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- Research in Pediatric Education
Innovative Online Faculty Development Utilizing the Power of Social Media
Academic PediatricsVol. 13Issue 6p564–569Published in issue: November, 2013- Melissa Klein
- Virginia Niebuhr
- Donna D'Alessandro
Cited in Scopus: 15Faculty development (FD) is important for continued professional development, but expense and distance remain challenging. These challenges could be minimized by the free and asynchronous nature of social media (SM). We sought to determine the utility and effectiveness of conducting a national online FD activity on Facebook by assessing participants' perceptions and use and facilitators' challenges.
