So I've decided to make 2013 the year of social media for me. Reading some of Debbie Lupton's media work I was inspired to think that this might be a great way to a) develop some interesting collaborations with like-minded people around the globe (too ambitious?) b) organise what is becoming a plethora of on-line media resources into something that is both useful and interesting to me, and c) explore some of the creative thinking that's now all over the web. So I'm starting by picking some key social media resources and throwing myself into using them. I'm going to commit to: This Wordpress blog My Facebook page for keeping in touch with family and friends and posting about … [Read more...] about 2013…the year of social media
Revolution in Education
I've just finished a piece for the PNZ newsletter on some new ways of thinking in education and how they might affect physiotherapy education. If you fancy a read, I'd appreciate any feedback. Digital media and the future of physiotherapy knowledge In 1534, at the age of 51, Martin Luther translated the bible from Latin – a language that few outside the priesthood could understand – into a form that could be read by the common people. Thus began the Protestant Reformation and more than four centuries of schism between the Protestant and Catholic churches. None of this would have been possible had it not been for Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press, which made the … [Read more...] about Revolution in Education
