Homo Nodus: Preparing For The Next Stage Of The Internet Of Things In Medical Education

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K Masters

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is upon us.  The exact impact of the IoT on medical education is, as yet, unknown, but we do know that it promises great potential to be harnessed.

  In order to prepare for this phenomenon and its possible impact, medical educators need to have some understanding of it, and of the fundamental manner in which it will affect a learner who has essentially become a node (homo nodus) in a vast knowledge and experience network.  This will require fundamental changes to teaching and assessment. 

K Masters. Homo Nodus: Preparing For The Next Stage Of The Internet Of Things In Medical Education. The Internet Journal of Medical Education. 2015 Volume 5 Number 1.

DOI: 10.5580/IJME.32411

Author Information

Ken Masters
Medical Education and Informatics Unit, Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman
itmeded@gmail.com

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