Your Faculty:

Brian S. McGowan, PhDChief Learning Officer

ArcheMedX, Inc.

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Problem #1: Variation

http://www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/maps

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Problem #2: Failure to Advance

Problem #3: Overload & Filter Failures

Introducing Social Learning Theory: A textbook approach…

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Introducing Social Learning Theory:

A more practical approach!

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“If you want to learn about best practices

from 5 years ago, read a textbook.

If you want to learn about best practices

from 2 years ago, read a journal article.

If you want to learn about today’s best

practices, attend a medical meeting.

But, if you want to learn about where the

best practices are going in the future, you

must listen to your social graph.”

Social Learning & Social Networks

Six Degrees of SeparationSidewalk Experiment

Observing and Modelling Behaviors

Behavior changes are socially dependent

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082

Is this applicable professionally?

Trust your instincts…

Social Network Science

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Social Triggering

Why does this work?Crowd Accelerated Improvement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnQcCgS7aPQ

Light Desire

Crowd

Practical Take-away

Learning in practice:

• Who do your learners look to as models of behavior?

• How do your learners decide who is a good model?

Learning in educational settings:

• How can you leverage the learning experience of one learner to shape

the experience of those to follow?

• How can you create a culture of active learning and awareness?

Amplifying social networks

• What do you know about how your learners are connected or isolated

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