This mini-lecture was created to support a flipped learning, pre-conference at the 2013 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions annual conference.

1. Brought to you by:
Your Faculty:
Brian S. McGowan, PhD
Chief Learning Officer
ArcheMedX, Inc.

2. Problem #1: Variation
http://www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/maps

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4. Problem #2: Failure to Advance

5. Problem #3: Overload & Filter Failures

6. Introducing Social Learning Theory:
A textbook approach…
http://www.integratedsociopsychology.net/Social_Learning_Theory/mapContentImagemap_Details.jpg
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7. Introducing Social Learning Theory:
A more practical approach!
“If you want to learn about best practices
from 5 years ago, read a textbook.
If you want to learn about best practices
from 2 years ago, read a journal article.
If you want to learn about today’s best
practices, attend a medical meeting.
But, if you want to learn about where the
best practices are going in the future, you
must listen to your social graph.”
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8. Social Learning & Social Networks
Sidewalk Experiment
Six Degrees of Separation

9. Observing and Modelling Behaviors

10. Behavior changes are socially dependent
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082

11. Is this applicable professionally?

12. Trust your instincts…

13. Social Network Science

14. Social Triggering
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15. Why does this work?
Crowd Accelerated Improvement
Crowd
Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnQcCgS7aPQ
Desire

16. Practical Take-away
Learning in practice:
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Who do your learners look to as models of behavior?
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How do your learners decide who is a good model?
Learning in educational settings:
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How can you leverage the learning experience of one learner to shape
the experience of those to follow?
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How can you create a culture of active learning and awareness?
Amplifying social networks
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What do you know about how your learners are connected or isolated
from other channels and sources and ‘models’ of best practices?
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