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Technology-mediated learning in physiotherapy education: the social construction of practice knowledge.
(Aosis Publishing, 2013)
Clinical practice is complex, requiring practitioners to interpret a diverse range of inter-related variables in order to make clinical decisions as part of patient management. This process is often intuitive and therefore ...
The use of information and communication technology by South African physiotherapy students
(South African Society of Physiotherapy, 2009)
The global shift toward the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in health education and practice has been shown to enhance both the educational opportunities and the support provided to students and ...
Information and communication technology in health: A review of the literature
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Information and communication technology has been shown to be increasingly important in the education and
professional practice of healthcare workers. The World Health Organisation (WHO) discusses the benefits of using
ICT ...
The use of assisted performance within an online social network to develop reflective reasoning in undergraduate physiotherapy students
(Informa Healthcare, 2012)
Background: The development of practice knowledge is an important component of clinical education and reflective reasoning is known to play a role in its development. Online social networks may have some potential for ...
The use of a wiki to facilitate collaborative learning in a South African physiotherapy department
(South African Society of Physiotherapy, 2012)
The dominant form of teaching in higher education remains the lecture, even though evidence suggests that it alone is inadequate to facilitate the development of the higher order thinking skills required in clinical practice. ...
Using Google Drive to facilitate a blended approach to authentic learning
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
While technology has the potential to create opportunities for transformative learning in higher education, it is often used to merely reinforce didactic teaching that aims to control access to expert knowledge. Instead, ...
Beyond the lecture: Teaching for professional development
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. Clinical educators are being challenged to graduate students who can adapt to complex situations. Evidence suggests that one must go
beyond teaching students what to know and what to do, and help them learn ...
Randomised controlled trials in educational research: Ontological and epistemological limitations
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a valued research method in evidence-based practice in medical and clinical settings because they are
associated with a particular ontological and epistemological perspective that ...
The use of smartphone apps in clinical practice: A survey of South African physiotherapists
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
In 2017, there were more than 325 000 health-related and medical apps in the app stores of all
major mobile operating systems, with some of these apps having been downloaded hundreds of
thousands of times (Pohl 2017). ...
Using video to learn practical techniques in physiotherapy education
(South African Medical Association, 2020)
The traditional approach to developing practical skills in physiotherapy
education presents several challenges. Because of larger class sizes, it is
difficult for all students to see clearly what is being demonstrated, ...