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Conference Paper: connect*ed: The Evolution of a Virtual Community of Learning on a Social Media Platform
Title | connect*ed: The Evolution of a Virtual Community of Learning on a Social Media Platform |
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Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. |
Citation | Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2020 Virtual Conference: Medical Education Disrupted – Negativity or Creativity, San Diego, CA, USA, 27-28 November 2020 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Beginning in 2018-19, the entire third-year class of medical students at the LKS Faculty of Medicine embarked on a mandatory, credit-bearing Enrichment Year with a focus of their own choosing. The range of learning experiences and geographic distance posed a challenge for students to remain in academic contact and to access social support. 38 small groups comprised of one faculty mentor + six students formed connect*ed, a virtual community of learning. The aim was to link diverse student experiences with the common goal of being a doctor through structured learning activities and to offer an avenue for mutual support. A proprietary social media application was adapted as the learning and communication e-platform. Students achieved the desired learning outcomes but structured online learning on a social media platform was a challenge. connect*ed was more effective and better received as a network for informal sharing and social support. Mentors were a crucial link in the support network that became particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. connect*ed can take advantage of the strengths of virtual communities of learning and re-focus on supporting non-academic learning needs while providing social support. [connect*ed website: https://connected.hku.hk/ ] |
Description | E-nnovations Session Organizer: The Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306843 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, JY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Luk, PLP | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-22T07:40:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-22T07:40:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2020 Virtual Conference: Medical Education Disrupted – Negativity or Creativity, San Diego, CA, USA, 27-28 November 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/306843 | - |
dc.description | E-nnovations Session | - |
dc.description | Organizer: The Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong | - |
dc.description.abstract | Beginning in 2018-19, the entire third-year class of medical students at the LKS Faculty of Medicine embarked on a mandatory, credit-bearing Enrichment Year with a focus of their own choosing. The range of learning experiences and geographic distance posed a challenge for students to remain in academic contact and to access social support. 38 small groups comprised of one faculty mentor + six students formed connect*ed, a virtual community of learning. The aim was to link diverse student experiences with the common goal of being a doctor through structured learning activities and to offer an avenue for mutual support. A proprietary social media application was adapted as the learning and communication e-platform. Students achieved the desired learning outcomes but structured online learning on a social media platform was a challenge. connect*ed was more effective and better received as a network for informal sharing and social support. Mentors were a crucial link in the support network that became particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. connect*ed can take advantage of the strengths of virtual communities of learning and re-focus on supporting non-academic learning needs while providing social support. [connect*ed website: https://connected.hku.hk/ ] | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2020 Virtual Conference | - |
dc.title | connect*ed: The Evolution of a Virtual Community of Learning on a Social Media Platform | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, JY: juliechen@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Luk, PLP: pluk@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chen, JY=rp00526 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Luk, PLP=rp02577 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 328828 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |