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Social Networking and its Role in the Self-Directed Learning Process during a Health Crisis
Type of Presentation
Symposium
Session Abstract
This session provides the results of a study exploring the role social networking plays in the self-directed learning of parents whose child has suffered a pediatric stroke.
Target Audience
The target audience for this session will be academic scholars interested in the study of self-directed learning, health educators who are concerned about the critical role they play in patient education, and educators and professionals working with learners in state and local agencies and are in a position to promote SDL and teach students how to direct their own learning in practical and unique ways. In addition, policy makers influencing decisions regarding health issues would benefit from a better understanding of the difficulties people face when trying to participate in decision-making regarding treatment and health management.
Learning Outcomes
Participants attending this session will be able to: (1) Explain how social networking ?serves ?as a vital tool for self-directed learners struggling to access quality materials and ?resources, (2) discuss how, when traditional resources are not available, learners must explore ?alternative avenues such as online resources to locate ?information, especially when dealing ?with a health crisis, (3) describe how technology has made an impact on information ?exchange among people, and (4) support the need for alternative means of learning in an era ?when it may not be popular with healthcare providers for patients to seek answers via the ?Web.?
Session Description
Research on pediatric stroke, especially studies on treatment and long-term consequences of the event, barely exists. There is a rich body of knowledge on adult stroke, but not on in-utero or childhood stroke. Thus, health professionals are often unable to provide much guidance to parents searching for the cause of the stroke or to direct health management efforts following the diagnosis. Additionally, many parents have trouble accessing quality health professionals, and are left alone to discriminate between good and bad resources. This session will highlight how a health crisis serves as a catalyst for self-directed learning, and how social networking and collaboration with others fills a void when this style of learning is thwarted by a dearth of information. The findings from this project challenge the notion of self-directed learning as a conscious undertaking or linear process, and reveal a situation where technology is the primary resource for learning.
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Friday November 8
Primary Presenter
Kenda S. Grover, Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Work Title
Assistant Professor, College of Education and Health Professions
Additional Presenters: Enters In Order.
Kit Kacirek, University of Arkansas
Work Title
Associate Professor, College of Education and Health Professions
Michael T. Miller, Ed.D., University of Arkansas
Work Title
Associate Dean, College of Education & Health Professions