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Social Networking in Healthcare Education. ICVP MedBiquitous 2010 unconference. online networks of people who share interest/activity user-centric services, online communities decentralized content production & organization. Social networking, Social media, Web 2.0.
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Social Networking in Healthcare Education • ICVP MedBiquitous 2010 unconference
online networks of people who share interest/activity user-centric services, online communities decentralized content production & organization Social networking, Social media, Web 2.0
To what extent is social media currently integrated into the learning environment?
501 medical students • 312 residents at Univ of Florida • Two–thirds maintain public profiles • 83% shared email address • 52% shared their sexual orientation • 6% shared home address Ferdig RE, Dawson K, Black EW, et al. First Monday, Vol 13, No. 9, September 2008
When and where is it acceptable for students or even teachers to post pictures of a "night at the pub?"
"...teenagers preferred new technology, like instant messaging, or text messaging, for talking with friends and use e-mail to communicate with old people" Teens and Technology Pew Internet and American Life Project 2005
Will formalizing social networking into the curriculum ruin its value to students?