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A podcast aimed at sharing exciting news and projects related to Physician Associates in the UK and across the globe. The show is hosted, produced and edited by PA James Catton. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram - @PApodcastUK.
Moodle is the learning management solution used by hundreds of millions of learners worldwide. Across every country and in nearly all languages - schools, colleges, universities, vocational trainers and all types of workplaces use Moodle as a toolbox to manage their online learning.In a series of conversations, this podcast series explores topics, provides insights and uncovers personal stories from a range of guests who are specialists in their field whether in education technology, instruc ...
Welcome to Fontanelle, a paediatric educational podcast for trainees. I'm Caroline Storey, a paediatric trainee in Wessex, and I'll be joined by wise friends, learned colleagues and leading lights from around the region and beyond to explore common presentations, sticky situations, what's fresh and new, and what's coming of age in paediatric medicine. So if you've got an open mind for learning and a soft spot for the world of paediatrics, you've come to the right place!
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Physician associates working in palliative medicine
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In this episode I spoke with the UK’s first PA in hospice medicine, Jovy Giles, about tough workplace experiences, going after your goals and getting into the heart of why palliative medicine feels like the ‘medicine we are supposed to do‘. In the words of Prof Baroness Ilora Finlay arguing for the Health & Care Social Bill change before palliative…
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14: Kate Mitchell: Deliberate and programmatic design
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Kate Mitchell, MEd, works at the University of Melbourne, Australia, as Learning Designer and co-founded TELedvisors, a community of practice for educational designers. In her role as Learning Designer, she is constantly exploring new ways of supporting learners and is iterating over her experiments. Most recently, she's been interested in delibera…
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Physician Associate of the year - Ben Minogue - working in plastic surgery
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In this episode we talk to Ben Minogue about being a PA in plastic and reconstructive surgery, his background in research, what motivated him to join the specialty, and his recent award as physician associate of the year. If you would like to find out or learn more about plastic surgery, check out the BAPRAS website or the eLearning for Health link…
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Physician assistant Hayley Arceneaux is an astronaut!
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Hayley Arceneaux works as a physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. As a child, Hayley was treated at St Jude's Hospital for cancer. Now a fully qualified PA, Hayley works with children in paediatric oncology. At age 29, Arceneaux was the youngest American to travel to space, when she became an astronaut on SpaceX's first priv…
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13: Christine Slade and Kevin Kelly: Digital ethics principle DEIBD
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Dr Christine Slade (University of Queensland) and Dr Kevin Kelly (San Francisco State University; Independent Consultant) explore the concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and decolonisation (DEIBD) in portfolio practice, having been members on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics Task Force since 2019. They share their reasons for joining the …
Have you ever doubted your skills, talents, or accomplishments as a physician associate? Do you have a persistent internal fear of being exposed as a fraud? Chances are you are probably suffering an acute case of imposter syndrome. But what is the cure? Hear from Multazim Zia who is a physiotherapist, and public speaker. Multazim also provides expe…
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Healthcare leadership academy for physician associates
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In this episode, I speak to Arjun Wara, a UK Physician Associate and university lecturer about the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) and what this can bring to the PA profession. The HLA is a social educational enterprise, dedicated to nurturing future healthcare leaders in all disciplines. We speak about Arjun's career, the HLA and his HLA proje…
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Learn new skills with MoodleMunch | A conversation with Rob Lowney, Learning Technologist at Dublin City University.
