Instant messaging

WhatsApp for mobile learning. Effects on knowledge, resilience and isolation in the school-to-work transition

This study investigated the use of instant messaging in the school-to-work transition, a crucial stage of learning and development. Newly graduated health professionals (n = 235) participated either in WhatsApp groups in which moderators shared …

Facilitating professional mobile learning communities with instant messaging

Although Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) is a massive communication phenomenon and its educational use can be seen as a genuine form of mobile learning, it has been studied to a limited extent to date. The present study examined the use of MIM to …

Instant messaging and nursing students' clinical learning experience

Background: Although learning in clinical settings is a key element of nursing education, for many learners these are challenging developmental contexts often marked by isolation and a lack of belongingness. Despite the massive appropriation of …