The online communities i have chosen are in relation to depressions support and online chatting websites.
Here are the three i chose:
1. Depression facebook group- Link
This is a place where you can Join a depression group and chat online to each other. You have to sign up to facebook to use it but it seems like a nice place to talk to others with depression. The explantion of the group says there will be no judgement, and if so they will be kick out of the group. Also there are over 4000 people who have joined!
This site, once you join provides the user with a environment where they can chat to other people in the group online. It may be a good place to exchange feelings and talk about what you are experiencing. However there may be risk, as there is for all online chatting networks. This means if you are using this website DO NOT give out personal details.
People who use this site may want to find others out there that suffer from depression so they can relate feelings and actions expressed. Also information shared is reciprocal so they can have automatic conversation, rathe than by email.
Ethical issues are definitly around giving out information to strangers. Simply dont give out ur personal details to people you do not know.
The benefits of this page is that you are able to chat with people all over the world. However some people may feel more comfortable if it was just people in New Zealand. This online network may be full of fakes so watch who you talk to and talk about.
2. Depression Forums- Link
This site intentions are clearly explained by their mission statement, "Our mission is to create an atmosphere that is both supportive and informative in a caring, safe environment for our members to talk to their peers about depression, anxiety, mood disorders, medications, therapy and recovery."
Also this website has direct links to other sites that focus on depression. But also anxiety, bipolar and other mental illnesses.
This website, once you join can be very interative. There are multiple forums that can more specifically target your situation. For example new members forums, depression forums and relationship and depression forums. Anyone can join, and in these forums you can write how you are feeling and also comment on others comments in support. Also professional counselors are available to talk to and contribute to the forums.
People may contribute to the communities looking for support and also providing support to others. They may be seeking other who suffer from depression to then know they are not alone, and find other who understand their illness.
As all of the online communities i have looked at the accountability and lack of identity of the individuals is unknown. This means there could be people who are taking advantage of the forums and not being truthful.
This community is published all over the world so anybody can access it. This may have advantages like meeting new people from different places that can support you. But with the vast of people being able to access the forums means there may be even more people using it for the wrong reasons.
3. The low down- Link
This is a great website, especially for younger people. It has a interesting choise of navigating around the website and provides a supportive chat room. Also has stories of people with depression and information on the illness.
The low down provides a very interactive atmosphere that is more safe confidentuality wise that the facebook website. It provides a navigator that takes you through each bit of the website. Also they have a message board, where if you sign up, you can write how your feeling and others that are online can support you. This is a monitorted message board so it is a safe discussion environment.
People may choose this sight if they are a young teen looking for support, or to see other people suffer from this illness also. Information is reciporcal so comments can be passed from one person to another. Also they have a free txt number to txt for support. This can provide privacy, and may make someone feel more comfortable taking about their depression.
Ethical issues that may occuar from this website is that there may be lack of identity and accountability. So people may not be genuine about the process.
This online network however provides people all around New Zealand a service where they can go and chat with other people who have depression without judgement. This community may lack the opportunity to chat with people outside of New Zealand, who may be able to better support some people that are from overseas, but living here.
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Tutorial Five: Video Production Session
After making our movie in tutorial four, we then further investigated the YouTube website and its properties to further understand the video production process.
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. These videos can be uploaded individually or by media corperations. It was founded in 2005 and in 2006 google brought YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube). So the services that YouTube provide include advertising and also it allows individials to express opinions for the world to see. How ever it can also lead to videos being published without permission.
The topic of interest i have chosen is volleyball. It is of personal interest to me and i played it all throught out high school. It relates back to occupation as it is a meaningful occupation and comes from the occupational topic of 'play'. Christiansen and Townsend (2010) describe play as self- motivated and pleasurable and also a great means for learning.
The first video clip i chose is on the history of volleyball. This clip is in more lecture type form, so slighly boing, but does touch on the basic of how it started, how the name was chosen and how quicly it has become popular all over the world. The clip only lasts about 5 minutes and links nicely onto the others.