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Join Aurelie Soulier, Community Engagement Lead at Moodle HQ as she interviews Rob Lowney. Rob Lowney is a learning technologist at Dublin City University, and founder of MoodleMunch. In this episode, we unpack the origins of the MoodleMunch webinar series and learn more about Robs passion for advancing teaching by equipping people with new insight…
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S3 E20 Understanding Service Learning and Social Accomplishment With Guided, Intentional Reflections
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Lucy Smith talks about Civic community engagement, Civic literacy and how they all play in other disciplines, including accounting, writing, nursing, and journalism. She is the Director of Engaged Learning at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). Lucy highlights: Civic Engagement (03:30) The Showcase ePortfolio (07:00) Downsides to community-engaged …
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12: Amy Cicchino, Megan Mize, Sarah Zurhellen: Visibility of labour
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Dr Sarah Zurhellen (Appalachian State University), Dr Megan Mize (Old Dominion University), and Dr Amy Cicchino (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) talk digital ethics in portfolio practice. The main focus is on the AAEEBL Digital Ethics in ePortfolios Principle 'Visibility of Labor', and how that impacts educators and students alike. This is th…
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ePortfolio and technology workforce planning for physician associates
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In this episode, I chat with Kevin Monk from technology and software company SARD JV. They provide workforce management software to the healthcare sector with simple and intuitive to use programmes. We chat about the ePortfolio system they have built for physician associates and how PAs can get involved in developing bespoke software and coding. Yo…
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S3 E19 Understanding Service Learning and Social Accomplishment With Guided, Intentional Reflections (Part I)
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In this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, our guest, Lucy Smith, demystifies service learning and social accomplishment in education. Lucy is the Director of Engaged Learning at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). She's got a lot to say about: High Impact Practices (HIPs) - What are those, exactly? (05:31) Community-engaged learning…
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Overcoming barriers to become a physician associate
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In this episode, I spoke with PA Melanie Wedgbury who helps run the care home ward rounds as a physician associate in GP. Melanie talks about her journey to become a PA - from a young mother of 6 children who left school with no GCSEs - Melanie hopes to highlight how the PA role can open up a fantastic career in medicine for all sorts of people. Yo…
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S3 E18 The Highly Impactful ePortfolio: Keeping Students Engaged and Motivated (Part II)
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In the concluding part of the Digication Scholars Conversations with Alex Della Fera, our guest discusses social pedagogy, students' self-perception, and much more. Alex is an associate professor of English at Passaic Community College, and she's such a delight to listen to. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/D3B1oPlWf5g For more information …
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11: Edd Bolton: SmartEvidence and competency portfolios
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Edd Bolton, M.A., is Learning Technologist at Solent University in Southampton, UK. He's been working with portfolios for many years now, supporting students and academic in their practice. He's particularly interested in competency portfolios and how to integrate them into apprenticeship degrees to assist students progressing through university an…
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Why create ePortfolios for your learning community? | A conversation with Kristina Hoeppner, Portfolio Project Lead for the Mahara project, an open-source ePortfolio system.
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In this first episode for 2023, we will talk about the importance of ePortfolios to empower learners to be creative in representing their credentials by leveraging a platform that allows more authentic assessments. Listen to find out more about the topic and where open-source educational projects are heading in the future. Hosted by Sonya Trivedi, …
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What's it like being a Physician Associate student?
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In this episode, I speak to two PA students - Alana and Alex. At the time of recording, Alana Hart was the national PA student rep for the FPARCP, coming up to taking her national exams and Alexandra Ludkovsky who was a first year PA student. You find out more about being a PA student here or follow Alana on Instagram here You can connect with the …
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S3 E17 The Highly Impactful ePortfolio: Keeping Students Engaged and Motivated (Part I)
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The world recently dealt with a pandemic that shut down many aspects of our lives. Schools had to shut down, and physical activities were grounded. Faculties found a good number of alternative media for facilitating learning. In her quest to get the best platform for learning and reflection, Alexandra Della Fera, an associate professor of English a…
In this episode, we hear from Afaq Ali Sartaj, who tells us what the working life of a Physician Associate in Neurosurgery looks like! If you would like to find out more you can contact Afaq via email on afaqsartaj@gmail.com. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram - @PApodcastUK…
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S3 E16 Amazing Ways Reflective ePortfolios Enhance Education
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In this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, Celeste Kong, Professor and the Chair of General Dentistry, at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School Of Dental Medicine, sheds more light on resume building and career development with #EducationalTechnology. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/p-Ki045iSdM For more information about…
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10: Ingrid D'Souza: Creativity and lifelong portfolios
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Ingrid D'Souza, MA, holds degrees in Midwifery and Education, and is currently an Educational Designer in the Faculty of Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She has extensive experience with portfolios, both in her own midwifery practice and supporting students and faculty in higher education. In this interview, Ingrid shares her…
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S3 E15 Amazing Ways Reflective ePortfolios Enhance Education
