Brilliant CPD – Medical Physics August 27, 2010
Posted by drewburrett in Uncategorized.Tags: cpd, glow, glow meet, IOP, medical physics
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I went along to Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow tonight for an IOP event in the medical Physics Department.
About 70 physics and biology teachers from around the west of Scotland attended the event, staffed by some brilliant folk who had given up their time to give us an insight into the work they do in MRI, Nuclear Medicine and Electro-physiology.
At the end of the tour, our hosts asked us for ideas of what could be done with pupils in relation to the work done in the Medical Physics department. Immediate answers included S2 subject choice, SG Physics ‘Health’ unit, and careers options for senior pupils.
It was also suggested that the department could put together some resources, including video and presentations detailing their work and the career paths of some of the staff.
It occured to me at this point that a Glow Meet would be an ideal way to acheive many of these goals. It was also suggested that any materials could be hosted on Glow.
So, some time soon, when I get the chance, I’ll be contacting Glow towers to see if we can maybe sort something out.
Thanks must go to Ronna Montgomery and the Medical Physics team for the whole event. Another brilliant CPD event and a great opportunity to share great stuff on a national level via Glow.
#makeuseofglow August 19, 2010
Posted by drewburrett in Uncategorized.Tags: #makeuseofglow, glow, PLN, support, training, twitter
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I gave a quick ‘showcase’ demo of Glow at our staff in-service yesterday. Despite a technical hitch – the projector failed 10 minutes into it – I got to show all of my colleagues a few of the things that I think make Glow an valuable tool in education. Encouragingly, a few people have spoken to me since, and their feedback has, on the whole, been positive.
Most have expressed interest in making some use of Glow, and some asked for help in getting started. Being a Glow Mentor, I’m more than happy to help, though I am quite concerned as to how this can best be achieved.
The most precious commodity that we have in our profession, it seems to me, is time, and there simply isn’t enough of it to allow us all to do all the things we might like to be able to do. I’m pretty convinced that making effective use of Glow, and embedding it in my practice, will free up some of my time in order to do other things better, but I get the distinct impression that for many of my colleagues Glow is perceived as an ‘extra’ – something else to be added to the pile of things to do, rather than a means of dealing with some of it.
Lacking inspiration of my own, I put out a tweet seeking advice on encouraging staff to think of Glow as integral to delivering their subjects, rather than as an ‘extra’. I’m hopeful that my PLN will give me some good ideas, responding to the tag #makeuseofglow .
I’m also hopeful that time will be made or found in order to allow me to support and train my colleagues, and to allow us all to share our successes (and failures too).
Please feel free to add any ideas you might have by leaving a comment, or by replying via twitter to @drewburrett using the tag #makeuseofglow .
