The use of Twitter and Zoom videoconferencing in healthcare professions seminar course benefits students at a commuter college

The Healthcare Professions Seminar, Intercollege (INCO) 403, is a required course for all prehealth majors at the University of New Hampshire. It is a two-credit pass-fail course, which provides information on the requirements for application to professional schools. Throughout the course, students...

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Published in:Advances in physiology education 2019-06, Vol.43 (2), p.246-249
Main Authors: Halpin, Patricia A, Lockwood, Mary Katherine K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Educational technology
Medical education
Social networks
Video teleconferencing
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Summary:The Healthcare Professions Seminar, Intercollege (INCO) 403, is a required course for all prehealth majors at the University of New Hampshire. It is a two-credit pass-fail course, which provides information on the requirements for application to professional schools. Throughout the course, students create their resume, personal statement, and healthcare resume. Here, a study which evaluates the course redesign and describes how the students benefitted through the use of Twitter to host a weekly class recitation and of Zoom to host guest speakers is presented.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/ADVAN.00017.2019