So the second video i chose is about the basic of volleyball. It describes the rules including amout of players, boundaries and how many hits are allowed before the ball has to be hit over the net. Note: volleyball in New Zealand refers to what they call a 'bump' as a dig, so same thing.
This third video is about how to serve a volleyball. I think this skills is of great importance as if you can serve the volleyball over the net first try, its an automatic turnover and a point to the other team. The underarm serve i found from personal experience is the easiest serve to do to start with and is most reliable. But overarm serve has alot more power, especially the last one he demonstrates with the jump top-spin serve.
The fourth video clip is a demonstration on how to spike a volleyball. I chose to put this video up as there are three important hips that can be completed in volleyball. These include a dig/ bump , a set and a spike. Of all these three the spike is the hardest to master. It requires good timing and footwork to be able to be completed properly.
The fifth and final video clip is of a game of volleyball. I chose this one as it shows a good use of the techniques used above, and can be clarly demonstrated how these are used in play. Also if you notice one of the six players has a different colour top on. This means they are the player that hands around the back of the court, waiting for the long spikes to propell at them which they can then dig/ bump to set their team up for a spike.
References:
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. These videos can be uploaded individually or by media corperations. It was founded in 2005 and in 2006 google brought YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube). So the services that YouTube provide include advertising and also it allows individials to express opinions for the world to see. How ever it can also lead to videos being published without permission.
The topic of interest i have chosen is volleyball. It is of personal interest to me and i played it all throught out high school. It relates back to occupation as it is a meaningful occupation and comes from the occupational topic of 'play'. Christiansen and Townsend (2010) describe play as self- motivated and pleasurable and also a great means for learning.
The first video clip i chose is on the history of volleyball. This clip is in more lecture type form, so slighly boing, but does touch on the basic of how it started, how the name was chosen and how quicly it has become popular all over the world. The clip only lasts about 5 minutes and links nicely onto the others.
So the second video i chose is about the basic of volleyball. It describes the rules including amout of players, boundaries and how many hits are allowed before the ball has to be hit over the net. Note: volleyball in New Zealand refers to what they call a 'bump' as a dig, so same thing.
This third video is about how to serve a volleyball. I think this skills is of great importance as if you can serve the volleyball over the net first try, its an automatic turnover and a point to the other team. The underarm serve i found from personal experience is the easiest serve to do to start with and is most reliable. But overarm serve has alot more power, especially the last one he demonstrates with the jump top-spin serve.
The fourth video clip is a demonstration on how to spike a volleyball. I chose to put this video up as there are three important hips that can be completed in volleyball. These include a dig/ bump , a set and a spike. Of all these three the spike is the hardest to master. It requires good timing and footwork to be able to be completed properly.
The fifth and final video clip is of a game of volleyball. I chose this one as it shows a good use of the techniques used above, and can be clarly demonstrated how these are used in play. Also if you notice one of the six players has a different colour top on. This means they are the player that hands around the back of the court, waiting for the long spikes to propell at them which they can then dig/ bump to set their team up for a spike.
References:
Christiansen, C. H. & Townsend, E. (2010). Introduction to occupation: The art and science of living. (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson
Monday, 25 April 2011
Tutorial Four: Video Production Session
In this tutorial we had to produce a video in a group. This videos theme was overcoming adversity. With the time that we had we planed out our video into eight sections of focus, then filmed the movie then editied it on the computer. Story boarding was a useful technique as we were able to follow a some sort of baseline, and allowed different people to contribute to the ideas.
Our movie is about a line of people at the microwave, waiting to heat their food. But then a rude, impatient person pushes infrount of every one and puts their food in first. The next person in line decides to stick up for them selves and the impatient person then backs down and apologises and everyone is then happy. So in the end diversity is overcome. Enjoy : )
Our movie is about a line of people at the microwave, waiting to heat their food. But then a rude, impatient person pushes infrount of every one and puts their food in first. The next person in line decides to stick up for them selves and the impatient person then backs down and apologises and everyone is then happy. So in the end diversity is overcome. Enjoy : )
Tutorial Three: Blog Creation Task
In this tute we created our blogs, added links and published photos to blog via out flickr accounts!
