Using facebook to facilitate course-related discussion between students and faculty members

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Divall, Margarita V ^a   Kirwin, Jennifer L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Social media; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FACEBOOK; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY;

FACEBOOK; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84858301137     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe76232     Document Type: Article

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