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Students can do more with the ePortfolio. They can share select works with others, including their advisors, professors, colleagues, or potential employees. In this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, Celeste Kong, Professor and the Chair of General Dentistry, at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, talks abou…
Maia Miller, BA Honours, is the Accessibility Services Manager at Catalyst IT, where she works with clients and our own teams to train them in web accessibility practices in all stages of the software development life cycle and content creation via various training programmes, peer reviews, and audits. In this episode we talk about the importance o…
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S3 E 14 Why Identity and Storytelling are So Powerful in the Digital Era
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In this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, Beata Jones shares a first-hand account of connections between ePortfolios and different learning outcomes. Beata is a professor of business information systems practice & Neeley Distinguished Teacher at Neeley School of Business, TCU. The highlights include the following: The need to do an …
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8: Bas Bakker: Learning design and portfolios
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Bas Bakker, MScBA, is an independent learning designer, working for different Dutch institutions of higher education. He has a long history of supporting and using Mahara for learning and assessment, but also has experiences with other portfolio platforms. In this episode, Bas shares his views on how his marketing background helps him as learning d…
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S3 E 13 Why Identity and Storytelling are So Powerful in the Digital Era
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We wish you a very pleasant #Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous #NewYear In tune with the joy of this wonderful season, we're overjoyed to present to you an enlightening conversation with a distinguished teacher, Beata Jones of TCU – Texas Christian University & TCU - Neeley School of Business. Highlights of our conversation include: The …
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S3 E12 Ethics in ePortfolio Technology in the Bright New Days of Innovation, Privacy, and Inclusion
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This concludes our conversation with the outstanding group of ePortfolio scholars and practitioners, AAEEBL ePortfolio Association. Kindly fill out the Visibility of Labor survey here: https://bit.ly/mapepsurvey Our Guests: Elizabeth Clark, Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College, The City University of New York Megan Mize, Director of …
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7: Mandia Mentis & Wendy Holley-Boen: Bringing the personal to the professional
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Dr Mandia Mentis and Dr Wendy Holley-Boen work in the Institute of Education at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. They have been using portfolios in their teaching for more than 20 years, appreciating the affordances that the pedagogy and technology have in terms of personalising the learning for their students and giving students the chan…
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S3 E11 Ethics in ePortfolio Technology in the Bright New Days of Innovation, Privacy, and Inclusion
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On this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, the outstanding group of ePortfolio scholars and practitioners (AAEEBL), tackle the subtleties of the Digital Divide. For more information about this podcast, please visit our podcast website using the link below: https://buff.ly/3SWPJDV Listen on Apple Podcasts using the link below: https:/…
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S3 E10 Ethics in ePortfolio Technology in the Bright New Days of Innovation, Privacy, and Inclusion
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In this #Holiday special of the #DigicationScholars Conversations with members of The Association for Authentic, Experiential, & Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL), special task force; our host, Jeffrey Yan, and the outstanding team of featured educators chat about Digital Ethics. There are so many guiding principles that ground the use of ePortfolio…
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6: Christine Dülfer: Supporting industry internships
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Christine Dülfer (OStR'in; Dipl.-Hdl'in) is a Business Administration and English teacher at Berufliche Schulen des Landkreises Waldeck-Frankenberg in Korbach und Bad Arolsen, which are vocational schools in Germany, and a team leader at the Hessische Lehrkräfteakademie in the media department (Dezernat Medien II.3, SG II.3-3 Fortbildung), responsi…
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Update on the Physician Associate Podcast 2022
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Thanks for listening to the Physician Associate Podcast. In the 2 years since I launched it, I've been amazed at how much fun I've had making the show and we're now close to 32,000 listens. Thanks for all of your kind messages about the show. If you have time, please leave a review on your podcasts app about the show to help spread the word, so tha…
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S3 E9 How Writing Can Help Promote Student Engagement Across the Curriculum
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In the final part of our conversation with Sarah Zurhellen, she talks about helping students write well and think better, as well as helping faculties integrate and teach writing. For students, she says Writing starts with helping them understand the 'why' of writing. Sarah is the Assistant Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum (or WAC) Pro…
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Equality, diversity and inclusion in the PA workforce
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Debbie Jegede is a physician associate, and the rep for 'equality, diversity and inclusion' with the FPARCP. In this episode, I chat with Debbie about that role, we review some of the stats and data on the PA workforce, and discuss some of the issues that can affect PAs and PA students. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter -…
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S3 E8 How Writing Can Help Promote Student Engagement Across the Curriculum
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"Writing happens in all spaces across learning, in all disciplines, in all fields," says Sarah Zurhellen, our amiable guest on this week's Digication Scholars Conversations. Sarah is the Assistant Director of the Writing Across the Curriculum (or WAC) Program @Appalachian State University and a Professional Consultant in the University Writing Cent…
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5: Sam Taylor: Stories from a 14-year portfolio evangelist
