Reading: From A to <A> Keywords of Markup

On the way to Colombia I started to read this book in order to review it - more on that to follow. I've only read four chapters so far and it is a fascinating read. A collection of essays each deals with a particular HTML tag and each so far provides new insights for me and resources.

When I came across the invitation for reviewers I read through the index. HTML 5 was not there so I thought the book might suffer from the rate of change in the interval from original conception to publication. Well HTML 5 is not in the index (just HTML), but it is in the text. Drupal and Ruby on Rails also get a mention.

Of particular interest is chapter 4 'alt' by Colleen A. Reilly which combines accessibility and definitions of disability.

I'll start writing the review soon for the Journal of Community Informatics trying to be more concise than previous efforts (I volunteered to learn too). As for W2tQ I've already found several interesting quotes too, such as the example below. This struck me because it's possible to describe h2cm as a keyword collage ...

<A> evokes collagist writings, "interesting networks that open up a conceptual map" McLuhan (258).
Indeed, collage often is the focus of this type of educational/digital education or writing that asks students to merge texts and ideas. <A>, as a social space, though, is not a collage. As a network, <A> builds relationships while also becoming relationships. To enact a pedagogy of <A>, I have to imagine a social software logic as opposed to connection or merging among things. That logic is not bound to a specific platform, such as the Web, but instead informs institutional practices through the generation of large-scale spaces.p.61.

Boyer's model, Hodges' model, scholarship, future website and Drupal

Ack: This blog post draws on a brief but informative two page text by Marta Nibert, Educational Consultant for Occupational Therapy.

Models abound of course (not only on catwalks where other career choices are displayed), but in nurse education and the sciences. The review of Curriculum Development In Nursing Education reminded me of Boyer's model of scholarship. I have maintained a link to this for many years, the book review prompted me to read more. Boyer is a gift for this scholar of Hodges' model and any others, a gift not just in that off-the-shelf sense, but in a constructive advisory sense.

The table below highlights Boyer's types of scholarship, purposes and measures of performance. The focus of Boyer's model is the quality of professorial activities, in the same way highly skilled and experiences nurses can be removed from the front-line, so to can specialist faculty be distanced from teaching.

Type of Scholarship	Purpose	Measures of Performance
Discovery	Build new knowledge through traditional research.	• Publishing in peer-reviewed forums. • Producing and/or performing creative work within established field. • Creating infrastructure for future studies.
Integration	Interpret the use of knowledge across disciplines.	• Preparing a comprehensive literature review • Writing a textbook for use in multiple disciplines. • Collaborating with colleagues to design and deliver a core course.
Application	Aid society and professions in addressing problems.	• Serving industry or government as an external consultant. • Assuming leadership roles in professional organizations. • Advising student leaders, thereby fostering their professional growth.
Teaching	Study teaching models and practices to achieve optimal learning.	• Advancing learning theory through classroom research. • Developing and testing instructional materials • Mentoring graduate students. • Designing and implementing a program level assessment system.

What I will try to do here is briefly suggest how Boyer can inform consideration of scholarship in Hodges' model and a future website. This is not just a one-way dialogue I believe Hodges' model can also inform Boyer's model. For example according to Nibert, Boyer proposes using 'creativity contracts'. The creative utility of Hodges' model is surely demonstrated in the posts and archive on W2tQ spanning nursing, education and health care? Since the publication of Boyer's paper in 1997 it could be argued there are new forms of scholarship that cast light and shadows on traditional academia and forms of research. More specifically though we can take Boyer's measures of performance and apply them in turn to h2cm. Even though the purposes differ (I am neither quality faculty nor professor) the reflection is helpful:

DISCOVERY

Publishing in peer-reviewed forums.

• There is a limited bibliography listed here on W2tQ and on the main website.
  

Producing and/or performing creative work within established field.

• The bibliography and website constitute a mixture of formal and rather ad-hoc creative works in nursing. Much more needs to be done.
  

Creating infrastructure for future studies.

• As noted in the book review I am fascinated by this word infrastructure. I recognise the need for a 21st century home for Hodges' model; the limitations of a static website and the need to benefit from the stimulus and energy that a community of users would provide. Drupal is the future a means to provide an infrastructure out of which a community may grow and inform.

INTEGRATION

Preparing a comprehensive literature review.

• Hodges' model deserves a comprehensive literature review, one that spans education, nursing, global health, informatics and cognitive science.

Writing a textbook for use in multiple disciplines.

• 'Book' is an established content type within Drupal and this is a worthy objective, as Hodges' model is the ideal academic Swiss Army knife.

Collaborating with colleagues to design and deliver a core course.

• This is so dependent upon infrastructure and it seems my actively engaging with academics in curricula design and course planning. Drupal is being adopted in education so the scope to engage from an external position is a possibility.

APPLICATION

Serving industry or government as an external consultant.

• Is professorship a pre-requisite for consultancy work? No. Do we just leave this to the professors? No.
  

Assuming leadership roles in professional organizations.

• Being in the North West of England, a full-time nurse and with many meetings down South this is a barrier to adopting such roles. For the future should there be any opportunities these must be tried - only that way can they be tested.

Advising student leaders, thereby fostering their professional growth.

• As a mentor in clinical practice with the chance to develop local educational links there is scope here; and possibly others?
  

TEACHING

Advancing learning theory through classroom research.

• As noted above it would be marvellous to be presented with the task of producing lesson plans to encourage research into Hodges' model.

Developing and testing instructional materials.

• As far as the classroom is concerned this is very much a bullet point for the future. Using Drupal however a future site can incorporate some instructional materials.
  

Mentoring graduate students.

• Ongoing, but would like to engage more in this - and whilst h2cm is on my agenda I do understand models represent a small part of student learning.

Designing and implementing a program level assessment system.

• Another point for a future departure; how do you demonstrate competency in Hodges' model? There are means of assessment, which were applied in the 1980's, case studies, essays and discussion. ...
  

More to follow...!

Additional link:
Instructional Design Review (ID Review) checklist at Schema Performs

Hodges model: indicative concepts in Substance Misuse Care

Hodges' model
in substance misuse services

psychological dependence vulnerable individuals, education, risk, assessment, review, motivation to change, harm reduction,  motivational interviewing, appreciative inquiry, life skills, education, advice, feedback withdrawal, aggression, hallucinations, change, drug use history, measures, care pathways, contract, rapport, empathy	substance profiles, abuse, signs physical dependence, health status, pregnancy, research methods, evidence, diagnosis, co-diagnosis, staff awareness, statistics,  scientific advice, dissemination models: stepped care, training, forensic science - mental health, classification, interventions, physical access, stepped care models
dependents, family, social network social attitudes, vulnerable communities, community projects, self-help, e.g. A.A., socio-economic depreviation, systemic - family, group therapies Advertising, housing, casual drug use, work, employment, benefit incentives, re-integration, inclusion, community, neighbourhood policing, drug culture, media	supply, cost of drugs - alcohol health & social care policy, service interfaces, statistics Drugs strategy, funding, X-agency working, funding, GP contract, commissioning, "client contract-plans", National Treatment Agency, NICE, Home Office, legislation, crime, offending, re-hab. / specialist teams / treatment facilities, Government data, community prescribing, employers

Additional links:

Hodges' model: QUADS 'A4 page' with indicative generic content for the four care domains

The SOCIOLOGICAL links page includes Seven Ages, Public, Patients, & Carers...
The INTRAPERSONAL links page - Mental Health, Psychology, Therapies...
The POLITICAL links page - Economics, Policy, Citizenry...
The SCIENCES links page - Research, Drug resources, Anatomy & Physiology...