FOAMedJeffery Hill, MD
@_drjeffy
@UCMorningReport
September 10, 2014
• Some Definitions
• A Bit on Learning Theory
• What is FOAM? #FOAMed
• The Twitter
• Blogs
• Integrating social media into residency curriculum
Blog
Ability to comment on articles = pseudo discussion board
Podcast
Sometimes embedded in blog posts
Audio (or video) recording
RSS Feed/Reader
Pulls site content into
a single app for
easier viewing
A Couple of Potentially
Helpful Learning Theories...
Andragogy - CHARACTERISTICS
Malcolm Knowles
1. Are Independent and Self-Directing
2. Have Accumulated Experience
3. Value Learning that Integrates with
the Demands of their Life
4. Are Interested in Immediate,
Problem-Centered Approaches
5. Motivated by an Internal Drive to
Learn
ADULTS…
3. Adults Value Learning that Integrates
with the Demands of their Life
Theory of Margin
LOAD POWER
NO MARGIN
LOAD POWER
MARGIN FOR LEARNING
LOAD POWER
2. Adults have Accumulated Experience
Adults are Interested in Immediate, Problem-
Centered Approaches
Constructivism
“Learning is a process of constructing meaning;
it is how people make sense of their experience.”1
“Knowledge is constructed when individuals
engage socially in talk and activity about
shared problems or tasks.”1
Community of Practice
Shared Practice
AND
Collective Intelligence
Community of Practice
Community of Practice
Community of Practice
Community of Practice
Free
Open
Access
Meducation
2012Dublin, Ireland
& 200+ More
The Twitter
What has the Twitter Done
for you Lately?
What has the Twitter Done
for you Lately?
What else cool is going on on
Twitter?
What else cool is going on on
Twitter?
Twitter at its Best…
NETWORKING
CURRATED RSS FEED
GLOBAL EM “WATER
COOLER”
Twitter at its Best…
Twitter at its Worst…
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How/Where to Get Started…
How/Where to Get Started…
Blogs
“TRUST, BUT
VERIFY”- Reagan
How to Find the Good Stuff
Individualized Interactive Instruction
ULTUR
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ULTUR
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Community of Practice
Attendings NursesResidents Mid-Levels Medical Students
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