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How can the Health and Wellbeing Board in Leeds use Digital and Social Media? #sm4hwb

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Claire — 9 Comments

I was asked to gather a group of people together in Leeds, to talk with my local Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB) members about how digital and social media could help them support the population in meeting health outcomes. Why…

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Posted in #sm4hwb, Digital Engagement, Digital Inclusion, Evidence based practice, Healthcare Apps, Leeds, Social Isolation, Social Media, Social Media Surgery, Web 2.0

#benefitscamp hack day at Westminster Hub @FutureGov

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Claire — 10 Comments

I was intrigued to see the hack day advertised through my networks, hosted by the Westminster Hub and Future Gov, and the invite list looked like it contained a good mix of people from all different walks of life. I knew I…

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Posted in Digital Inclusion, Interprofessional practice, Recovery, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Web 2.0

An experiment in Social Media in Clinical OT practice Growing Together 3- Growing shoots

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Claire — 1 Comment

I’ve posted a couple of blogs about my experimental use of Social Media in Clinical OT practice (see part1 and part2). Today’s post discusses the first foray into the use of Social Media. As I discussed in the first blogs,…

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Posted in Digital Inclusion, FlickR, Occupational Therapy, Recovery, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Media Surgery, Stigma

Social Media Analytics (1) Klout and Algorithims

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Claire — 3 Comments

A short post today about analysing your social media impact. Opinions vary about the usefulness of this, especially since the results are based on aalgorithims that we do not, as end users, have access to. Rumours abound on social media…

Tagged with: education, Guidance, Social Media, Web 2.0
Posted in Analytics, Digital Inclusion, Klout, Social Media, Social Media, Web 2.0

Blogs for Breakfast, #blogsforbreakfast at the #loveartsleeds Festival

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Claire — 1 Comment

I am very excited to say that I am a pannelist at Blogs for Breakfast, on Thursday 13th October in Leeds, an event which is part of the Love Arts Leeds Festival. The purpose of this event is to …debate…

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Posted in Blogging, Conditions in Mental Health, Digital Inclusion, Google+, Physical disability, QR Codes, Second Life, Social Media, Stigma, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web 2.0

QR Codes in Healthcare- Why?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Claire — 16 Comments

Charlie Brooker is a very funny man. He’s posted several Tweets recently about QR codes: charltonbrooker Charlie Brooker You know those QR Code things? (these: bit.ly/wcLYm ) – quick survey – does ANYONE (marketing plips aside) use or care about them? 17 Sep Favorite Retweet Reply…

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Posted in Digital Engagement, Digital Inclusion, QR Codes, Social Media, Web 2.0, YouTube

Using Facebook to foster social interaction in older people after acquired brain injury. Anita Hamilton 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Claire — 1 Comment

I have found a great example of how we can use Social Media (in this case, Facebook) to foster social engagement in older adults after acquired brain injury. A.hamilton festival of teaching 2011 View more documents from Anita Hamilton As…

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Posted in Acquired brain injury, Digital Inclusion, Evidence based practice, Facebook, Occupational Therapy, Recovery, Social Isolation, Social Media

Excuse me, I think I just did a MOOC.

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Claire — 8 Comments

I stumbled across this description of a MOOC when reading this OT blog last week. Blimey. I thought. That’s what I’ve been looking for. In fact, that’s what I’ve been doing! In fact, I haven’t. Not by a long chalk.…

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Posted in Blogging, Digital Inclusion, Evidence based practice, Facebook, Learning Disabilities, Occupational Therapy, Physical disability, Reflection, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Phobia, Stigma, Web 2.0

Leeds Social Media Surgery #leedssms

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Claire — 1 Comment

Fantastic night at the second Leeds social media surgery last Tuesday (02/02/10). As usual, learned so much from the fantastic surgeons there, ( including @dysconnection, @dsugden) but as always, for every question answered I have a host of new questions….. Why…