From the digital experience to the need of academic training

Authors

  • Alain Massieu Paulin Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/codeic.16076079e.2017.v18n7.a6

Keywords:

medicine, master, YouTube, youtuber, millennial, education

Abstract

Currently, these are complicated times where different forms of expression manifested in social networks, propitiated using the internet. One of these sites is YouTube, a platform in which users become content generators. Similarly, this space has meant for some, a major income source, which has resulted in the creation of the concept of youtuber, and for others, an opportunity to continue his studies. The following text is intended to tell the reasons why Alain Massieu Paulin, general practitioner and current professor in the Faculty of Medicine of the UNAM, decided to enter the master’s in education in health sciences. Also describe his professional experience as a teacher and mention what he has learned along the way, as the characteristics of the millennial generation, the use of YouTube in education and the different theories of educational sciences.

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Author Biography

Alain Massieu Paulin, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Médico general, profesor en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Actualmente cursa la Maestría en Educación en Ciencias de la Salud en la UNAM.

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Published

2017-10-12