Table 2.

Summary of student comments on use of social media platforms offered

Platform	Pros	Cons
General/all	• Technology provides a quick and easy way to get in touch and share documents over the internet from home which is time-saving and convenient. • Able to update learning outcomes and notes immediately in the case • Sharing documents gives different perspectives • Builds relationships within the group and promotes teamwork	• Everyone putting resources in different places • Tendency to copy and paste and not filter or process information
Facebook	• Lots of communication • Instant/fast • More likely to check for updates • Everyone has the app and is on regularly • Able to easily share links • Can host documents • Can quickly get a message out about something	• Sometimes group moves from university-related work to personal • Hard to organise (no tagging or folders so can’t be structured) • More difficult to review past information beyond a certain point
Scoop.it	• Main case page useful • Posting resources to the group page saves time • Information is put up quickly • Resources are all in one place • Use in sessions to see what has been added; can upload session learning outcomes	• Not everyone in the group understands how to use Scoop.it • Some group members don’t view the group page • Can’t (or don’t know how to) scoop some things, eg Word or pdf documents, textbook pages • Confusing to search
Wiki	• Good reference point for the learning outcomes and session notes • Use in sessions – can see what has been added, scribe can add notes, can project for everyone to see • Everyone can add and edit – can produce really comprehensive revision notes	• No alert system for updates • Can be difficult to use