Search

Searching. Please wait…

#EUROmicroMOOC: Using Twitter to Share Trends in Microbiology Worldwide

Abstract: Twitter is one of the most popular social media networks that, in recent years, has been increasingly used by researchers as a platform to share science and discuss ongoing work. Despite its popularity, Twitter is not commonly used as a medium to teach science. Here, we summarize the results of #EUROmicroMOOC: the first worldwide Microbiology Massive Open Online Course taught in English using Twitter. Content analytics indicated that more than 3 million users saw posts with the hashtag #EUROmicroMOOC, which resulted in over 42 million Twitter impressions worldwide. These analyses demonstrate that free Microbiology MOOCs shared on Twitter are valuable educational tools that reach broad audiences throughout the world. We also describe our experience teaching an entire Microbiology course using Twitter and provide recommendations when using social media to communicate science to a broad audience.

 Fuente: FEMS Microbiol Lett. 366(11). pii: fnz141

 Publisher: Oxford University Press

 Year of publication: 2019

 No. of pages: 4

 Publication type: Article

 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnz141

 ISSN: 0378-1097,1574-6968

 Publication Url: https://www.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnz141

Authorship

LÓPEZ GOÑI, I.

GINER-LAMIA, J.

ÁLVAREZ ORDOÑEZ, A.

BENITEZ PÁEZ. ALFONSO

CLAESSEN, D.

CORTESAO, M.

TORO, M. DE

GARCÍA RUANO, D.

GRANATO, E. T.

KOVÁCS, A.T.

ROMALDE, J. L.

SANA, T. G.

SÁNCHEZ ANGULO, M.

SMITS, W. K.

STURM, T.

THOMASSIN, J. L.

VALDEHUESA, K. N. G.

ZAPOTOCZNA, M.