Table 2 Summary of student comments on use of social media platforms offered
Platform | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
General/all | • Technology provides a quick and easy way to get in touch and share documents over the internet from home which is time-saving and convenient. • Able to update learning outcomes and notes immediately in the case • Sharing documents gives different perspectives • Builds relationships within the group and promotes teamwork | • Everyone putting resources in different places • Tendency to copy and paste and not filter or process information |
• Lots of communication • Instant/fast • More likely to check for updates • Everyone has the app and is on regularly • Able to easily share links • Can host documents • Can quickly get a message out about something | • Sometimes group moves from university-related work to personal • Hard to organise (no tagging or folders so can’t be structured) • More difficult to review past information beyond a certain point | |
Scoop.it | • Main case page useful • Posting resources to the group page saves time • Information is put up quickly • Resources are all in one place • Use in sessions to see what has been added; can upload session learning outcomes | • Not everyone in the group understands how to use Scoop.it • Some group members don’t view the group page • Can’t (or don’t know how to) scoop some things, eg Word or pdf documents, textbook pages • Confusing to search |
Wiki | • Good reference point for the learning outcomes and session notes • Use in sessions – can see what has been added, scribe can add notes, can project for everyone to see • Everyone can add and edit – can produce really comprehensive revision notes | • No alert system for updates • Can be difficult to use |