Medical Education meetings & conferences

ePIC 2013, the 11th ePortfolio and Identity Conference

Join us at ePIC 2013, the 11th ePortfolio and Identity Conference, 8-9-10 July 2013, at the IET, Savoy Place, London.

Contemporary media (digital, social and mobile) is transforming the landscape of identity, education and employment. The centralised, top-down, mass media model on which most of our institutions are based is facing assaults from the emerging decentralised, bottom-up, networked, agile social  knowledge media. While old  power centres are being challenged, new ones are emerging: they are based on the systematic collection, analyse and exploitation of the mass of data produced in our daily life. And we are busily coding our actions and thoughts for Google and Facebook to monetise them. In this context, how can we create the conditions for the emancipation of individuals towards a truly open society?

To reflect the need to address those issues, the  title of ePIC 2013 is Open Me!

Open ePortfolios, Open Badges and Open Identities will be among the key discussions.

Themes: Open Me

Following the rich discussions triggered by the presence of Mozilla Open Badges at ePIC 2012, the 11th ePortfolio and Identity Conference intends to explore further the concept of 'openness' in relation to the themes traditionally addressed by the conference. In particular, as ePortfolio and Open Badges are containers of personal data, what is their place in what some predict as the next big revolution:  open personal data?

Tracks

Initial Education — ePortfolio from kindergarten to further and higher education

Employability, Organisational and Lifelong Learning — ePortfolio from employees to self-employed and entrepreneurs

Healthcare Education and Practice — ePortfolio from patients to healthcare professionals (special track)

Assessment, Accreditation and Recognition — ePortfolio for knowledge, skills and attitudes

Policies — ePortfolio and identity initiatives from a single institution to a whole country

Identity Construction — ePortfolio, social networks, web 2.0

Technologies — identity and ePortfolio tools, platforms, systems, architectures, protocols and standards

Open Badges — making learning and competencies visible and discoverable (Special track)

Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 5th Annual International Arts and Health Conference

The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, Sydney 2013
5th Annual International Arts and Health Conference
12 - 14 November 2013
College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia

The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 5th Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health programs, effective health promotion and prevention campaigns, methods of project evaluation and scientific research.

Conference Streams

Arts and Health in Primary and Acute Care

Creative Ageing and Aged Care

Community Arts and Health

Health Promotion and the Arts

Education and Training for Health and Arts Professionals

Arts and Health Research and Evaluation

Who should attend?

Medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals

Government decision-makers and policy advisers in health, indigenous affairs, arts, science, education and training, community health, veterans’ affairs, cultural tourism and local government

Executives in public and private hospitals, retirement villages, aged care and palliative care facilities

Representatives of arts organisations, visual and performing artists, writers, arts and health practitioners

Representatives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Local Government representatives from community cultural development, aged care and community health services

Education authorities, academics, teachers and medical and healthcare colleges

Researchers, particularly in the area of health and social sciences

Art and museum educators and curators

Art therapists (visual arts, dance, music, drama, expressive writing)

Media