A Collaborative Classroom wiki, and so much more…..
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!!).
Featured contributor and resource of the month
For March 2010 we have chosen two contributions from the Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project which is currently being undertaken by the physical therapy students from Bellarmine Universtiy in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
The featured resource for the month is the new Fibromyalgia article. Created by Amanda Collard the Fibromyalgia article is an indepth review and key reading for rehabilitation professionals involved in patients with this debilitating condition.
Our featured contributor for the month is Kevin Beale. Kevin has created a great evidence-based article on Lyme Disease as his part of the Bellarmine University’s Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
Take a look at the great work that these two students are doing to increase awareness of a some of the complex patient problems that emerge when homeostasis is disrupted. They address the medical and physical therapy management of patient problems consequent to the underlying pathology.
Network with Physiopedia and friends on facebook
Physiopedia has decided to get social and now has a facebook page!! Facebook is a place where all Physiopedia users can connect and share ideas. Here’s a few ways that you might like to use our new facebook page:
- Become a fan!!
- Suggest to your friends that they should become a fan
- Once you are a fan put our fan badge on your website or blog
- Start a new discussion, give feedback or suggest ideas to the Physiopedia team
- Organise a project within Physiopedia
- Search for others to join with you to complete that project
- Look out for new events taking place within Physiopedia
- Find events where the Physiopedia team will be presenting or demonstrating and will be there in person
- Demonstrate your support!
We look forward to connecting with you all on the new Physiopedia facebook page.
Physiopedia exceeds all expectations in it’s first official year
Following the official launch of Physiopedia in January last year, 2009 has exceeded all of our expectations. The project has been well received with a great deal of interest from all over the world. We have had over 300 author registrations from the physiotherapy and physical therapy community and built more than 200 articles with valued content. Not only have individuals been working in Physiopedia as part of their continued education and professional development, we have also run four educational projects where students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, have been working on assignments in Physiopedia as part of their formal education. This aspect of Physiopedia’s development has been the most innovative, drawing interest from educational professionals and institutions globally. With a truly international following Physiopedia has been referenced as a source of information in courses around the world, has been presented at an international physiotherapy conference and has also been published in a leading international physiotherapy journal.
We are looking forward to 2010 being another exciting year for Physiopedia. In February we start our first international collaborative project where students from Ireland and South Africa will work together on the same assignment within Physiopedia. As well we are planning to develop an open educational programme within Physiopedia where qualified physiotherapists and physical therapists can take part in free and collaborative professional development together. We hope to continue to develop further innovative projects for Physiopedia, present our work at more international conferences and also publish reports in leading educational and physiotherapy journals.
We have constantly been overwhelmed by the activity that has taken place in Physiopedia and the support that we have had for the project. We thank all of you who have become involved and contributed to the exciting development of this project, the worlds first open encyclopedia for the global physiotherapy community.
Welcome to the new Physiopedia Blog!
We thought it was about time to provide a place for people to read about developments and happenings at Physiopedia… so here it is, the new Physiopedia Blog. Initially we have imported all the previous posts have been written about Physiopedia on Rachael’s blog but from now on we will report on what is currently going on at Physiopedia, such as:
- Student projects
- Conference attendances and presentations
- New contributions of clinical information
- New resources and professional tools
- and many more exciting things….
We will also use the blog as a space to provide:
- hints and tips to individuals using Physiopedia for education and professional development
- advice for institutions using Physiopedia for group work as part of their students education
- you may also find a copy of our regular newsletter and other press releases here
We hope that you find this blog useful and helpful in your experience with Physiopedia. So, enjoy, happy editing and thank you for joining us in the creation of this global resource for our physiotherapy and physical therapy profession.
