Microlearning through TikTok in Higher Education. An evaluation of uses and potentials

Education and Information Technologies · 5 authors, 5 centres

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The study evaluated the use of TikTok as a microlearning tool in higher education, specifically within health sciences courses.

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The study evaluated the use of TikTok as a microlearning tool in higher education, specifically within health sciences courses. No significant differences were observed in evaluations according to gender, but significant differences were found according to the subject. Limitations include a relatively small sample size, the lack of a control group, and the ad-hoc criteria used to categorize content.

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PMC10235824

Microlearning through TikTok in Higher Education. An evaluation of uses and potentials

Education and Information Technologies

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Abstract While social media is evolving rapidly, understanding its underlying and persistent features with the potential to support high-quality learning would provide opportunities to enhance competence acquisition and collaborative work in higher education. Moreover, the adoption of tools that students already use in their everyday lives facilitates the integration of new forms of learning. In this context, we have developed an initiative to disseminate content through TikTok in three modules of the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing course, with the aim of promoting quality learning through these microlearning environments. To this end, we have implemented these learning environments and evaluated the users’ perceptions, as well as their level of acceptance of the technology according to the Technology Acceptance Model. Overall, our results show high levels of satisfaction with regard to engagement and the content generated, as well as in terms of the acceptance of the technology. Our results do not show gender-specific variations, but we did detect slight variations depending on the subject in which the microlearning tool was deployed. Although for the most part these variations do not change the participants' assessment of their experience, it will be necessary in the future to determine the underlying reasons for these variations. In addition, our results suggest that it is possible to design a content creation system to promote quality learning through microlearning that can be transferred to other subjects, at least in the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10639-023-11904-4. Keyword: Digital learning technologies, e-learning, microlearning, social media, technology acceptance, TikTok

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David Conde-Caballero, Carlos A Castillo-Sarmiento, Inmaculada Ballesteros-Yánez et al.. Microlearning through TikTok in Higher Education. An evaluation of uses and potentials. Education and Information Technologies. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11904-4

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David Conde-Caballero, Carlos A Castillo-Sarmiento, Inmaculada Ballesteros-Yánez, Borja Rivero-Jiménez, Lorenzo Mariano-Juárez

1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Occupational Therapy, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
2Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, School of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain
3Regional Center for Biomedical Research, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 02008 Albacete, Spain
4Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
5Department of Business Management and Sociology, Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10.003 Cáceres, Spain