THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING ON USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
Abstract: The Effectiveness
of Training on
Using Social Networking
Sites in Online
Colla-borative Projects. This
study examined university students’ attitudes towards and
skill levels of using social networking
sites to promote
public health information
online. Data were
collected from the student
participants who were
health professionals from
six different countries.
The participants were given
surveys before and
after their training.
The surveys assessed:
(1) their comfort levels in using
social networking sites, (2) their attitudes towards online health information dissemination, and
(3) their ability
to create effective
online health information
sites. A Health Sciences faculty member worked with an
instructional designer and technologist to create a training video and
guidelines for designing effective online websites. Training materials were posted to the online course
area. Working in
collaborative teams, the
student participants developed
online health social networking
sites that targeted
global health education
issues. Competence and
skill level of students
were assessed using
project-based learning criteria.
Results of the
study reveal: (1)
participants have a
high comfort level
in using social
networking sites, (2)
participants, in general, have
positive attitudes toward
online health information,
and (3) participants
are highly competent in creating
online health information sites.
Author: Luh Putu Putrini
Mahadewi, Diane Hamilton-Hancock
Journal Code: jppendidikangg110003
