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Title:
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AFTER THE BROADCAST: DISRUPTING HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS LIVES WITH SMS |
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Author(s):
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Ken Masters , Dick Ngambi |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-36-2 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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M-learning, SMS Broadcast, Texting, Mobile Communication, Health Sciences Education |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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171 |
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Last Page:
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175 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Introduction: Although Short Message Services (SMS) (texting) broadcasting is an efficient and effective way of
communicating with students, the disruption caused by the unexpected arrival of messages has not been explored. This
paper reports on a project investigating the disruptive effect of messages sent to 782 Health Sciences students at a higher
education institution. Methodology: Students signed up for an SMS broadcasting service; received a minimum of two
messages per month (Feb-Nov), and reflected on their experience through a questionnaire. Results: There was little
disruption of student private lives, and greater disruption of their student activities, and yet this appeared to add to, rather
than reduce, the value of the service. Conclusion: In learner-centred environments, productive disruption of students
requires that staff only send important / urgent messages and that students control the disruption timing. |
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