Reviewing the Role of Instagram in Education: Can a Photo Sharing Application Deliver Benefits to Medical and Dental Anatomy Education?

Douglas, Naomi Katherine May; Scholz, Max M.; Myers, Matthew; Rae, Shivani; Elmansouri, Ahmad; Hall, Samuel; Border, Scott

doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00767-5

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“…A few studies have explored Instagram use by students as a required part of coursework (e.g., Arceneaux & Dinu, 2018 ; Erarslan, 2019 ). Also, Instagram use for informal educational purposes in the medical education field has received some attention, primarily related to the platform’s visual affordances for medical specialties such as anatomy and dentistry ( Douglas et al., 2019 ). However, investigation of primary and secondary level educators’ voluntary Instagram use for purposes associated with learning, community, or teacherpreneurship has heretofore been limited to preliminary conference papers (see Carpenter, Morrison, Craft, & Lee, 2019 ; Shelton, Curcio, & Schroeder, 2020 ), despite journalistic reports suggesting widespread Instagram use among educators (e.g., Rozen, 2018 ).…”

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How and why are educators using Instagram?

Carpenter

Morrison

Craft

et al. 2020

Teaching and Teacher Education

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Social media are commonplace in many educators’ lives, but their Instagram activities have received no prior attention in the empirical literature. We therefore created and disseminated a survey regarding educators’ Instagram use. Analyses of 841 responses suggested participants were generally intensive users of Instagram who engaged in the exchange of both professional knowledge and wisdom, as well as affective support. In addition to identifying benefits to Instagram use, some participants offered critiques of Instagram’s professional utility. We discuss the implications of these findings for educators’ work in a digital era and the future of research on educators’ social media activities.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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How and why are educators using Instagram?

Carpenter

Morrison

Craft

et al. 2020

Teaching and Teacher Education

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“…It is not surprising then that students can feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of online education resources available to them and become more selective and conservative with their social media use (Border et al, 2019). Instagram has been identified as the favored social media platform for the current generation of students and it has the potential for offering the same learning support opportunities as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, however, as yet there has been no student evaluation data published on the educational value of Instagram for anatomy education (Douglas et al, 2019).…”

Section: Anatomy Educationmentioning

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Social Media Guidelines for Anatomists

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Royer

Meyer

et al. 2020

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Social Media has changed the way that individuals interact with each other-it has brought considerable benefits, yet also some challenges. Social media in anatomy has enabled anatomists all over the world to engage, interact and form new collaborations that otherwise would not have been possible. In a relatively small discipline where individuals may be working as the only anatomist in an institution, having such a virtual community can be important. Social media is also being used as a means for anatomists to communicate with the current generation of students as well as members of the public. Posting appropriate content is one of the challenges raised by social media use in anatomy. Human cadaveric material is frequently shared on social media and there is divided opinion among anatomists on whether or not such content is appropriate. This article explores the uses and challenges of social media use in the field of anatomy and outlines guidelines on how social media can be used by anatomists globally, while maintaining professional and ethical standards. Creating global guidelines has shown to be difficult due to the differences in international law for the use of human tissue and also the irregularities in acquiring informed consent for capturing and sharing cadaveric images. These nuances may explain why cadaveric images are frequently shared on social media. This article proposes that as standard practice, anatomists obtain informed consent from donors before sharing images of cadaveric material on social media and ensure posts include a statement stating the same. Anat Sci Educ 13: 527-539.

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“…Apart from dental procedures, an increasing number of anatomy related Instagram education accounts have emerged for both medical and dental students. 3 This helps to close the gap between dry theory and effective clinical education.…”

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Instagram Dentistry

Ooi

Kelleher

2021

Prim Dent J

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Instagram, a photo and video social networking site, is gaining popularity in the dental world and it is easy to see why this is so. Instagram’s potential to share information in an engaging way allows dental professionals to share clinical work and provides a unique way of learning. Advertising on Instagram has blossomed. Some of this is for self-promotional reasons, for practice building, or for marketing of new techniques and products by manufacturers. One ought to be cautious about the implications of some patients’ quest for ‘dental perfection’. That is especially the case when destructive dentistry is being undertaken by dentists trying to replicate what they have seen on Instagram in potentially much more challenging patients. Some of those demanding patients request very ambitious treatments with sometimes hugely unrealistic expectations. Arguably, Instagram could be the new major trend in dentistry.

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Reviewing the Role of Instagram in Education: Can a Photo Sharing Application Deliver Benefits to Medical and Dental Anatomy Education?

Cited by 65 publications

References 14 publications

How and why are educators using Instagram?

How and why are educators using Instagram?

Social Media Guidelines for Anatomists

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