Here is a Youtube clip which shows how to make a blog in only 5 minutes!
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Tutorial Two: Digital Imaging
In this tutorial digital imagery was dicussed in depth, and then we were expected to take our own photos to upload to our blog via a flickr account.
Digital imagery is becoming more high tec and up to date as we progress into the future. The hardwares that i am familar with and are able to store, transfer and manipulate digital imagery include laptops, ipods, cellphones, televisions and DVD's.I personally have all these and they are reasonably up to date so through my laptop i can use webcam to take photos and videos, my ipod can video, my cellphone can take photos and videos and have an automatic link that i can activiate to the printer and also my flickr account and throught the use of the television, DVD's can be watched with inages on them. Softwares that can be used can include facebook, used to display photos and videos, flickr which is a personal online account where you are able to share your photos with others, also digital imagery is useful when it comes to trademe (online trading website) as images are able to be uploaded so the consumers can visually see what they are buying. I have personally used all these sites and found that they benefit greatly from the use of digital imagery.
Examples of the use of digital imagery to provide information and recording include blogs, skype also websites like flickr.
Firstly blogs can provide information as they have pictures and movies that can deplict the point accross even stonger when a person can visually see. For example the Participation in Occupation One Course Blog 2011 is full of digital imagery and video that provide great amouts of information in OT - here is the link
Secondary skype is used in the way of digital imagery as it is used to contact other around the world and also used for online lectures, people also can attend online classes throught correspondance over the internet. So information can they be provided to people eihter one on one or in a group. Also skype have taken part in an skype laughter chain in which they are trying to get as many people in the world to upload a video clip of them laughing and are aiming to make the biggest laughing chain in the world. Here is a link if you wanted to check it out!
The third point i touched on was the website flickr. This is a website where you can upload your own personal photos and share them with all the other members on flickr or keep them privately stored. Here people are also able to use your photos for websites and blogs and u can then do the same. So you can demonstate to others what you are interested in by what photos you display and also recieve comments from others through the network. Again heres Link if you are interested.
" A New Technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature"
This statement, in relation to digital technology may be right, but also new technologies, as they adapt may be compensating for the trusty old features and modinising them into more reliable technologies.
If you were to arge the minuses of the more recent digital camera technologies in relation to the older cameras you could say that older type film based cameras you can keep the negatives so you can always have them printed off again and if kept in a safe place can store them forever. With new digial cameras the photos are usually stored on the computer or memory stick, both of these can malfunction reasonably easily from viruses and brakages. Also another minus may be that with digital cameras, with how instant the whole process is, you are unable to reminess and value the photos as much as you would if you took them, waited for them to be printed out, then reminessed the good times you may of had in them.
However pluses of using modern digital technology can be also the instantcy of it. You can take a photo, plug the camera to the printer, then automatically print it out. Also you are able to view the photo that you have taken instantly so can see what photos may be rubbish and what are good ones to keep. Modern digital cameras are can also store greater amounts of photos and also can be edited and trimmed to make them look even better. Another plus would be the rechargable batteries compared to the deposable ones that traditional camera use. Lastly, another plus would include the places that digital photos can be stored. This can include in the computer, memorystick, CD's and online sites like flickr and facebook.
So traditional cameras can be useful in some ones, but modern digital cameras, in my opinion, definitly outrule them!
Ethical issues- there are ethical issues that may come along with digital imagery. A few include people who may not want their photo taken or not giving permission. However this can be difficult out in the public because if they are out on the street they are able to have their photo taken, however in the home or in a private building, permission then has to be recieved to take the photo. Another ethical issue, that relates back to the otago campus, is that some buildings dont permit photos being taken in them like the library for example. So permission is always good to get, even in public buildings, as they may or may not feel comfortable with it.
