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Book Reviews by Christopher Bonfield
Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Jan 1, 2008
Conference Presentations by Christopher Bonfield
The learning affordances of virtual worlds have long being trumpeted; the barriers to the -take u... more The learning affordances of virtual worlds have long being trumpeted; the barriers to the -take up‖ of virtual worlds in mainstream education have also been explored, with emphasis being placed on technical problems, lack of time and money. Yet, a challenge for future learning is how one teaches in a virtual world, and what research has been undertaken has focused largely upon tertiary education. Much less is understood about how school teachers should structure virtual lessons, and what level of collaboration or independent work is necessary to guide students towards attainment of learning outcomes. This paper will provide a theoretical review of teaching and learning in virtual worlds, and offer an initial discussion of the role and importance of structure and collaboration in virtual worlds in a school-based environment. This has been validated through four case studies using scenario-planning methodology, and drawing upon realworld practitioner-based examples.
Thesis Chapters by Christopher Bonfield
Books by Christopher Bonfield
Published by Peter Lang in 2007, The Impact of Hospitals 300–2000 (ed. Henderson, Horden and Past... more Published by Peter Lang in 2007, The Impact of Hospitals 300–2000 (ed. Henderson, Horden and Pastore) comprised a selection of the papers delivered at two conferences (in 1999 and 2001) that were organised by the International Network for the History of Hospitals (INHH). The present volume, based on the Network’s 2009 Barcelona conference, offers a new, wide-rangingcollection of papers on the theme of ‘Hospitals and Communities’. It discusses a select group of hospitals and communities, including those based in Europe and the Americas, from three main perspectives: isolation and disease, communities and the poor, and war and hospitals.
The subject of community has been researched extensively by sociologists and anthropologists, less so by historians. The 2009 conference challenged participants to consider the idea of community in relationship to the hospital and, particularly, to reflect on how historians should approach the wide range of communities that continue to be shaped by the work of these institutions. Collectively, the case studies in this volume demonstrate that navigation of the history of hospitals requires an understanding of the societies in which these institutions operated. In other words, hospital histories are not just
stories about medical institutions; they offer considerable insight into the communities in which they were situated and with which they intersected.
Papers by Christopher Bonfield
Hospital Life: Theory and Practice from the Medieval to the Modern, 2013
Few medical historians would now accept the idea that most European hospitals before the sixteent... more Few medical historians would now accept the idea that most European hospitals before the sixteenth century showed, either in theory or practice, 'little careful thought for the comfort, cleanliness, or, ironically, health of the patients' . Even so, those who have studied medieval English hospitals have focused primarily on the spiritual rather than physical life of patients. It has been argued that in their ideal form, hospitals were quasi-monastic religious institutions that prioritised sacramental care and, speci cally, the provision of Medicina sacramentalis (the medicine of the soul). e latter has recently been termed the 'true' medicine of hospitals which, unlike
Hospitals and Communities: 1110-1960, 2013
Hospital y Ciudad en el Occidente Europeo, 1300-1700 , 2013
con el apoyo del obispo Lyhart (c.a. 1446-1472), construyó el claustro del hospital. Fotografía: ... more con el apoyo del obispo Lyhart (c.a. 1446-1472), construyó el claustro del hospital. Fotografía: C. Bonfield]
Atlante Storico della Musica nel Medioevo , 2011
Atlante Storico della Musica nel Medioevo , 2011
Websites by Christopher Bonfield
Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Jan 1, 2008
The learning affordances of virtual worlds have long being trumpeted; the barriers to the -take u... more The learning affordances of virtual worlds have long being trumpeted; the barriers to the -take up‖ of virtual worlds in mainstream education have also been explored, with emphasis being placed on technical problems, lack of time and money. Yet, a challenge for future learning is how one teaches in a virtual world, and what research has been undertaken has focused largely upon tertiary education. Much less is understood about how school teachers should structure virtual lessons, and what level of collaboration or independent work is necessary to guide students towards attainment of learning outcomes. This paper will provide a theoretical review of teaching and learning in virtual worlds, and offer an initial discussion of the role and importance of structure and collaboration in virtual worlds in a school-based environment. This has been validated through four case studies using scenario-planning methodology, and drawing upon realworld practitioner-based examples.
Published by Peter Lang in 2007, The Impact of Hospitals 300–2000 (ed. Henderson, Horden and Past... more Published by Peter Lang in 2007, The Impact of Hospitals 300–2000 (ed. Henderson, Horden and Pastore) comprised a selection of the papers delivered at two conferences (in 1999 and 2001) that were organised by the International Network for the History of Hospitals (INHH). The present volume, based on the Network’s 2009 Barcelona conference, offers a new, wide-rangingcollection of papers on the theme of ‘Hospitals and Communities’. It discusses a select group of hospitals and communities, including those based in Europe and the Americas, from three main perspectives: isolation and disease, communities and the poor, and war and hospitals.
The subject of community has been researched extensively by sociologists and anthropologists, less so by historians. The 2009 conference challenged participants to consider the idea of community in relationship to the hospital and, particularly, to reflect on how historians should approach the wide range of communities that continue to be shaped by the work of these institutions. Collectively, the case studies in this volume demonstrate that navigation of the history of hospitals requires an understanding of the societies in which these institutions operated. In other words, hospital histories are not just
stories about medical institutions; they offer considerable insight into the communities in which they were situated and with which they intersected.
Hospital Life: Theory and Practice from the Medieval to the Modern, 2013
Few medical historians would now accept the idea that most European hospitals before the sixteent... more Few medical historians would now accept the idea that most European hospitals before the sixteenth century showed, either in theory or practice, 'little careful thought for the comfort, cleanliness, or, ironically, health of the patients' . Even so, those who have studied medieval English hospitals have focused primarily on the spiritual rather than physical life of patients. It has been argued that in their ideal form, hospitals were quasi-monastic religious institutions that prioritised sacramental care and, speci cally, the provision of Medicina sacramentalis (the medicine of the soul). e latter has recently been termed the 'true' medicine of hospitals which, unlike
Hospitals and Communities: 1110-1960, 2013
Hospital y Ciudad en el Occidente Europeo, 1300-1700 , 2013
con el apoyo del obispo Lyhart (c.a. 1446-1472), construyó el claustro del hospital. Fotografía: ... more con el apoyo del obispo Lyhart (c.a. 1446-1472), construyó el claustro del hospital. Fotografía: C. Bonfield]
Atlante Storico della Musica nel Medioevo , 2011
Atlante Storico della Musica nel Medioevo , 2011