Harden's Blog is an area of MedEdWorld where Professor Ronald Harden provides his thoughts on topical matters relating to Medical Education.
If you are looking for 'Reflections', existing uploads can still be found in this area, however they will shortly be moved to their own section of MedEdWorld.
HARDEN'S BLOG: Prisoners, soldiers, and simulation, choosing images for presentations, advice about physical activity, and more
Feb 22, 2019
In his latest blog Professor Harden looks into the issues of prisoners, soldiers, and simulation, choosing images for presentations, advice about physical activity, and more
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HARDEN'S BLOG: The future of medical education, use of research by teachers, international connections, schools using lecture capture, and more
Jan 17, 2019
In his latest blog Professor Harden looks at visions of the future medical school detailed in the October 2018 issue of Medical Teacher, means of improving just-in-time learning through education research, increasing international connections in medical education, and more.
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HARDEN'S BLOG: What's new in writing style for publication? Should civic professionalism be a concern? The journal of controversial ideas, and more
Nov 26, 2018
In his latest blog Professor Harden looks at the latest edition of the AMA Manual of Style, the issue of civic professionalism, publication of controversial ideas, reducing the length of doctor training, the emergence of lifestyle medicine as a new speciality, and more
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HARDEN'S BLOG: artificial intelligences and personalised learning, skills needed for work in the future, the ban of grantees publishing in paywalled journals by the European Science Funders and more
Oct 19, 2018
Artificial intelligences and personalised learning, skills needed for work in the future, the ban of grantees publishing in paywalled journals by the European Science Funders, making appropriate use of learning spaces, and tips for difficult conversations
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HARDEN'S BLOG: Wisdom, Appointments in medical education, students and Medical Teacher, Baumol's cost disease, and the Tyranny of Metrics
Sep 28, 2018
In his latest blog Professor Harden looks at developing wisdom in schools, the number of appointments in medical education, the increase in students publishing in Medical Teacher, Baumol's cost disease, and the Tyranny of Metrics
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HARDEN'S BLOG: Has the death of the lecture been exaggerated, daring and high-risk research, learning lessons from the past, and more
Aug 23, 2018
In his latest blog Professor Harden discusses whether the death of the lecture has been exaggerated, daring and high-risk research, learning lessons from the past, disruptive innovations and the impact of technology on the roles of a teacher.
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HARDEN'S BLOG: Wellness education, the challenge of achieving excellence in medical education, the observable gulf between diversity and inclusion, and trends among Gen-Z students
Jul 10, 2018
In his latest blog Professor Harden discusses wellness education, the challenge of achieving excellence in medical education, the observable gulf between diversity and inclusion, and trends among Gen-Z students
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HARDEN'S BLOG: Growing interest in student engagement, teaching excellence and university rankings, threshold concepts in medical education, and more
May 30, 2018
In his latest blog Professor Harden looks into the growing interest in student engagement, the teaching of excellence and university rankings, the need for access to references, the presence of threshold concepts in medical education, rapid reviews, and developments in scholarly communications in the last 40 years.
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