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Sam Taylor (PGCert, FHEA, CMALT) has been supporting portfolio practice as learning designer since 2008 at higher education institutions in the UK and since 2018 as eLearning consultant at Catalyst IT Europe. She's worked with a diverse range of students, lecturers, and staff giving her insight into many different portfolio practices. In this episo…
Hear from PA Aliena Sunny, who is a physician associate in gastroenterology. Aliena talks to us about what her job involves, and how she has made progress in her career as a PA so far. You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast Twitter - @PApodcastUK Facebook - @PApodcastUK Instagram - @PApodcastUK --- Send in a voice message: https://anc…
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S3 E7 How To Make the Student Experience Better With Outcome-Driven Assessment - Jennifer Sparrow
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Jennifer Sparrow has more to say about outcome-driven assessment. The need to shift from the significance placed on traditional grading models, such as the hours spent in class and courses credits earned. As Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at City University of New York’s (CUNY) School of Professional Studies (SPS), Jennifer understands how port…
As the role of a Physician Associate continues to grow more popular and familiar across Primary Care, I decided to dedicate this episode to taking that next step into the world of General Practice. We will hear from Jasmine Kaur, a Specialist Recruitment Consultant at Menlo Park Recruitment. Jasmine uses her expertise knowledge of Primary Care and …
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S3 E6 How To Make the Student Experience Better With Outcome-Driven Assessment - Jennifer Sparrow
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On this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversation, Jennifer Sparrow, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at City University of New York’s (CUNY) School of Professional Studies (SPS), discussed outcome-driven education with an emphasis on the use of teaching and learning technologies to improve the student experience. Its interesting highlights…
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4: Teresa MacKinnon: Professional portfolios, values, and transferable skills
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Teresa MacKinnon, MA, has been a language educator for many years, incorporating portfolios into language learning at University of Warwick, and is a scholar working in the field of open educational resources, open access, and open recognition, amongst many other interests of her that she continues to follow in retirement. In her interview Teresa t…
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Should Physician Associates get private indemnity?
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Physician associates require professional indemnity coverage in order to practice in the UK, which may be paid for by their employer but this should be discussed with the employer. In order to find out more, I'm joined by Dr Emily Shepherd and Dr Richard Brittain from MDDUS to talk about what indemnity is, what physician associates need to know abo…
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S3 E5 Maximizing the Impact of ePortfolios for Science Communication Students - Jennifer Stonaker
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Jennifer Stonaker talks about the unique approach to ePortfolios and the impact it is making on science communication. Listen to the concluding part of her Digication Scholars Conversation here. Jennifer is an advanced lecturer in Stanford University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Hear her talk about giving students a meaningful experience wher…
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PAs in oncology (and being a mature student in PA school)
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In this episode, I chat to PA Colin Groom - who works as a physician associate in oncology and haematology. Colin talks to us about the realities of being a mature student whilst at PA school, and some of the differences between a career in the sciences vs. a career in the NHS. Colin also talks about how physician associates work in oncology, the b…
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S3 E4 Maximizing the Impact of ePortfolios for Science Communication Students - Jennifer Stonaker
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On this episode of the Digication Scholars Conversations, Jennifer Stonaker, talks to host, Kelly Driscoll, about the unique approach to ePortfolios and the impact it is making on science communication. Jennifer is an advanced lecturer in Stanford University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric. The eloquent guest opines student portfolios are a power…
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3: Misty Kirby: Supporting eProfessionalism through portfolios
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Dr Misty Kirby is an academic and practitioner with university and school experience, creating portfolios herself and with her students. Misty shares her thoughts on how portfolios can support eProfessionalism in both academics and students. She explains what was behind the idea of SmartEvidence for her and why it's an important feature in Mahara. …
In this episode of the PA Podcast, I'm joined by Sean T. Robinson (DHSc, PA-C) who is the Director of PA Education at the only PA course in the Republic of Ireland based at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. And joined by Aoife Sartini-Bhreathnach - President Elect of the Irish Society of PAs. We learn all about PA training in Ireland, the hist…
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S3 E3 How Students' Engagement Strategies Influence the Value of College Education - David Hubert
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In the final part of our conversation with Dr. David Hubert, our guest talks about the cost of going to college, the utility of the credentials, and the preparation for being an engaged citizen. Dr. David, professor of Political Science and Associate Provost of Learning Advancement at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), finalizes this three-part ep…
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme is an entrepreneurial work force development programme aimed at NHS staff and healthcare professionals, including physician associates and PA students. I hear from Prof Tony Young about how the programme brings together industry, government, regulators, patients and the NHS to remove barriers and accelerate t…
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S3 E2 How Students' Engagement Strategies Influence the Value of College Education - David Hubert
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In part two of this three-part Digication Scholars Conversations, our guest, Dr. David Hubert, continues to talk about practical strategies for improving students' engagement and promoting an integrated learning environment. You'll be astounded, listening to Dr. David, professor of Political Science and Associate Provost of Learning Advancement at …