Creating a learning community in today's world: how blogging can facilitate continuing professional development and international learning Export

@article{citeulike:5028166, abstract = {Blogs are publicly accessible websites that are authored by one or several individuals (Boulos et al 2006). These individuals post regular entries and encourage comment on their work, thereby creating discussion and debate. Preliminary evidence suggests that blogging facilitates learning, assists personal and professional development, and provides an opportunity to reflect on issues raised by others from different cultural perspectives (Martin 2007). This opinion piece is based on the shared experiences of five occupational therapy bloggers from the United Kingdom, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the United States and suggests that blogging has a key role in demonstrating evidence of continuing professional development in a globalised community.}, author = {Bodell, Sarah and Hook, Angela and Penman, Merrolee and Wade, Will}, citeulike-article-id = {5028166}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cot/bjot/2009/00000072/00000006/art00007}, issn = {0308-0226}, journal = {The British Journal of Occupational Therapy}, keywords = {20, occupational-therapy, web}, month = {June}, pages = {279--281}, posted-at = {2009-07-01 01:18:10}, priority = {0}, publisher = {College of Occupational Therapists}, title = {Creating a learning community in today\&\#039;s world: how blogging can facilitate continuing professional development and international learning}, url = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cot/bjot/2009/00000072/00000006/art00007}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5028166 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5028166 N2 - Blogs are publicly accessible websites that are authored by one or several individuals (Boulos et al 2006). These individuals post regular entries and encourage comment on their work, thereby creating discussion and debate. Preliminary evidence suggests that blogging facilitates learning, assists personal and professional development, and provides an opportunity to reflect on issues raised by others from different cultural perspectives (Martin 2007). This opinion piece is based on the shared experiences of five occupational therapy bloggers from the United Kingdom, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the United States and suggests that blogging has a key role in demonstrating evidence of continuing professional development in a globalised community. JF - The British Journal of Occupational Therapy SN - 0308-0226 EP - 281 TI - Creating a learning community in today's world: how blogging can facilitate continuing professional development and international learning PB - College of Occupational Therapists SP - 279 KW - 20 KW - occupational-therapy KW - web AU - Bodell, Sarah AU - Hook, Angela AU - Penman, Merrolee AU - Wade, Will PY - 2009/06// UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cot/bjot/2009/00000072/00000006/art00007 ER -