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This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the quality of produced texts. Studying examples of writing with and without instructional prompts is compared to learning by doing, that is... more
This study examines if and how analyzing peer writings in a new academic genre helps enhance the quality of produced texts. Studying examples of writing with and without instructional prompts is compared to learning by doing, that is writing
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Research Interests: E-learning, Computer-Mediated Communication, ICT4D, Text Analysis, Computational Lexicography, Digital Libraries, Web Information Retrieval, Semantics, Language Technology, Knowledge Communities, and 5 moreTechnology Enhanced Education, Developmental Work Research, Instructional Engineering, Innovation & Change Management, and Open Distance Learning
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Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in communications during patient handovers will improve the quality of patient transitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions. Choosing... more
Background Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in communications during patient handovers will improve the quality of patient transitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions. Choosing strategies that enhance patient safety through improved handovers requires better understanding of patient experiences and preferences for participation. Objective The aim of this paper is to explore the patients' experiences and perspectives related to the handovers between their primary care ...
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Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coordination process. Evidence suggests that primary care physicians are not satisfied with communication at transition points between inpatient... more
Background Safe patient transitions depend on effective communication and a functioning care coordination process. Evidence suggests that primary care physicians are not satisfied with communication at transition points between inpatient and ambulatory care, and that communication often is not provided in a timely manner, omits essential information, or contains ambiguities that put patients at risk. Objective Our aim was to demonstrate how process mapping can illustrate current handover practices between ambulatory and ...
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This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications technology (ICT) training for teachers in terms of learning to know, learning to do, learning to live with each other and with others, and... more
This article analyses the required content and strategies of information and communications technology (ICT) training for teachers in terms of learning to know, learning to do, learning to live with each other and with others, and learning to be. We conclude that the fast-changing role and nature of ICT in education, combined with the low level of penetration of ICT into present educational practices, requires a strategy that includes three aspects. These aspects are the training of students within teacher training institutions, the high-level implementation of ICT in schools as a joint effort by students, schools and teacher training institutions, and the formation of cooperating communities of practice to ensure the continued flow of emerging knowledge and practices to the educational field. Special attention should be given to unwanted and unforeseen side effects that may affect pupils' lives today and in the future.