This is an interesting ppt on social media and networking, their role in medical education with 12 tips to use them effectively for medical education...

3. EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
TIME
TIME
IMPACT
Internet:
Greatest
impact

6. ADULT SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY SITE
6
40% of cell
phone owners
use social
networking via
their phone, and
28% do so daily.
Source: Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project Surveys. All surveys of adults 18 and older. Available at
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/

12. Prof. Dr. V. Sathyanarayanan MBBS, MD, ( FIME )
SRM MCH & RC,
Kattankulathur,
India
EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING
FOR GROWTH

17. OVERVIEW
• Definition of educational networking
• Categories of social networking
• Social media – Definition, types, why,
• Avenues for growth in medical education
• How to use networking for growth
• 12 tips for using social media as a medical educator
• Conclusion
• Final thoughts

18. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, PARTICIPANTS BE ABLE TO
1. Define educational networking
2. Name different Social networking media
3. Explain How to use networking for growth
4. Choose appropriate social media for networking
5. Express enthusiasm to apply the principles of
networking in everyday practice

20. WHAT IS EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ?

21. WHAT IS EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING?
• "Educational Networking" is the use
of social networking technologies for
educational purposes
• social networking = online communities of people
with shared interest

26. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE SOCIAL MEDIA ?

27. • LINE
• VIBER
• SKYPE
• PINTEREST
• DROPBOX
• SPOTIFY
• BEHANCE
• PATH
• TUMBLR
• FACEBOOK
• YOU TUBE
• INSTAGRAM
• TWITTER
• WHATSAPP
• GOOGLE PLUS
• TELEGRAM
• SNAPCHAT
• LINKED IN
SOME SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

30. MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND USES
• Facebook: “I ate pizza .” (social networking)
• Youtube: “Look at this pizza!” (video)
• Twitter: “I need to eat.” (microblog)
• Linkedin: “I am good at eating.” (business
networking)
• Foursquare: “This is where I ate.” (location)
• Fluid and constantly changing based on new
technology, websites, etc. All have mobile apps.
Glossary of Social Media Terms:
http://www.socialbrite.org/sharing-center/glossary/ 30

33. USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Extension of every day interaction
• Conversations & exchange
• Communities of shared interest
• Tools for innovation
• Integrates technology

40. WHY SHOULD MEDICAL EDUCATORS CARE
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA?

41. WHY SHOULD MEDICAL EDUCATORS CARE
ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA?
• Our students/learners are already there
• Whether or not you like it
• We need to educate about it
• Our patients/the public

42. DOES SOCIAL MEDIA
FIT IN MEDICAL EDUCATION?

43. DOES SOCIAL MEDIA
FIT IN MEDICAL EDUCATION?
• Yes. Social media may have a place
in medical education. And biomedical
research. And clinical systems and
patient care.
• ‘Social’ = people. Our med
students are people. Our lab techs are
people. Our patients are people. Our
campus community is made up of
people. Our off-campus community is
made up of people.
• ‘Media’ = information. We
create and use media. Photos, video,
audio, documents, websites. Tutorials,
maps, reviews. Web links, news feeds,
activity calendars.

44. WHY CONSIDER USING SOCIAL MEDIA ?
• To stay informed
• As a learning tool in medical education
• Communicate (engage) with peers and patients
• Disseminate information
• Advocate for/against something
• To help get a job
• To deliver clinical care
• Because if you decide not to use social media, your decision should
be based on sound knowledge about what you are choosing not to
use

46. AVENUES FOR GROWTH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

47. GROWTH AVENUES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
• Selection of Students
• Innovations in curriculum
• Teaching learning Materials & Methods
• Teaching learning environments
• Assessment methods & Question Paper setting
• Continuing medical education
• Inter-professionalism in medical education
• Community oriented medical education
• Student support services

48. GROWTH AVENUES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
• Quality assurance in medical education
• •Faculty development and capacity building
• •Collaboration among medical schools
• •Application of Information and Communication
Technologies in medical education
• •Educational administration & leadership
• •Accreditation

50. HOW TO USE NETWORKING FOR GROWTH ?

51. BLOGS

56. BLOGGING
http://tworabbits-medicaleducation.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-third-
day-at-hmi-course.html

61. TWITTER
• Fastest growing
social media site
• Microblog
messages that are
140 characters or
less to ‘followers’

65. BREAKING THROUGH THE BABBLE
• Select followers carefully
• Create or follow Twitter list
• Save a hashtag search “#meded”
• Use Twitter program to aggregate tweets

