Reviewing the Role of Instagram in Education: Can a Photo Sharing Application Deliver Benefits to Medical and Dental Anatomy Education?

Instagram is an increasingly popular social media site tailored towards sharing photos and videos. An audit investigating current Instagram accounts focusing on anatomy education found a variety of successful teaching styles, including clinical images, descriptive videos, multiple-choice questions,...

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Published inMedical science educator Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 1117 - 1128
Main Authors Douglas, Naomi Katherine May, Scholz, Max, Myers, Matthew Alex, Rae, Shivani Margaret, Elmansouri, Ahmad, Hall, Samuel, Border, Scott
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.12.2019
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Education
Medical Education
Instagram
Dentistry
Anatomy
Education
Teaching
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Summary:Instagram is an increasingly popular social media site tailored towards sharing photos and videos. An audit investigating current Instagram accounts focusing on anatomy education found a variety of successful teaching styles, including clinical images, descriptive videos, multiple-choice questions, and cartoons. Utilising Instagram for educational purposes, benefits such as ease of use, hashtags, and its effectiveness in conveying visual topics should be weighed against limitations such as passive learning and the requirement of committed staff to oversee its use.
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ISSN:2156-8650
2156-8650
DOI:10.1007/s40670-019-00767-5