On the website Quackwatch, which seeks to enlighten health professionals and consumers about quakery, health fraud and intellegent decisions, I came across an article that I thought was interesting Why "Sensory Integration Disorder" Is a Dubious Dagnosis. This brief article is a well thought out (there are almost 50 references) and raises some very interesting points.
What is your take on the article?
How does this parallel with the discussions that are going on within our own professional organizations?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
TRLD '09
Oh' the possibilities! The conference has been great and I've been reminded of how accessible our world can be if we use a few tools.
David Warlick, in his keynote address, brought home the message that we are a community of learners and teachers. I was left with the impression that very few of us are experts, and if we are, it's for a very short period of time, but collectively our knowledge is magnified. And through networking and sharing we can propel each other forward. Technology tools are available to support us in this endeavor.
Picture this - I'm eating dinner in a restaurant in the San Francisco wharf area when I receive a text from my husband who is bellied up to a bar in Philadelphia. "The bartender says Vicky wants to be in your session on Saturday."
What? Obviously, I'm not getting the joke and thinking he has spent way too much time in the bar. Through a few more texts I learned that the stimulating conversation I had at breakfast was with the bartender's girlfriend!
Over the course of the rest of the conference we chatted, shared experiences, ideas, and networked. Yes, we met in real time first, but it was technology that linked us and served as the catalyst.
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