Digital imagey is used in Occupational Therapy in the way of using it for a leisure activitiy for patients. Also can make activities like walking more pleasent and keep a record of their adventures. Heres a link for more information on this. Also in the use of assessments or assisstive technologies. For example picture boards to enable clients to identify actions or feelings thay may have. Also in one of my placements photos were used with one of the clients who had autism, in order to familiarise them with a new environement they were going to when they went on holiday before getting there.
Digital imagery is becoming more high tec and up to date as we progress into the future. The hardwares that i am familar with and are able to store, transfer and manipulate digital imagery include laptops, ipods, cellphones, televisions and DVD's.I personally have all these and they are reasonably up to date so through my laptop i can use webcam to take photos and videos, my ipod can video, my cellphone can take photos and videos and have an automatic link that i can activiate to the printer and also my flickr account and throught the use of the television, DVD's can be watched with inages on them. Softwares that can be used can include facebook, used to display photos and videos, flickr which is a personal online account where you are able to share your photos with others, also digital imagery is useful when it comes to trademe (online trading website) as images are able to be uploaded so the consumers can visually see what they are buying. I have personally used all these sites and found that they benefit greatly from the use of digital imagery.
Examples of the use of digital imagery to provide information and recording include blogs, skype also websites like flickr.
Firstly blogs can provide information as they have pictures and movies that can deplict the point accross even stonger when a person can visually see. For example the Participation in Occupation One Course Blog 2011 is full of digital imagery and video that provide great amouts of information in OT - here is the link
Secondary skype is used in the way of digital imagery as it is used to contact other around the world and also used for online lectures, people also can attend online classes throught correspondance over the internet. So information can they be provided to people eihter one on one or in a group. Also skype have taken part in an skype laughter chain in which they are trying to get as many people in the world to upload a video clip of them laughing and are aiming to make the biggest laughing chain in the world. Here is a link if you wanted to check it out!
The third point i touched on was the website flickr. This is a website where you can upload your own personal photos and share them with all the other members on flickr or keep them privately stored. Here people are also able to use your photos for websites and blogs and u can then do the same. So you can demonstate to others what you are interested in by what photos you display and also recieve comments from others through the network. Again heres Link if you are interested.
" A New Technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature"
This statement, in relation to digital technology may be right, but also new technologies, as they adapt may be compensating for the trusty old features and modinising them into more reliable technologies.
If you were to arge the minuses of the more recent digital camera technologies in relation to the older cameras you could say that older type film based cameras you can keep the negatives so you can always have them printed off again and if kept in a safe place can store them forever. With new digial cameras the photos are usually stored on the computer or memory stick, both of these can malfunction reasonably easily from viruses and brakages. Also another minus may be that with digital cameras, with how instant the whole process is, you are unable to reminess and value the photos as much as you would if you took them, waited for them to be printed out, then reminessed the good times you may of had in them.
However pluses of using modern digital technology can be also the instantcy of it. You can take a photo, plug the camera to the printer, then automatically print it out. Also you are able to view the photo that you have taken instantly so can see what photos may be rubbish and what are good ones to keep. Modern digital cameras are can also store greater amounts of photos and also can be edited and trimmed to make them look even better. Another plus would be the rechargable batteries compared to the deposable ones that traditional camera use. Lastly, another plus would include the places that digital photos can be stored. This can include in the computer, memorystick, CD's and online sites like flickr and facebook.
So traditional cameras can be useful in some ones, but modern digital cameras, in my opinion, definitly outrule them!
Ethical issues- there are ethical issues that may come along with digital imagery. A few include people who may not want their photo taken or not giving permission. However this can be difficult out in the public because if they are out on the street they are able to have their photo taken, however in the home or in a private building, permission then has to be recieved to take the photo. Another ethical issue, that relates back to the otago campus, is that some buildings dont permit photos being taken in them like the library for example. So permission is always good to get, even in public buildings, as they may or may not feel comfortable with it.
