Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017

EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING - ONE YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH WATS APP DISCUSSION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Balaji Arumugam, Sowmiya. Kr, Kirubhaa Krishna

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;The use of social media has increased among college students although the purpose of usage is mainly to stay connected with friends. The social media and mobile applications can be used to improve the learning among the college going students. So far there is less literature available to assess the effectiveness of social media and mobile applications in improving the learning among medical education. The one year experience of Wats App discussion of community medicine subject with thirty medical students and their feedback showed that any social media if it is properly and judiciously utilized can improve learning process in a better way.&nbsp;</p>