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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1113523
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-4622
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Global Health and Social Media: Using Instagram and Twitter in an Open Online Class for Global Service-Learning Projects
Messner, Marcus; Medina-Messner, Vivian; Guidry, Jeanine
Communication Teacher, v30 n4 p185-189 2016
Course description: An undergraduate open online course used Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to explore global health issues and designed social media campaigns for nonprofit clients. Social media platforms were used as teaching as well as learning platforms to allow students to explore their real life applications in global health contexts.
Descriptors: Public Health, Undergraduate Study, Online Courses, Social Media, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Health Promotion, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, International Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; South America
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