Pay Attention!

I enjoyed the video Pay Attention, more than the similar Did You Know? Both accomplished their goal of getting the viewer to think about how prevalent technololgy is in or society today, and particularly in the lives of young people. But, "Pay Attention" cited references that will make it more credible among educators, including journal articles, and a reference to Blooms taxonomy.



It is worth noting that a student of Bloom's, Lori Anderson, has published a revised version of the taxonomy that fits nicely with the innovative capacities of technology use in education. The images included are from an Educational Software Blog that has some interesting ideas. They're such great artistic representations of a key educational theory! Also, Colette Cassinelli - author of edtechVision, a blog dedicated to visionary uses of educational technology, has an interesting discussion of a TechLearning magazine article by Andrew Churches that "connects how blogging, wikis, video and other participatory media are matched up with each of the updated Bloom’s taxonomy." Check it out!

List of ideas for safe blogging – reminders for adult learners and blog users

My top three ways to use blogs

1. Invite resident and fellow comments or postings on their educational and work environments, programs, and work environments. The accrediting body for residency programs, the ACGME, requires that residents be provided with a forum for communicating and exchanging information on their educational and work environments, programs, and other resident issues (Institutional Requirements http://www.acgme.org/) The goal of this forum is to allow residents to raise and resolve issues without fear of intimidation or retailiation. A blog could be a place for residents to come together within an online community, read information posted by others and respond. This could be particularly beneficial here in Buffalo, as our residents and fellows are spread out among nine hospital locations and many more clinic sites throughout the city and region.
2. Create a medical education literature circle. Although there is no formal requirement attached to this potential use of blogs, the school has been in the process of focusing on our faculty's development of their educational skills. Since faculty are also spread out around the city and region, a virtual location for reading, commenting, and sharing information could be a valuable experience.