Who uses... Twitter LITFL St.Emlyn ’ s Other websites for learning Who follows me, Matts etc.
So not just a bunch of geeks and nerds. Social media pervades all of us these days and much like the book is an integral part of both entertainment and education so social media is the same. They are not replacements - rather complimentary.
Social media is vast and difficult to explain to complete novices but
Since the internet is full of cats there are easy guides to understanding what it ’ s all about.
Much talk of demographics but perhaps not as different as you might think. This is public data and not doctors though. Docs early adopters of clinical technology. Late adopters of social media learning.
FOAM invented by Mike Cadogan and Domnhall Brannigan in Dublin 2012 ICEM
FOAM invented by Mike Cadogan and Domnhall Brannigan in Dublin 2012 ICEM
Free No PHARMA The future Real time Dominated by CC EM PHEC Flat hierachy even playing field
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Learning Reputation Networks
FOAM flips the classroom. Either through specific media, or through the empowerment of colleagues to find their own learning and bring that to the workplace. Role of the educator is then not to teach from on high, rather it is to help learners organise, sift and appraise their knowledge.
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The third of May 1908 by Goya Sometimes social media feels risky and that there are lots of people trying to tell us not to engage in social spaces. Significant concern in the UK about any patient related learning or cases.
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The status quo is a defoaming agent. Consultants undermined by knowledge gained through non traditional routes.