DocumentCode :
3578697
Title :
Investigation of the utilisation of social networks in e-learning at universities
Author :
Azam, Sabah ; Fang Wang ; Ng, Jason
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
fYear :
2014
Firstpage :
441
Lastpage :
446
Abstract :
Over the years universities have considered to use social networks for learning purposes as most of their students now engage on them. However, questions on the impact social networks would have on learning and how they can be utilised further for more effective teaching and learning are still unclear. To solve these questions, an in-depth investigation has been conducted to understand the benefits and drawback of social network features available for students. The investigation results show that students strongly believe that social network features will help enhance learning and the key ways of utilising such features have been suggested.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational institutions; social networking (online); e-learning; social network utilisation; universities; Electronic learning; Facebook; Layout; Learning systems; Media; E-learning; collaborative learning; social networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Teaching, Assessment and Learning (TALE), 2014 International Conference on
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TALE.2014.7062583
Filename :
7062583
Link To Document :
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