67. WIKIS

69. WHAT IS A WIKI?
A wiki is a web site that includes web pages
containing content. Wiki pages are created
using a collaborative software program then
published to the web. In other words, a wiki is a
web-publishing tool.
Wiki software is designed for collaborative
web site creation. A wiki is a website that
includes the collaboration of work from many
different authors.
Software developer
Ward Cunningham
used the name ‘wiki’,
a Hawaiian term for
‘quick’ or ‘fast’.
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

70. BASIC WIKI FEATURES
Functions
• Create new page
• Edit content on a page
• Delete a page
• View recent activity
• View revision history
• Comment on a page
• Manage access to content
• Limit access to editing tools
Types of content
• Text
• Images – photos or graphics
• Video
• Charts, tables, graphs
• Lists
• Links to other websites
• Attachments

74. WIKI TOOLS?
• Recommended Wiki Tools to use:
•
Google Sites
• Google Drive (Docs)
• Wikispaces
• Wetpaint
• pbwiki

75. EXAMPLES
• Anatomy Wiki
• Greetings from the World
• Classroom
• MedTutor
• More examples

77. PODCASTING

83. iPOD + broadCAST
• Series of downloadable audio or
video episodes hosted on the
internet
• Subscriptions using RSS feed
(e.g. using iTunes)
• Time- and place-shifted media
consumption
• Simple, quick, and very
inexpensive to produce
A podcast is a digital audio or
video file that is:
• episodic
• downloadable
• program-driven, mainly with
a host and/or theme
• convenient, usually via an
automated feed with
computer software

87. EXAMPLES OF PODCASTING IN MEDICINE AND
SCIENCE

88. EXAMPLES OF PODCASTING IN MEDICINE AND
SCIENCE

89. EXAMPLES OF PODCASTING IN MEDICINE
AND SCIENCE

107. 1.YouTube (1)
2.Google Docs/Drive (5)
3.PowerPoint (4)
4.Google Search (2)
5.Twitter (3)
6.Dropbox (10)
7.Prezi (14)
8.Kahoot (15)
9.Powtoon (22)
10.Word (16)
11.Moodle (27)
12.Screencast-O-Matic (31)
13.WordPress (9)
14.Google Chrome (33)
15.Facebook (6)
16.Google Forms (34)
17.Skype (7)
18.Padlet 35
19.Google Apps for Education (GAFE) (40)
20.Camtasia (24)
21.Slideshare 18
22.OneNote (19)
23.Pinterest 29
24.Gmail (32)
25.TED Talks/Ed (21)
TOP 100 TOOLS FOR
EDUCATION

108. 26.Audacity (28)
27.Evernote (17)
28.Office Mix (42)
29.Trello (43)
30.iSpring (44)
31.Google Maps (49)
32.Khan Academy (52)
33.Quizlet (53)
34.Wikipedia (11)
35.Snagit (26)
36.Socrative 55
37.iPad & Apps 58
38.Sway (59)
39.Google Hangouts (41)
40.Google Plus (45)
41.Blogger (56)
42.Adobe Connect (62)
43.Whats App 13
44.Articulate 25
45.Excel 46
46.Diigo 54
47.Google Scholar 60
48.Canvas 67
49.Poll Everywhere 68
50.SurveyMonkey 70
51.Movie Maker (77)
52.Google Classroom (80)
53.Adobe Captivate (39)
54.edPuzzle (81)
55.Easygenerator (51)
56.Udutu (61)
57.Scoopit (72)
58.Edmodo (86)
59.Weebly (88)
60.ThingLink (90)
61.Clarify (92)
62.Explain Everything (95)
63.Google Sites (96)
64.Blackboard (99)
65.Mahara 100
66.Webex 36
67.Desire2Learn (D2) (108)
68.Jing (109)
69.SharePoint (38)
70.Nearpod (110)
71.Outlook (50)
72.Wix (112)
73.Canva (57)
74.Keynote (64)
75.Firefox (65)
76.iMovie (69)
77.Piktochart (85)
78.GoAnimate (89)
79.TodaysMeet (94)
80.OneDrive (103)
81.eXe (114)
82.Animoto (115)
83.Blackboard
Collaborate (123)
84.Zoom (65)
85.Turnitin (126)
86.Grammarly (128)
87.Pixton (130)
88.Sakai (131)
89.BigBlueButton (146)
90.Schoology (150)
91.Notability (152)
92.Kaltura (155)
93.Moovly (156)
94.Explaindio (157)
95.Zeetings (158)
96.ILIAS (159)
97.Remind (160)
98.WeVideo (161)
99.Showbie (162)
100.PlayPosit (165)
TOP 100 TOOLS FOR