Digital imagey is used in Occupational Therapy in the way of using it for a leisure activitiy for patients. Also can make activities like walking more pleasent and keep a record of their adventures. Heres a link for more information on this. Also in the use of assessments or assisstive technologies. For example picture boards to enable clients to identify actions or feelings thay may have. Also in one of my placements photos were used with one of the clients who had autism, in order to familiarise them with a new environement they were going to when they went on holiday before getting there.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Tutorial One Continued- Information Technology in Reference to Fieldwork Placement and Occupational Therapy
In my first year of Occupational Therapy i was involved in two placements. My month long placement was in Older Persons Health and my second placement (which was longitutional placement) was in a youth metal health setting based in a school.
In my Older Persons Health placement i was able see the involvement of technology in the setting. This ranged form using the phone to then using the computer to document information. But as this setting was within a hospital the OT still had to view files that were blinded in folders. May be in close future all patient information will be logged onto the computer to save looking through patients notes after notes.
In my second placement technology was also used. This was in the use of computers and music, but more for the clients for an educational purpose or even calming purposes.
In Creek, Lougher & Van Bruggen (2008) talks about how the development of information technology is used widely as Occupational Therapist. Specifically it talked about how
information technology has made recording patient data easier and can be also accessed easier. Also it is evident that Occupational Therapists use Information Technology for research to further there degree or knowledge (Hagedorn, 2001). These can be through different websites like http://www.books.google.com/ where you are able to view books online. Also http://scholar.google.com/ where a selection of online books, magazine and journal articles can be read. It is now evident that it is very beneficial for Occupational Therapy to be educated in the use of information technology. It helps OT's to ensure that they can adapt to change in technology in the future, to efficiently utilise the technology and also to critically apply their knowledge to maximize their client's ability to use and accept new technologies (Schaoer & Pervan, 2004)
Also you can view the blog on the top right of my page called TechnoOT by VirtualOT or go to http://techots.blogspot.com/
What issues exist around Occupational Therapy adoption of information technology systems and tools?
Issues that may exist around OT's adoption of IT systems and tools may be that they become too reliant on it. This may cause problems in the future as technology, as brilliant as it is also has glitches. This is because information can be lost, in parts or even in whole or if things are not saved properly it can also be lost. All very inconvenient, and if the information is not backed up test may be necessarily repeated.
IT as being a potential tool for practice-
I think that the use of IT is incredibly useful in the practice of daily lives. It is useful in the way to know all the basic of how to use it in relation to jobs and schooling etc as it can assist in making life easier and produce work quicker. Also in general internet is great when you may need a quick recipe or want to research a topic as it only takes a matter of seconds to find. Also there are links to this within my 5 top blogs published on my page ans also one blog, occupational therapy issue is specifically related to New Zealand and its Occupational Therapists.
Soooo.... By having a good understanding of Information Technology in our lives can help us in our practice of daily life. This can be in the way of communicating networks via internet or phone that enable us to contact people quickly and effectively so we are up to date on what is happening. Also the use of the internet is big now in the way of education via skype and other online communicative devices. Information Technology in relation to people with disabilities is also seen to help enable or compensate for a loss that they may have in order for them to be able to carry out their lives with as much independance as possible.
But what ethical implications may arise from capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices or systems?
Ethical issue that were discussed in class were mainly around the use of internet and the implications. These were in reference to mainly online communities and chat rooms used inappropriately to exploit people or even encourage inappropriate behaviours. Also privacy can be broken as pictures and videos can be leeked onto the internet for everyone to see. These can be seen when the intellectual property, social justice and informed concent are broken.
