2015
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1550
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Anatomy education for the YouTube generation

Abstract: Anatomy remains a cornerstone of medical education despite challenges that have seen a significant reduction in contact hours over recent decades; however, the rise of the "YouTube Generation" or "Generation Connected" (Gen C), offers new possibilities for anatomy education. Gen C, which consists of 80% Millennials, actively interact with social media and integrate it into their education experience. Most are willing to merge their online presence with their degree programs by engaging with course materials an… Show more

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“…As most students use it for socialising/entertainment this means that its transition into academia should be straightforward (Sood, 2015). This aligns with Malcolm Knowles' 'andragogy' theory that states that adults learn more efficiently when they integrate familiar tools into their learning (Barry et al, 2015) suggesting that by introducing social media into the curriculum, learning should become more effective for students. (2015) only looked at the opinion of one educator.…”
Section: Facebooksupporting
confidence: 73%
“…As most students use it for socialising/entertainment this means that its transition into academia should be straightforward (Sood, 2015). This aligns with Malcolm Knowles' 'andragogy' theory that states that adults learn more efficiently when they integrate familiar tools into their learning (Barry et al, 2015) suggesting that by introducing social media into the curriculum, learning should become more effective for students. (2015) only looked at the opinion of one educator.…”
Section: Facebooksupporting
confidence: 73%
“…The ability to upload and freely share videos, or create protected groups of sharing allowed students access to a resource without boundaries (Barry et al, 2016). YouTube has become such an established source of videos that by 2015 Barry et al found that 78 % of their students who used web-based platforms to source information were using YouTube as their primary source of videos.…”
Section: Historical Developmentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Today 's 'YouTube generation' is willing to integrate internet with education [13]. E-learning has positively influenced the learning outcomes in several studies.…”
Section: Total Scoresmentioning
confidence: 99%