110. Slide courtesy of Dr. Ves Dimov: AllergyCases.org/@DrVes

112. TWELVE TIPS FOR USING SOCIAL
MEDIA AS A MEDICAL EDUCATOR

113. IDENTIFY AND REFLECT ON YOUR DIGITAL
IDENTITY AND YOUR OWN GOALS

114. SELECT A TOOL BASED UPON GOALS AND THE
STRENGTH OF PLATFORMS AVAILABLE TO
SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

115. OBSERVE AND ESTABLISH COMFORT FIRST.
THINK, THEN CONTRIBUTE

116. MAKE SOME INITIAL CONNECTIONS AND TAP INTO
THE POWER OF A COMMUNITY

117. KNOW AND APPLY EXISTING SOCIAL MEDIA
GUIDELINES FOR THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF
SOCIAL MEDIA

118. DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL GUIDING PRINCIPLES WITH
WHICH YOU ARE COMFORTABLE

119. KEEP ALL PATIENT INFORMATION PRIVATE

120. HANDLING ‘‘FRIEND’’ REQUESTS FROM
TRAINEES: KNOW YOUR OPTIONS AND THEIR
CONSEQUENCES

121. SHARE CREDIBLE INFORMATION: DISSEMINATE
EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH INFORMATION,
ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH

122. ENGAGE, LEARN, REFLECT, AND TEACH

123. RESEARCH: ADVANCE YOUR ACADEMIC
PRODUCTIVITY BY EXPANDING YOUR PROFESSIONAL
NETWORK

124. MENTOR AND BE MENTORED: DEMONSTRATE
RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL MEDIA USE

126. CONCLUSION
• There are risks as well as productive uses of social media
networking
• Networking can enhance education, professionalism, and
public health.
• It helps in disseminating accurate information, countering
inaccuracies,
• It can guide modelling professionalism
• it can engage learners and the public outside of traditional
classrooms/ offices.

127. CONCLUSION
• It helps to contribute, connect, and share in ways that foster your
teaching, learning, and professional growth.
• The choice of media you make should be guided by
your goals,
the strengths and weaknesses of the platforms,
and the expected educational benefit to your learners

129. RESOURCES
WORKSHOP WIKI HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/SOCIALMEDIAINMEDED/
Twitter & Blogs
• Twitter http://twitter.com
• Top Twitter Myths http://futuredocsblog.com/top-
Twitter-myths-tips/
• Tweetdeck – a mega-Twitter program
Twitterberry – Twitter for blackberry
Twitterific – especially helpful on iPhone
• Blogger http://blogger.com
• WordPress http://wordpress.com
• Typepad http://www.typepad.com/
• Kathy’s Blog http://www.mothersinmedicine.com/
• Vinny’s Blog http://futuredocsblog.com/
Podcasts & Wikis
• Apple Garage Band –audio recording software for Mac
users http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
• Audacity - audio recording software (free!) for PC and
Mac users http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
• iTunes – Apple podcast store – buy or find free
podcasts to download and listen to
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
• Ben’s Pritzker Podcast http://pritzkerpodcast.com/
• Google Sites http://sites.google.com
• PBWorks http://pbworks.com
• Workshop wiki:
https://sites.google.com/site/socialmediainmeded/

130. Useful Links
The PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute is pleased to
provide these links as a resource for those interested in
health professions education and global health..
•Academic Centers for Teaching and Learning
•FAIMER Toolkit for Academic Leaders (click here)
•Global Health
•Health Workforce and Migration
•Journals
•Meetings
•Networking Tools for Researchers
•Research Tools for Health Professions Educators
•Teaching/Learning Tools for Health Professions
Educators
•Miscellaneous

131. Networking Tools for Researchers
•Community of Science (COS)
•A resource that allows researchers to showcase their
work, conduct research, and identify potential
collaborators among scholars from universities,
corporations, and nonprofits in more than 170 countries.
•Mendeley
•A platform where scientists can interact and grow their
professional networks within a large cross-disciplinary
scientific and academic community. Mendeley also has a
suite of free, cloud-based tools that helps users manage
their papers and citations, and lets them access their
work across all devices.
•ResearchGate Scientific Network
•A professional network for scientists to connect with
colleagues, build their own scientific network, and
discover new methods, papers, and job opportunities.

137. QUESTIONS

138. FINAL THOUGHTS…
With Social Media, medical educators have
OPPORTUNITIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
• For ourselves
• For our patients
• For our learners
• And for the public

140. THANK YOU…