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distribute widely and forgive any cross-postings)
(Please
distribute widely and forgive any cross-postings)
The
iSchool Institute (formerly, Professional Learning Centre, Faculty of
Information) is pleased to announce the launch of a new 1-day workshop:
HEALTH:
INFORMATION, COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGE
FRIDAY
MAY 28, 2010.
1 day (6
hours) - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
FEE:
$240.00 ($240 U.S)
http://plc.fis.utoronto.ca/coursedescription.asp?courseid=129
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SEARCHING --
Do you
want to find online health information quickly and efficiently?
If you
think Google is fast, free & friendly, you’re not alone. But Google is not the only search tool
available. In this workshop, you will learn about FREE and fee-based research
databases in the health sciences...
… And
learn how to identify tools to help you find what you need, when you need it
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WEB/HEALTH 2.0 --
What’s
the deal with social technologies?
…learn
about blogs, wikis and feeds used in consumer health, self-management and
patient collaboration
Examples:
- Google
Health Support Groups are online communities that provide mutual and self-help
for patients and caregivers.
- There
are a variety of suitable social web tools useful for communicating with
clients and colleagues like IM and chat
- Wikis
are online spaces for sharing ideas, having discussions, uploading files (e.g.,
Word, PowerPoint, etc) and embedding other applications (e.g., Facebook) and
multimedia files (e.g., Youtube videos)
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PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH --
Do you
want to work with your community to bring about social change?
Learn
about participatory action research (PAR) and how you can do it at the
community level with little or no funding
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