A Case Study of Facebook Use: Outlining a Multi-Layer Strategy for Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Menzies, Rachel; Petrie, Karen; Zarb, Mark
Titel	A Case Study of Facebook Use: Outlining a Multi-Layer Strategy for Higher Education
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 22 (2017) 1, S.39-53 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-015-9436-y
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Social Media; Social Networks; Focus Groups; Teaching Methods; Learning Strategies; Higher Education; Learning Experience; Student Motivation; Teacher Motivation; Student Attitudes; Cooperative Learning; Guidelines; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Soziale Medien; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lernerfahrung; Schulische Motivation; Schülerverhalten; Kooperatives Lernen; Richtlinien; Computerkonferenz; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	Many students are looking to appropriate social networking sites, amongst them, Facebook, to enhance their learning experience. A growing body of literature reports on the motivation of students and staff to engage with Facebook as a learning platform as well as mapping such activities to pedagogy and curricula. This paper presents student opinions of the use of a Facebook strategy within higher education through the use of focus groups. Results show that the Facebook strategy is useful in promoting collaborative learning alongside the face-to-face delivery of content. Participants rebuked the perceived blurring of educational and social purposes, which is prevalent in the literature, with the current structure allowing a clear divide between their different uses of the site. The development of further guidelines for the use of Facebook for education is encouraged and recommendations are provided. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01