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The impact of a faculty development programme for health professions educators in sub-Saharan Africa: an archival study
(BioMed Central -The Open Access Publisher, 2015-02-19)
BACKGROUND:
In 2008 the sub-Saharan FAIMER Regional Institute launched a faculty development
programme aimed at enhancing the academic and research capacity of health professions
educators working in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
Student and staff perceptions and experiences of the introduction of Objective Structured Practical Examinations: a pilot study
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)
Background. The Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is widely recognised as one of the more objective methods of assessing practical skills in healthcare programmes, including undergraduate physiotherapy ...
Beyond knowledge and skills: the use of a Delphi study to develop a technology-mediated teaching strategy
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: While there is evidence to suggest that teaching practices in clinical education should include activities that more accurately reflect the real world, many educators base their teaching on transmission models ...
The role of blended learning in clinical education: A systematic review
(Association for Medical Education in Europe, 2012)
BACKGROUND: Developing practice knowledge in healthcare is a complex process that is difficult to teach. Clinical education exposes students to authentic learning situations, but students also need epistemological access ...
Mentoring and coaching in promoting publications in the Department of Physiotherapy at a local university in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)
A growing shift towards research and evidence based practice in
academia is associated with requirements to disseminate research results in the
form of publication in peer reviewed journals. Mentoring has been identified ...
Physiotherapy Students’ Use of Online Technology as part of their Learning Practices: A Case Study
(Aosis, 2012)
The relevance of non-technical skills have long been acknowledged as
important components of clinical learning, and there is evidence that integrating technology
can facilitate their development by encouraging reflection, ...
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 ...
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, ...