Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Today was our turn at PT2010! Despite having the last session on the last afternoon but were really pleased to have a small group of highly engaged people in the room… or that’s how it seemed from the front anyway! Following a comprehensive guided tour of Physiopedia we had a very successful editing session where everyone got to create their profile and add images and video to the site.
Thank you to all who attended and as promised here are the slides from the presentation:
If you have any thoughts or ideas following on from this session please don’t hesitate to get in touch (I’ll be in touch on my return from Idaho!!).
Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I have finished my session preparations and am now am just packing my bags in anticipation of travelling over to Boston for the annual national APTA meeting. I will be running an education session with Eric Robertson titled The Next Textbook: Use of an International Collaborative Classroom Wiki. We will be talking all about wikis and giving a guided tour of Physiopedia as well as doing a guided editing session where you have the opportunity to add your bit to Physiopedia.
The session will be on Saturday June 19, 2010 from 13:00-16:00PM
So come along and join us, we look forward to seeing you all there!!
Abstract
This session will overview a new and ambitious project: Physio-pedia.com. Physiopedia is an open-source, non-profit project aiming to develop the pre-eminent collaborative, evidence-based resource on the web using a wiki platform. A wiki written by, and for physical therapists, Physiopedia has the potential to impact learning and evidence-based practice for clinicians, educators and students alike.
This session will explore the concepts of wikis as collaborative learning environments. Examples of the use of wikis in classrooms around the world will be highlighted through case reports as well as examples of students independently using a wiki to further their studies. Potential projects and utilization of Physio-pedia.com will be reviewed in the context of continuing professional development and crowdsourcing as a way to improve the collection knowledge of physical therapists and physiotherapists world-wide.
This session will also include a guided demonstration reviewing important concepts in page authoring on a wiki platform.
This session will be primarily useful to educators and students, but any physical therapist interested in learning about this online, evidence-based resource will find the session useful and informative.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, you will be able to:
- Describe and define a wiki, including strengths and weakness as a learning tool.
- Indentify opportunities in which a wiki can enable collaborative learning.
- Indentify ways in which Physio-pedia.com can be used in to enhance both evidence-based practice, professional development, and classroom learning.
- Understand and perform basic page editing functions using wiki syntax.
Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Common Craft have made another one of their really nice videos, this one on Wikipedia. It offers a great explanation of Wikipedia which translates very well to Physiopedia. So, when watching just keep Physiopedia and the physiotherapy and physical therapy community in mind.
Wikipedia Explained By Common Craft.
Posted by Rachael Lowe on June 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Hello Physiopedia fans and welcome to our summer newsletter which brings you all the Physiopedia news and developments from the first half of 2010!
WE’VE GONE SOCIAL!
Physiopedia has finally had a social face lift. This is the first part of a scheme to make Physiopedia a social experience where our users will be able to connect with us and with each other. We have added icons to the top of the sidebar to enable you to quickly sign up for email alerts and RSS feeds and also to connect with us in Twitter and Facebook. At the top of each page on the right we have added a button that allows you to easily save the current page as a bookmark or to share it with your friends via various applications, including Facebook and Twitter. We are currently also looking into developing a social networking side to Physiopedia which will enable us to create clinical networks and interest groups, but in the mean time we hope you find these recent additions useful.
PUBLISH RESEARCH IN PHYSIOPEDIA
The open and collaborative nature of Physiopedia enables any registered user of physiopedia to edit pages and with this new feature to also publish their own research. This will allow physiotherapists and physical therapists, who otherwise might not have the opportunity, to publish their work for all to see. Once published in Physiopedia the research will be open for peer review by the Physiopedia community.
We are happy to publish your original research, summaries of research prior to publication in a peer reviewed journals or to publish your student dissertation. We welcome all types of research including randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and case studies This is a great way of publicising student work, supporting new researchers and bridging the gap between completing research and publication.
Read More…
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY STUDENT PROJECT
Students from Bellarmine University have completed their recent project – Pathophysiology of Complex Patients Problems. I was thoroughly impressed with this ambitious project and am grateful to all those who were involved for their efforts and contributions to the site. The articles that the students created are of very high quality and it is obvious that they have all worked really hard. Now that the project is complete we will soon be opening up their articles and networking them into the main site content.
Take a look at this project…
JOINING FORCES WITH AGILE
The AGILE Project is a collaborative effort by members of AGILE, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Clinical Interest Group of Physiotherapists working with Older People. Led by Bhanu Ramaswamy, those involved in the project will be working on creating a structured and evidence based Older People section of Physiopedia under the sub-headings: Policy, Physiology and Physiotherapy. The project eventually aims to involve IPTOP, the International Association of Physical Therapists working with Older People, and the wider international community.
Watch this page for further details!!
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
We are always looking for new ways to develop the Physiopedia resource that will be beneficial to individuals and to the profession. The ideas that we have and are mulling over include clinical networks, a CPD programme, a mentoring scheme, opportunities for in-service training and a journal club. However as a collaborative site we would like to include you, our users, in the development of this resource and these ideas, and invite you to contribute to Physiopedia’s future.
Read more about these ideas and contribute to Physiopedia’s future…
JOIN US IN BOSTON FOR PT2010
PT 2010, the Annual Conference and Exposition of APTA, is only a couple of weeks away now. On Saturday 19th June Eric and I will be talking all about wikis and giving a guided tour and editing demonstration of Physiopedia. Why don’t you come along to join in the fun!!
OR JOIN ME AT CSP CONGRESS
That’s all for now. Please stay in touch and we look forward to seeing or hearing from you in the near future!
Best wishes until next time,
I’ll also be presenting Physiopedia at CSP Congress again this year. The focus will be on using Physiopedia in Education but anyone interested in finding out more about Physiopedia will find this session useful. So if your around for that, I’ll see you there!!
That’s all for now. Please stay in touch and we look forward to seeing or hearing from you in the near future!
Best wishes until next time,
Rachael Lowe
Physiopedia Founder