Intellectual property is a right, typically granted by the govenment to protect property. This is usally seen in the form of copyrights and trademarks. (Holland etal, 2007) So this is a way in which people are able to keep their work authentic and prevent it being stolen, or having someone claim the work as their own. Examples of these are the brand Mac that is copyrighted so for someone elce to use this some label and name on their product is illegal, even though still fakes are being produced all over the world. Thinking of this aspect in practice is greatly important with appropriately referencing work and not coping off others. Also by examining copyright details of work can determine the reliability of the work you are referencing (Holland etal, 2007)
Social justice is described as establishing just for not only for the individual, but the society. It is based in the concept of giving fair treatment to all in society and all access to benefits available in society (Capeheart & Milovanovic, 2007) The use of social justice in information technology can be evident in the aspect of digital divide. Digital divide is described as the divide between people who have access to the computers, the internet and technology compared to the people that dont. So without this access to technology, these people then are distancing themselves from the 'online communities' that are now being created through the vast amouts of people that have access to technology (http://www.wikipedia.com/). This relates to information technology and OT as people with this digital divide may be excluded from information that otherwise they may have access to if they had this technology.
Informed concent is descrided as the given concent of someone after they are aware of all the facts and implications of the action and have a full understanding of it (http://www.wikipedia.com/). In relation to this and information technology in occupation therapy, concent is critical for many aspects. For example picture that go on the internet all need concent and also files that an OT may use on a patient cant be given to any old person without the clients informed concent.
References:
Hagedorn, R. (2001). Foundation for practice in occupational therapy (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Creek. J., Lougher. L., Van Bruggen. H. (2008). Occupational therapy and mental health (4th ed.) Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Schaper, L., Pervan, A. (2004). A model for information and communication technology, acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapist. Australia: Curtain University of Technology
Holland, C.J., Canuso, V.A., Reed, D., Lee, S., Kimmel, A.L., Peterson, W. (2007) Intellectual property. USA: Entrepreneur Media Legal Guide
Capeheart, L., Milovanovic, D. (2007) Social justice: Theories, issues and movements. USA
Digital divide. (2011) Retireved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide
Informed concent (2011) Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent
In my Older Persons Health placement i was able see the involvement of technology in the setting. This ranged form using the phone to then using the computer to document information. But as this setting was within a hospital the OT still had to view files that were blinded in folders. May be in close future all patient information will be logged onto the computer to save looking through patients notes after notes.
In my second placement technology was also used. This was in the use of computers and music, but more for the clients for an educational purpose or even calming purposes.
In Creek, Lougher & Van Bruggen (2008) talks about how the development of information technology is used widely as Occupational Therapist. Specifically it talked about how
information technology has made recording patient data easier and can be also accessed easier. Also it is evident that Occupational Therapists use Information Technology for research to further there degree or knowledge (Hagedorn, 2001). These can be through different websites like http://www.books.google.com/ where you are able to view books online. Also http://scholar.google.com/ where a selection of online books, magazine and journal articles can be read. It is now evident that it is very beneficial for Occupational Therapy to be educated in the use of information technology. It helps OT's to ensure that they can adapt to change in technology in the future, to efficiently utilise the technology and also to critically apply their knowledge to maximize their client's ability to use and accept new technologies (Schaoer & Pervan, 2004)
Also you can view the blog on the top right of my page called TechnoOT by VirtualOT or go to http://techots.blogspot.com/
What issues exist around Occupational Therapy adoption of information technology systems and tools?
Issues that may exist around OT's adoption of IT systems and tools may be that they become too reliant on it. This may cause problems in the future as technology, as brilliant as it is also has glitches. This is because information can be lost, in parts or even in whole or if things are not saved properly it can also be lost. All very inconvenient, and if the information is not backed up test may be necessarily repeated.
IT as being a potential tool for practice-
I think that the use of IT is incredibly useful in the practice of daily lives. It is useful in the way to know all the basic of how to use it in relation to jobs and schooling etc as it can assist in making life easier and produce work quicker. Also in general internet is great when you may need a quick recipe or want to research a topic as it only takes a matter of seconds to find. Also there are links to this within my 5 top blogs published on my page ans also one blog, occupational therapy issue is specifically related to New Zealand and its Occupational Therapists.
