Social media applications are used over multiple platforms to send messages, pictures, videos or used simply for chatting purposes.

Since recent times I have been using Whatsapp as a medium to connect with medical students to answer their queries based on either text or images that they send to me. Also, I get the opportunity to refer them to certain academic books or articles to update their knowledge on a specific subject. 

I believe it is an essential part of ubiquitous learning and my college has initiated the plan of introducing e - learning method of teaching medical students. 

The software that they are promoting is known as D2L (Desire 2 Learn). It is a course management system that is used to deliver learning resources to students including interactive sessions like online classrooms, discussion boards, submission of assignments, evaluation and assessment of students etc. 

I have a very positive attitude to the changes being brought about with softwares and tools that are being used to improve teaching and learning. With the immense resources at hand and almost every individual connected to the web this becomes a great opportunity to bring education right on to the palm of the students. Also being connected helps the educator to assess and analyze the students progress too.