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Reviewing the role of Instagram in education: can a photo sharing application deliver benefits to medical and dental anatomy education?

Reviewing the role of Instagram in education: can a photo sharing application deliver benefits to medical and dental anatomy education?
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, 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.

Anatomy, Dentistry, Education, Instagram, Teaching
Douglas, Naomi Katherine May
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Scholz, Max
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Myers, Matthew Alex
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Elmansouri, Ahmad
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Hall, Samuel
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Border, Scott
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Douglas, Naomi Katherine May
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Scholz, Max
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Myers, Matthew Alex
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Elmansouri, Ahmad
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Hall, Samuel
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Douglas, Naomi Katherine May, Scholz, Max, Myers, Matthew Alex, Rae, Shivani Margaret, Elmansouri, Ahmad, Hall, Samuel and Border, Scott (2019) Reviewing the role of Instagram in education: can a photo sharing application deliver benefits to medical and dental anatomy education? Medical Science Educator. (doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00767-5).

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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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e-pub ahead of print date: 16 July 2019
Keywords: Anatomy, Dentistry, Education, Instagram, Teaching

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434201
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Date deposited: 16 Sep 2019 16:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 12:34

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Author: Naomi Katherine May Douglas
Author: Max Scholz
Author: Matthew Alex Myers
Author: Shivani Margaret Rae
Author: Ahmad Elmansouri
Author: Samuel Hall
Author: Scott Border

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