Soooo.... By having a good understanding of Information Technology in our lives can help us in our practice of daily life. This can be in the way of communicating networks via internet or phone that enable us to contact people quickly and effectively so we are up to date on what is happening. Also the use of the internet is big now in the way of education via skype and other online communicative devices. Information Technology in relation to people with disabilities is also seen to help enable or compensate for a loss that they may have in order for them to be able to carry out their lives with as much independance as possible.
But what ethical implications may arise from capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices or systems?
Ethical issue that were discussed in class were mainly around the use of internet and the implications. These were in reference to mainly online communities and chat rooms used inappropriately to exploit people or even encourage inappropriate behaviours. Also privacy can be broken as pictures and videos can be leeked onto the internet for everyone to see. These can be seen when the intellectual property, social justice and informed concent are broken.
Intellectual property is a right, typically granted by the govenment to protect property. This is usally seen in the form of copyrights and trademarks. (Holland etal, 2007) So this is a way in which people are able to keep their work authentic and prevent it being stolen, or having someone claim the work as their own. Examples of these are the brand Mac that is copyrighted so for someone elce to use this some label and name on their product is illegal, even though still fakes are being produced all over the world. Thinking of this aspect in practice is greatly important with appropriately referencing work and not coping off others. Also by examining copyright details of work can determine the reliability of the work you are referencing (Holland etal, 2007)
Social justice is described as establishing just for not only for the individual, but the society. It is based in the concept of giving fair treatment to all in society and all access to benefits available in society (Capeheart & Milovanovic, 2007) The use of social justice in information technology can be evident in the aspect of digital divide. Digital divide is described as the divide between people who have access to the computers, the internet and technology compared to the people that dont. So without this access to technology, these people then are distancing themselves from the 'online communities' that are now being created through the vast amouts of people that have access to technology (http://www.wikipedia.com/). This relates to information technology and OT as people with this digital divide may be excluded from information that otherwise they may have access to if they had this technology.
Informed concent is descrided as the given concent of someone after they are aware of all the facts and implications of the action and have a full understanding of it (http://www.wikipedia.com/). In relation to this and information technology in occupation therapy, concent is critical for many aspects. For example picture that go on the internet all need concent and also files that an OT may use on a patient cant be given to any old person without the clients informed concent.
References:
Hagedorn, R. (2001). Foundation for practice in occupational therapy (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Creek. J., Lougher. L., Van Bruggen. H. (2008). Occupational therapy and mental health (4th ed.) Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Schaper, L., Pervan, A. (2004). A model for information and communication technology, acceptance and utilisation by occupational therapist. Australia: Curtain University of Technology
Holland, C.J., Canuso, V.A., Reed, D., Lee, S., Kimmel, A.L., Peterson, W. (2007) Intellectual property. USA: Entrepreneur Media Legal Guide
Capeheart, L., Milovanovic, D. (2007) Social justice: Theories, issues and movements. USA
Digital divide. (2011) Retireved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_divide
Informed concent (2011) Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent
Friday, 4 March 2011
Tutorial One: Information Technology
This blog is about information technology, definitions of what it is, its vast range of uses for this technology and the ethical issues that come along with it.
Information Technology (IT) is defined as, "anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies". (http://www.techterms.com/)
Technology has evolved greatly over time. Ranging from the first tools man made, to now computers, ipads, ipods, cameras / video cameras, 3D televisions and cellphones that have GPS's incoded within them. With this large variety of technology people are able to connect and communicate with each other any time any place. Also with the creation of the internet rhen has given more opportunity for communication. This can be seen through online devices like skype (internet calling) which is also being used in schools for distance learning. The largest phenomenon over the internet currently would have to be the online networks. These include twitter, myspace and then facebook, who have roughly 600,000,000,000 people who have an account. I am personally on facebook and think that it is great for opportunity to communicate with friends and contact old school friends to see what they are currently doing.
