December 2008 - Posts

Busywork Order & Rank, Inclusive of Non-Graded Materials for Education (BORINGME assessment tool)
December 19, 2008 2:34 PM by Andrea Vourtsis

The following is a new assessment tool developed by myself and several colleagues (also known as me) in conjunction with Temple University (also known as I hope I don't get sued for making that up). The BORINGME assessment tool observes and evaluates Read More...

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Portfolio of Doom
December 17, 2008 7:41 AM by Andrea Vourtsis

Okay, at the risk of sounding like a complainer, I have to tell you all that I really don't enjoy portfolio assignments. As with the group projects, I know I'm not alone in this. This may just be due to the fact that I recently had to complete a THIRD Read More...

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I See Dead People
December 8, 2008 11:52 AM by Andrea Vourtsis

One thing that I can say I've done in the course of my program that most OT students do not get the opportunity to do is cadaver anatomy. For some reason, this isn't required for many OT programs. I don't quite understand the logic behind that. As OTs, Read More...

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Evidence-based practice
December 4, 2008 11:53 AM by Andrea Vourtsis

In the last few years, the occupational therapy profession has made large and purposeful strides towards becoming evidence-based. We have known all along that what we do works. However, we don't have very much scientific, quantifiable evidence to back Read More...

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Pediatrics
December 1, 2008 2:38 PM by Andrea Vourtsis

On my second day of pediatrics fieldwork, a 10 month-old baby puked directly down my shirt. I'm sure some of you know this, but there is nothing like the feeling of formula vomit nicely congealing in your bosom. Makes for a lovely smell, too - especially Read More...

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