Communication via mobile phones has become an essential tool for health professionals.
The latest generation of smartphones is comparable to computers, allowing the …

While students are increasing their use of emerging technologies such as text messaging,
wikis, social networks, and other Web 2.0 applications, this is not the case with many …

The two-way Web has arrived, accompanied by a raft of affordances that expand how we
teach, communicate, learn and create knowledge. New trends are emerging in the way …

This paper examines how social media are influencing the core journalistic value of
verification. Through the discipline of verification, the journalist establishes jurisdiction over …

The use of online social networks in medical education can remodel and enhance anatomy
teaching and learning; one such network is the video‐sharing site YouTube. Limited …

In this paper we describe a study of the effectiveness of mobile learning (m-learning) in the
form of podcasting, for teaching undergraduate students in Higher Education. Podcasting …

Researchers investigated the impact of podcasting on student motivation in the online
environment during fall 2008 and spring 2009. Data were collected from students enrolled in …

Web 2.0 sociable technologies and social software are presented as enablers in health and
health care, for organizations, clinicians, patients and laypersons. They include social …

Wikis are one of many Web 2.0 components that can be used to enhance the learning
process. A wiki is a web communication and collaboration tool that can be used to engage …

This hybrid review‐case study introduces three‐dimensional (3‐D) virtual worlds and their
educational potential to medical/health librarians and educators. Second life …