This is a video showing the pace of the new developments in technology, a bit scary really.
Information Technology is becoming more prevelant in society. Banergee (2002) explained that how Information Technology is becoming more popular and starting to spead even over the more rural areas. The article even states how the technology has seen to grealty increase literacy rates and is becoming more of a, 'need' than 'want'.
I personally have been ok at adapting to new technologies and playing round to i find the solution so i think that new technology is good. I can work cellphones, cameras and gaming consoles well. However it can be the most frustrating thing in the world! Computers for example can decide they randomly want to turn off and all your work is suddenly gone. But, in my opinion are the most useful devides in the world. So i am confident using computers, but with all the new upgrades occuring i am slowly falling away from being 'optimistic' and falling into the catergory of 'pessimistic' towards technology, its just all so expensive! So limitation of my use of IT would be the rapid pace at which upgrades are occuring and also the cost of these. How ever with the need for this knowledge on IT increasing, it then motivates me to expand on my knowlegde.
Here is a link to a webpage that provides blogs and links to other websites in relation to information technology. You may have to look around to find things of interest but very useful all the same. http://galido.net/blog/ If you are having trouble finding information its helpful to click on Category on the right side of the page under archives.TechnOT by VirtualOT
Also you can view the blog TechnOT by VirtualOT this link can be found on my blog under 5 top OT blogs in the top right corner.
References:
The tech terms computer directory (2011). Information technology. Retrieved from
http://www.techterms.com/
Banerjee, U.K. (2002). Information technology for common man. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company
Information Technology (IT) is defined as, "anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies". (http://www.techterms.com/)
Technology has evolved greatly over time. Ranging from the first tools man made, to now computers, ipads, ipods, cameras / video cameras, 3D televisions and cellphones that have GPS's incoded within them. With this large variety of technology people are able to connect and communicate with each other any time any place. Also with the creation of the internet rhen has given more opportunity for communication. This can be seen through online devices like skype (internet calling) which is also being used in schools for distance learning. The largest phenomenon over the internet currently would have to be the online networks. These include twitter, myspace and then facebook, who have roughly 600,000,000,000 people who have an account. I am personally on facebook and think that it is great for opportunity to communicate with friends and contact old school friends to see what they are currently doing.
This is a video showing the pace of the new developments in technology, a bit scary really.
Information Technology is becoming more prevelant in society. Banergee (2002) explained that how Information Technology is becoming more popular and starting to spead even over the more rural areas. The article even states how the technology has seen to grealty increase literacy rates and is becoming more of a, 'need' than 'want'.
I personally have been ok at adapting to new technologies and playing round to i find the solution so i think that new technology is good. I can work cellphones, cameras and gaming consoles well. However it can be the most frustrating thing in the world! Computers for example can decide they randomly want to turn off and all your work is suddenly gone. But, in my opinion are the most useful devides in the world. So i am confident using computers, but with all the new upgrades occuring i am slowly falling away from being 'optimistic' and falling into the catergory of 'pessimistic' towards technology, its just all so expensive! So limitation of my use of IT would be the rapid pace at which upgrades are occuring and also the cost of these. How ever with the need for this knowledge on IT increasing, it then motivates me to expand on my knowlegde.
Here is a link to a webpage that provides blogs and links to other websites in relation to information technology. You may have to look around to find things of interest but very useful all the same. http://galido.net/blog/ If you are having trouble finding information its helpful to click on Category on the right side of the page under archives.TechnOT by VirtualOT
Also you can view the blog TechnOT by VirtualOT this link can be found on my blog under 5 top OT blogs in the top right corner.
References:
The tech terms computer directory (2011). Information technology. Retrieved from
http://www.techterms.com/
Banerjee, U.K. (2002). Information technology for common man. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company
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