Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Publication #1
Great news! My first article will be published later this month in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org). I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say any more at this time. I’ll post a link to the article once it’s officially released.
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Another teaching resource…
I came across another great online teaching resource called “facdev” (http://www.facultydevelopment.ca). It’s meant to be a resource for university faculty to upgrade their skills by participating in online learning units and reading about teaching.
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Health care not so far behind…
There seems to be a truism about the health care industry being 10-20 years behind other industries in terms of information and communication technology adoption and use. I’ve never really challenged this truism, but events of the past few days make me wonder. I’ve started exercising again and even joined a private fitness gym/club. Well,…
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Power to the people … sort of.
Here’s an interesting twist announced by the NIH and NLM. Basically, PubMed is trying to provide access to full manuscripts within 12 months of acceptance from a peer-reviewed journal. Those who receive support from NIH/NLM grants are encouraged to submit electronic version of their manuscripts to be accessible via PubMed. Unfortunately, this directive is voluntary…
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Put your hands up! This is a robbery!
Earlier, I had an interesting conversation with a couple I had met about some of the security issues related to online transmission of health information. I was of the opinion that health care institutions should be more permissive in providing online access to their health information – be it lab tests, history, etc. I mean,…
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Teaching resources on the web
I came across this great resource on teaching while preparing for one of my assignments. I specifically used the section on creating a syllabus, but the entire site is good. The resource is called the Center for Teaching and Learning Services at the University of Minnesota (http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/).
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The tyranny of time
It’s been a while since my last post. Not really sure why, but I didn’t have anything to “say”. I find it amazing how I’ve become a slave to time. I’ve been feeling this for a few years now – feeling the pressure to produce, produce, produce. Compared to my supervisor (Alex Jadad) and some…
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"The Cathedral and the Bazaar"
Review Okay, I’ve finished reading The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric Raymond and I must say that I am now far more educated on the subject of “open source”. From a purely “book review” perspective, Raymond does a wonderful job of balancing the conceptual issues with the more technical examples related to open source.…
Got any book recommendations?