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ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION BOARDS: TO ASSESS OR NOT, THAT IS THE QUESTION
A paper about using asynchronous discussion boards was presented last week (P 424 of the proceedings) and while not immediately linked to clinical suoervision, the findings are of interest to clinical supervisors because the behaviour of students regarding engagement can be applied to healthcare environments. Discussion boards are commonly used as an online communication tool […]
Decoding the learning environment. The hidden curriculum perspective for faculty development
This paper by Hafler et al (2011) focuses on how the informal learning subthemes could be retooled to be more overt and reduce the inconsistencies that are present within the process of knowledge acquisition and skills development. The authors explain the importance of differentiating the formal-explicit and hidden-tacit dimensions of the process of becoming a […]