The Role of Online Social Networks in Students´ E-Learning Experiences

Author

Min Li ; Liu, Zhengjie

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian, China

fYear

2009

fDate

11-13 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Online social networks (OSNs) have gained popularity among users from all over the world during the past few years. And E-learning has made learning process quite convenient for users by using the networks. However, combing OSNs with E-learning is a new idea. And the role of OSNs in students´ E-learning experiences is focused on in this paper. A study of Xiaonei which is one of the most popular online social network sites in China is conducted to explore the perception of students of OSNs based on the analysis of questionnaires. And the reasons that E-learning associating with OSNs will impact students´ learning experiences are presented. And it is believed that online social networks can be effectively used in E-learning in the future.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; social networking (online); e-learning experiences; learning process; online social network sites; Collaborative work; Deafness; Electronic learning; Facebook; Feedback; Information science; MySpace; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Social network services; Teamwork;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computational Intelligence and Software Engineering, 2009. CiSE 2009. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4507-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4507-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CISE.2009.5364232

Filename

5364232