Identifying Social Presence in Student Discussions on Facebook and Canvas

Autor/inn/en	Johannesen, Monica; Mifsud, Louise; Øgrim, Leikny
Titel	Identifying Social Presence in Student Discussions on Facebook and Canvas
Quelle	In: Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 24 (2019) 4, S.641-657 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mifsud, Louise)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2211-1662
DOI	10.1007/s10758-018-9362-3
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Masters Programs; Course Evaluation; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Social Problems; Academic Language; Discourse Analysis; Course Descriptions; Information Technology; College Faculty; Information Seeking; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Diskursanalyse; Kursstrukturplan; Informationstechnologie; Fakultät; Informationserschließung; Korrelation
Abstract	This study examines student discussion fora in a Master's programme. Previous student evaluations of the course highlighted the students' dissatisfaction with the technology chosen for communication and recommended the use of Facebook instead. In this article, we raise the following question: 'How do various digital discussion fora engage students in academic discussions?' The collected data material consists of student evaluation reports and dialogues on Facebook and Canvas. The data were gathered from two courses that used Facebook or Canvas as their primary communication technology. In analysing these interactions, we identified several categories: social issues, academic discussions, practical issues, information flow, teacher information, and crossover discussions. The findings, which address the interplay between the social and the material nature of communication in academic discussions, are analysed from a sociomaterial perspective. Our conclusions indicate that the sociomaterial nature of the various discussion fora influences the students' social presences, which consequently influence the academic discussions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01