Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Of Hoists and Seating

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Hi all!
It’s been 3 weeks of school. One thing I have to say is… there’s LOTS and LOTS of readings! Expected actually. I’m trying to keep up with weekly readings of all modules but it seems to be quite hard to do that. This is especially so for the Illness and Spirituality module. It takes [...]

Lessons Begin

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Hi all,
First week of school has been great. I must say that it’s pretty slacked. Not many readings to do as yet. In addition, assignments have not been touched yet. The bookshop was then the shop that I went the most number of times to check out the necessary manuals and textbooks. Gosh! They are [...]

OccTherapy now have YouTube Videos

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

One of the new highlights of this blog, I have managed to incorporate YouTube Video. You can check out on this url. I am really feel lucky to have a girlfriend who is a healthcare specialist, working to contribute the community with her knowledge towards the rehabilitation of a human. Not many gals or guys [...]

Using Podcasts for Learning? Why not?

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

The Chronicles of Higher Education
The Wired Campus. June 17, 2008
A Professor of Pediatrics Uses Podcasts to Enliven Bacteriology
Sarah E. Forgie, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta, gives medical students song parodies and other offbeat study aids for her bacteriology class. Her favorite podcasts include “Sweet Tetani” (an infectious sendup of “Sweet Caroline”) [...]

Technology Helps Autism Patients In Their Creativity

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, all exhibited before a child is three years old. These characteristics distinguish autism from milder autism spectrum disorders (ASD).Heritability contributes a large fraction of the risk of a child’s developing the disorder, although the genetics of [...]