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What would my peers say?

blog post image "We're all used to giving our opinion with a Likert-type scale - choices from strongly disagree to strongly agree - but what if we were instead asked to predict what the overall score would be from our peers? Would using a prediction method be better than an opinion method?" From my LinkedIn article.
Source: linkedin.com

Establishing a taxonomy of potential hazards associated with communicating medical science in the age of disinformation

“In a globalised information age, medical science can appear disconnected and aloof from those it serves to help. Educational and professional bodies (including universities and medical centres) have a unique societal role to inform their peers and public on evidence-based medicine, and a responsibility...
Source: bmj.com

Factors associated with successful dementia education for practitioners in primary care: an in-depth case study.

Factors associated with successful dementia education for practitioners in primary care: an in-depth case study. Designing learning for person-centred care is challenging and needs to involve an approach that works with HCPs and interdisciplinary teams. “With increasing numbers of people in the UK...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Inspired by @oldaily's #el30 Elearning 3.0 series I have just added a #meded project to the distributed web. It now has

Inspired by @oldaily's #el30 Elearning 3.0 series I have just added a #meded project to the distributed web. It now has a permanent place on the web without even requiring a server. #eldercareApp https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qme7F72usRCWJtRzRXBaUeKmeQW2xCChdCHaVXQdTJP2c3/ So what does that all...
Source: ipfs.io

Elderly social care should be 'free at point of need', says report: Report by IPPR and peers says reform would cut ‘catastrophic

Elderly social care should be 'free at point of need', says report: Report by IPPR and peers says reform would cut ‘catastrophic care costs’ of over £100,000 a year
Source: theguardian.com

Complexity in the evaluation of medical education - how would you evaluate this one? I am really enjoying putting together

Complexity in the evaluation of medical education - how would you evaluate this one? I am really enjoying putting together the 'current topics and controversies' week at the end of our module on 'evaluation' in the MSc/PgDip Medical Education programme at University of South Wales - though I am now...

Social media helps students learn scientific argumentation better, study says: Adults often bemoan the amount of time young

Social media helps students learn scientific argumentation better, study says: Adults often bemoan the amount of time young people spend staring at a screen and browsing social media. But social media can not only be a way to teach students elements of the scientific process, those who took part in a...
Source: phys.org

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

Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent

Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media,...
Source: eurekalert.org

E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.

blog post image E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk