"Actually, I Wanted to Learn": Study-Related Knowledge Exchange on Social Networking Sites

Autor/inn/en	Wodzicki, Katrin; Schwammlein, Eva; Moskaliuk, Johannes
Titel	"Actually, I Wanted to Learn": Study-Related Knowledge Exchange on Social Networking Sites
Quelle	In: Internet and Higher Education, 15 (2012) 1, S.9-14 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1096-7516
DOI	10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.05.008
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Informal Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Social Networks; Internet; Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Technology; Use Studies; College Students; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Benutzerschulung; Collegestudent; Deutschland
Abstract	Social media open up multiple options to add a new dimension to learning and knowledge processes. Particularly, social networking sites allow students to connect formal and informal learning settings. Students can find like-minded people and organize informal knowledge exchange for educational purposes. However, little is known about in which way students use social networking sites for informal learning and about characteristics of these students. In this paper, three studies examined the study-related knowledge exchange via StudiVZ, the German equivalent of Facebook. Results indicated that about one fifth of participants exchange study-related knowledge through StudiVZ and that these students are especially freshers seeking contact with other students and orientation. Consistent with previous research, it is shown that students use social networking sites mainly for social interaction and integration. However, results also imply that communication about social issues on social networking sites goes hand in hand with study-related knowledge exchange. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10