing opportunities to engage in continuing professional development on-line (eCPD). Â This can be a cost effective and time efficient adjunct to traditional approaches to CPD. Â The evolution of Web 2.0 technologies enables us to engage and interact on-line in a multitude of ways. Â Applications such as blogs, wikis and content sharing sites allow us to become involved in content production, networking and collaboration. Â Â Not only does this allow us to learn directly from the experts but also to contribute ourselves to the constantly expanding Web of information. Â Â The problem then arises with the amount of information that is available on the Web which can quickly become overwhelming. Â Keeping our heads above water at a time when information overload is an ever present threat requires physiotherapists to develop key skills of aggregation, filtering and critical review of this plethora of information.
This presentation will provide physiotherapists with ideas to engage in autonomous and collaborative learning on-line for continuing professional development. Â Â It will equip you with keys skills and tools to aggregate and filter information that is pertinent to your work and provide you with the ability to swim in the expanding oceans of on-line information.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05
- Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29 http://goo.gl/fb/YGG2K #
- Web technology, autonomous learning and professional development in physiotherapy http://goo.gl/fb/NYoYi #
- The truth about blogging http://ow.ly/2x7CE #
- Publishing an e-Book http://ow.ly/2x7DS #
- Personal Learning Environments – web tools, people and books http://ow.ly/2x7MC #
- Keeping your professional physiotherapy portfolio http://goo.gl/fb/lJ177 #