http://andyp.edublogs.org A blog about my research interests which include E-learning, virtual worlds, blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 technologies Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:48:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The final project output from the Virtual Europe project. A presentation for ECEL 2009: 8th European Conference on e-Learning. At the conclusion of the Virtual Europe project, this paper offers a unique viewpoint on the benefits and limitations surrounding the development and pilot of a European health based simulated community. It ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/27/barriers-to-a-virtual-europe-ecel-2009-presentation/ Our Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers E-Learning package has been shortlisted in the Johnson & Johnson Award for Excellence in Midwifery Education category of this year’s RCM Midwifery Awards. The package is a high quality, interactive, web-based ‘reusable learning object’, aimed at final year student midwives. Using video narratives of women’s lived experiences ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/20/supporting-breastfeeding-mothers-shortlisted-for-rcm-midwifery-award/ Press Release and News Story from Bournemouth University on my Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness article "Twitter as a tool for delivering improved quality of life for people with chronic conditions"..... View Press Release View News Story Visit Journal Article doi: 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2009.01027.x http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/19/twitter-could-break-down-health-care-barriers/ An interesting article in the new UK edition of Wired - "The Buddy System: How Medical Data Revealed Secret to Health and Happiness". The article discusses how social networks might influence health and happiness and has links to Tajfel's theory of Social Identity (one of four theoretical frameworks that I'm ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/14/how-health-and-social-identity-are-connected/ Nursing Times article on my Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness article "Twitter as a tool for delivering improved quality of life for people with chronic conditions"..... View Nursing Times Article Visit Journal Article doi: 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2009.01027.x http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/12/twitter-could-provide-innovative-solutions-for-long-term-conditions/ Here is the SimpleMind mindmap of my presentation from Handheld Learning 2009 created on iPhone (it's too big to see in this post so I've attached it as a link). SimpleMind is a great free easy to use application which you can then upload to iPhoto - shame it wasn't really ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/08/handheld-learning-2009-presentation-mobile-technology-as-a-mechanism-for-delivering-improved-quality-of-life/ I will be presenting a short (but lovely) paper "Mobile Technology as a mechanism for delivering improved Quality of Life" at Handheld Learning 2009 in a roundtable session. Here are the links to web materials from my reference list which might be of use from this (a full list including ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/handheld-learning-2009-presentation-support-materials/ This summer writes Simon Crompton in the Times, the Medical College of Georgia in the United States announced the results of its research into the effects of “Wii-hab” on people with Parkinson’s disease. In an eight-week study, 18 people were asked to play Wii Sports, including virtual versions of boxing ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/09/23/try-to-make-me-go-to-wii-hab/ A nice YouTube video from CommonCraft.com explaining Social Media in Plain English with some lovely animation.... Social Media in Plain English Source : Andy Black http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/09/22/social-media-in-plain-english-video/ My article on "Twitter as a tool for delivering improved quality of life for people with chronic conditions" has now been published in the latest edition of the Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness (Volume 1 Issue 3: September 2009). The journal is an international peer-reviewed journal for ... http://andyp.edublogs.org/2009/09/01/twitter-as-a-tool-for-delivering-improved-quality-of-life-for-people-with-chronic-conditions/