Students’ and Instructors’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Drawbacks of Using a Twitter-based Assignment in an Undergraduate Public Health Nutrition Course

The integration of social media in higher education may support improved communication among students and instructors and facilitate collaborative learning. Within public health education, the use of social media may enable students to critically reflect on relevant everyday experiences, while the ability to effectively communicate via social media is increasingly viewed as an important public health competency. Although the existing literature …