Use of Facebook groups as a strategy for continuum involvement of students with physiology after finishing a physiology course

Sosa et al discuss the use of Facebook groups as a strategy for continuum involvement of students with physiology after finishing a physiology course. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn have brought positive results in several teaching-learning applications for undergraduat...

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Published inAdvances in physiology education Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 358 - 361
Main Authors Sosa, Priscila Marques, Carrazoni, Guilherme Salgado, Gonçalves, Rithiele, Mello-Carpes, Pâmela Billig
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda American Physiological Society 01.09.2020
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College students
Illuminations
Learning
Physiology
Social networks
Social organization
Teaching methods
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Summary:Sosa et al discuss the use of Facebook groups as a strategy for continuum involvement of students with physiology after finishing a physiology course. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn have brought positive results in several teaching-learning applications for undergraduate students. Nowadays, Facebook is currently America's most popular social media platform and allows the connection of people who share similar interests. The results from our first evaluation of the FB group activity showed that >80% of the students in the group considered the participation helpful in teaching and learning physiology; besides, physiology topics became more interesting to them. Also, the use of the social network increased the interest in physiology, facilitating learning and increasing interest through group discussions.
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P. M. Sosa and G. S. Carrazoni contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advan.00024.2020