Utilization of Social Media Platforms for Educational Purposes among the Faculty of Higher Education with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu

Autor/inn/en	Vivakaran, Mangala Vadivu; Neelamalar, M.
Titel	Utilization of Social Media Platforms for Educational Purposes among the Faculty of Higher Education with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu
Quelle	In: Higher Education for the Future, 5 (2018) 1, S.4-19 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2347-6311
DOI	10.1177/2347631117738638
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Social Media; Technology Uses in Education; Mass Media Use; Rural Urban Differences; Teacher Surveys; Educational Resources; Educational Technology; Barriers; Performance Factors; Intention; Instructional Innovation; Adoption (Ideas); Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Likert Scales; Regression (Statistics); Factor Analysis; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Soziale Medien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Mediennutzung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Leistungsindikator; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Ausland; Fakultät; Likert-Skala; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Faktorenanalyse; Indien
Abstract	Social media tools are observed to play a vital role in the renovation of the conventional teaching and learning practices across the globe. Though primarily developed for online social communication, social media platforms tend to possess suitable tools that can be used for instructional purposes in order to initiate active learning among students. Additionally, the social publishing features that support User Generated Content (UGC) act as powerful drivers in converting social media sites into informal, networked and constructive virtual learning environments. The present study aims to analyse the use of social media platforms for educational purposes in developing nations such as India. The study intends to examine the penetration and reception of social media platforms in higher educational institutions in urban as well as the technologically deprived rural areas. An extensive survey was conducted among the faculty members in the higher educational institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The research reveals the present diffusion level of social software in the academic sector of Tamil Nadu, a state containing a varied technological landscape due to its internal digital divide and many other infrastructural discrepancies. Additionally, factors that induce and the barriers that affect the pedagogical employment of social media tools by the higher education faculty members have been identified. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01