The educational use of social networking sites among medical and health sciences students: a cross campus interventional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, social networking sites (SNSs) have evolved beyond connection and networking to become a powerful instructional tool. There is still a dearth of knowledge on the professional use of SNSs for education particularly among students from diverse backgrounds. This study examined the extent and pattern of SNSs usage for education across six institutions and then conducted an interventional workshop to fortify and regulate the educational use of SNSs.

Methods

This multicenter study was done in two phases. In the first phase, an online cross-sectional survey using a validated inventory was administered to determine the prevalence, extent, and preferences of SNSs usage by undergraduate students in medicine, health sciences and dentistry across five centers

SUBMITTER: Dash NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9251038 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature