I have participated in distance education from both sides (educator and learner) for about a decade. There are a lot of impressive educational websites out there and tons of supportive software. I have recently been conversing with an OT in California who share my feelings (and my New Zealand friend’s opinion) that we OTs need to become more participatory in Web arenas…networking with each other, becoming more familiar to consumers, and sharing awareness of our knowledge and skills. There are many good OT websites out there already, but they often do not have top 10/20 status in search engines. Part of our sense of need is to become more widely represented and hit by those search engines (IMHO). Here is a small selection of some of the good OT websites and blogs:
- SPD Network http://www.sinetwork.org/home.html (this one is in to 10 for “SPD”)
- Sensory Processing Disorder http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/
- Thriving in School (a school OT blog) http://hosmerot.blogspot.com/
- Housing OT (a blog on adaptations for elderly, currently under reconstruction) http://www.housingot.co.uk/page9.htm
- Occupational Therapy Educational Issues http://oteducation.wordpress.com/
Feel free to add your own thoughts!
Hi. Thanks for highlighting my blog. Have been absent from blogging scene for a while. Tend to go in fits and starts, depending on how busy life is. Done a couple this week – just this moment found yours. An ever-growing collection of OT Stories out there!
James
http://www.housingot.co.uk/page9.htm
By: James Lampert on June 13, 2008
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