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This guide explains how Physiopedia can be used in teaching and learning, and also outlines ideas as to how Contributors can incorporate Physiopedia into the learning activities of their classrooms, clinics or professional organizations. | This guide explains how Physiopedia can be used in teaching and learning, and also outlines ideas as to how Contributors can incorporate Physiopedia into the learning activities of their classrooms, clinics or professional organizations. | ||
== Physiopedia's reach == | |||
Physiopedia is the largest physiotherapy and physical therapy resource in the world. We reach the global community and current statistics indicate that we have: | |||
*2 million+ visitors per month; | |||
*Are visited by individuals from nearly every country; | |||
*around 25,000 pages on the website; | |||
*are connected to over 100,000 people through social media. | |||
== Wikipedia for the physiotherapy community == | |||
Physiopedia is a wiki. A Wiki is a website that allows users to easily edit and contribute to that website. Wikis are particularly suited to collaborative group authoring of documents and websites. The most famous example of a Wiki is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia], a very extensive on-line encyclopaedia that allows anyone to add to and edit its entries. | |||
== Wikis in teaching and learning == | |||
A wiki can be an effective tool to enhance classroom learning, promote evidence based practice and lifelong learning skills, and provide a means for early-career professional publication. The nature of wikis allows for a number benefits relating to learning and teaching applications: | |||
*Wikis are ideal for collaborative writing applications. | |||
*Wikis can be edited and entries published without knowledge of specialist web development tools. | |||
*A wiki enables the development history of a document to be explored revealing who contributed what and when. | |||
*A wiki will never be lost along with the efforts that have been made in adding content to them, they can be continually updated and always be referred to. | |||
Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project, you should first decide what type of project you would like to start. | Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project, you should first decide what type of project you would like to start. | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 1 October 2018
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Congratulations on deciding to collaborate with Physiopedia! This page will introduce you to the many different types of projects you can initiative with Physiopedia.
This guide explains how Physiopedia can be used in teaching and learning, and also outlines ideas as to how Contributors can incorporate Physiopedia into the learning activities of their classrooms, clinics or professional organizations.
Physiopedia's reach[edit | edit source]
Physiopedia is the largest physiotherapy and physical therapy resource in the world. We reach the global community and current statistics indicate that we have:
- 2 million+ visitors per month;
- Are visited by individuals from nearly every country;
- around 25,000 pages on the website;
- are connected to over 100,000 people through social media.
Wikipedia for the physiotherapy community[edit | edit source]
Physiopedia is a wiki. A Wiki is a website that allows users to easily edit and contribute to that website. Wikis are particularly suited to collaborative group authoring of documents and websites. The most famous example of a Wiki is Wikipedia, a very extensive on-line encyclopaedia that allows anyone to add to and edit its entries.
Wikis in teaching and learning[edit | edit source]
A wiki can be an effective tool to enhance classroom learning, promote evidence based practice and lifelong learning skills, and provide a means for early-career professional publication. The nature of wikis allows for a number benefits relating to learning and teaching applications:
- Wikis are ideal for collaborative writing applications.
- Wikis can be edited and entries published without knowledge of specialist web development tools.
- A wiki enables the development history of a document to be explored revealing who contributed what and when.
- A wiki will never be lost along with the efforts that have been made in adding content to them, they can be continually updated and always be referred to.
Once you have decide that you would like to complete a project, you should first decide what type of project you would like to start.
We have three main types of Content Development Projects:
- Educational Projects - involving educational establishments for pre and post graduate students as part of their formal university or college education.
- Professional Organization Projects - run by professional organisations and involving their members for professional development opportunities.
- Clinical Projects - led by clinics as professional development projects for staff and visiting students.
About Content Development Projects[edit | edit source]
Content Development Projects have been contributing to the growth of Physiopedia content since it launched in 2009. Contributors (which includes educators, clinicians and the managers of health organizations) have been developing content and running courses for their students and colleagues since the beginning. Physiopedia offers an opportunity to involve your students and colleagues in knowledge creation projects and to positively contribute to the world of rehabilitation knowledge sharing.
Put simply, your project and the involvement of your students or colleagues are making a valuable contribution to the content of this professional resource.
Your students and / or colleagues will:
- Learn key skills related to the use of online resources
- Learn online professionalism
- Understand the benefits of contributing to professional resources
- Utilise evidence based practice techniques
- Get involved in an international professional project
- Learn website editing skills
- And learn about specific topic related to their assignment.
Previous projects have demonstrated that:
- Student performance improves when assignments take place in Physiopedia
- Students enjoy contributing to a professional online resource
- Students appreciate the opportunity to be involved in a project for our profession
- Tutors are able to satisfy requirements to involve students in e-learning
Find out more in the Educators Guide
What is an educational project?[edit | edit source]
Normally, an existing 'paper based' assignment is converted into an online assignment in Physiopedia. Students are tasked to create new articles or review and update existing articles. They are then graded on their output in a variety of was depending on your institutions requirements.
Who takes part in an educational project?[edit | edit source]
Any educational establishment providing physiotherapy or physical therapy education is suited to running an educational project with their students.
See who else is getting involved and examples of projects
How does it work?[edit | edit source]
Once you have decided that you would like to get your students involved in a project in Physiopedia you should contact us to get things started. We will then:
- discuss your requirements with you to create a project that suits your needs
- set you up with your own project page that describes your project and links to the work that your students are doing in Physiopedia
- provide you with advice to help your students ease into the project minimising technical barriers
- support you in supporting your students throughout the project
How to go about setting up an educational project?[edit | edit source]
If you would like to find out more about getting your students involved in collaborating with Physiopedia please contact us directly by email: [email protected]
