Exploration of Teaching Preferences of Instructors' Use of Social Media

Autor/inn/en	Kilis, Selcan; Gülbahar, Yasemin; Rapp, Christian
Titel	Exploration of Teaching Preferences of Instructors' Use of Social Media
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 19 (2016) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Higher Education; Preferences; Statistical Analysis; Problem Based Learning; College Faculty; Alternative Assessment; Student Evaluation; Online Courses; Social Networks; Electronic Publishing; Computer Software; Guides; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Canada; Germany; Switzerland; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistische Analyse; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Fakultät; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Elektronisches Publizieren; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Kanada; Deutschland; Schweiz; Türkei
Abstract	With the excessive use of social media in the 21st century, attempts to integrate social media within higher education have also increased. In this area, research has been particularly focused on the aspects of students, rather than the instructors. This study puts the emphasis on the instructors with the aim to explore their use of social media in educational settings. Their respective teaching preferences were explored, from a pedagogical perspective, with the help of a Social Media Toolkit. The toolkit was developed to guide instructors that want to integrate social media in their teaching. This study was designed as a descriptive study and quantitative data was collected from 583 instructors from 39 countries. The participants responded to four main questions in an online environment. Results revealed that instructors mostly prefer to teach their subject at the applying and understanding levels. They frequently use text-based materials and design their courses as problem-based or on a presentation model. They mostly prefer to assess students using alternative methods based on their performance, like portfolios, group works, etc. whilst classical methods were also preferred. Overall findings indicated that any instructor from any discipline or culture can transform courses onto a social media platform thanks to many different and varied features provided by social media tools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01