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8 Ways UX Design Theory Transformed My Approach to Course Design

8 Ways UX Design Theory Transformed My Approach to Course Design
Source: medium.com

67% of Americans use social media to get some of their news; Twitter and Snapchat for news are getting more popular: Sixty-seven

67% of Americans use social media to get some of their news; Twitter and Snapchat for news are getting more popular: Sixty-seven percent of Americans report getting some of their news via social media at some point, according to a Pew Research survey of just under 5,000 U.S. adults conducted last month...
Source: niemanlab.org

Cambodian biodigester finds success, attracts investors: A household biodigester that converts livestock manure into cooking

Cambodian biodigester finds success, attracts investors: A household biodigester that converts livestock manure into cooking gas and fertiliser is attracting investors.
Source: scidev.net

8-STEP PROCESS Over four decades, Dr. Kotter observed countless leaders and organizations as they were trying to transform

8-STEP PROCESS Over four decades, Dr. Kotter observed countless leaders and organizations as they were trying to transform or execute their strategies. He identified and extracted the success factors and combined them into a methodology, the award-winning 8-Step Process for Leading Change.
Source: kotterinternational.com

Anxiety over health 'caused by cyber-chondria' - BBC News: Searching for symptoms online is causing people to obsess about

Anxiety over health 'caused by cyber-chondria' - BBC News: Searching for symptoms online is causing people to obsess about aches and pains, experts say.
Source: bbc.co.uk

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns: Algorithms based on NHS records could seed

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns: Algorithms based on NHS records could seed an ‘entirely new industry’ in AI-based diagnostics and mint billions for tech companies, strategic review reveals. "Sir John Bell, a professor of medicine at Oxford university...
Source: theguardian.com

Wind turbine manufacturers are dipping toes into energy storage projects: Vestas said to be working with Tesla, and that

Wind turbine manufacturers are dipping toes into energy storage projects: Vestas said to be working with Tesla, and that just caps off a busy summer.
Source: arstechnica.com

Can Internet-based interventions help people to stop smoking?  | Cochrane

Can Internet-based interventions help people to stop smoking?  | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

The Nuremberg Code 70 Years Later: This Viewpoint examines the impact that the Nuremberg Code has had on the history of

The Nuremberg Code 70 Years Later: This Viewpoint examines the impact that the Nuremberg Code has had on the history of biomedical research ethics and discusses its place at the intersection of contemporary medicine and politics. Jonathan D. Moreno. Ulf Schmidt. Steve Joffe. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com

Athelas Device Provides Accurate CBC Testing - From Home |: For high-risk patients or those with diseases that require constant

Athelas Device Provides Accurate CBC Testing - From Home |: For high-risk patients or those with diseases that require constant blood monitoring, going to the doctor for blood tests may soon be a thing of the past.
Source: medgadget.com

Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many

Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many theories that explain how adults learn and each has its own merits. This Guide explains and explores the more commonly used ones and how they can be used to enhance student and faculty...
Source: tandfonline.com

Red beer, green lager, immature barley beer: the innovations I drank on a ‘jolly’ to Carlsberg: Beer made from immature

Red beer, green lager, immature barley beer: the innovations I drank on a ‘jolly’ to Carlsberg: Beer made from immature “green” barley – who knew such a thing was possible? Or “red lager” made from actual red-coloured barley? And what does a beer taste like made with b…
Source: zythophile.co.uk

NHS to spend £100m bringing in up to 3,000 GPs from abroad: Recruiters will earn about £20,000 for each new GP as part

NHS to spend £100m bringing in up to 3,000 GPs from abroad: Recruiters will earn about £20,000 for each new GP as part of the NHS England initiative to alleviate cripping shortages
Source: theguardian.com

Germany turns refugees into mental health counsellors for their peers: Project counters lack of mental health care by helping

Germany turns refugees into mental health counsellors for their peers: Project counters lack of mental health care by helping migrants to teach coping skills and offering asylum seekers a listening ear
Source: theguardian.com

Chatbots as a Patient Engagement solution – Florence.chat "Chatbots are computer programs that are able to conduct a

Chatbots as a Patient Engagement solution – Florence.chat "Chatbots are computer programs that are able to conduct a conversation and are typically used in dialog systems for various practical purposes including customer service or information acquisition. Despite their creation more than 60...
Source: florence.chat

A qualitative exploration of student perceptions of the impact of progress tests on learning and emotional wellbeing: Progress

A qualitative exploration of student perceptions of the impact of progress tests on learning and emotional wellbeing: Progress testing was introduced to the MBChB programme at the University of Auckland in 2013. As there has been a focus in published literature on aspects relating to the format or function...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative,

Improving MRCP PACES pass rates through the introduction of a regional multifaceted support framework. "Our innovative, cost-effective teaching framework for PACES preparation has improved exam outcomes and facilitated swift junior doctor career progression, while raising the profile of the trust. Furthermore,...
Source: bmj.com

South Korea mulling world's first robot tax | ZDNet: Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for

South Korea mulling world's first robot tax | ZDNet: Controversial idea seems to formally acknowledge a tough future for workers
Source: zdnet.com

Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is

Continuing professional development: progress beyond continuing medical education: Continuing medical education (CME) is rapidly evolving into competency-based continuing professional development (CPD) and this is driving change in self-directed CPD programs undertaken by individual practitioners as...
Source: amegroups.com

The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. - PubMed - NCBI

The impact of video games on training surgeons in the 21st century. - PubMed - NCBI
Source: nih.gov