Evaluating the use of Facebook to increase student engagement and understanding in lecture-based classes

Dyson, Benjamin J.; Vickers, Kristin S.; Turtle, John W.; Cowan, Sara; Tassone, Adrianna

doi:10.1007/s10734-014-9776-3

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“…The paper by Griffith & Liyanage [15] suggested that students had a good perception of Facebook and that it was more popular than traditional offerings. Furthermore in a more recent study into the educational use of Facebook groups it was found that students who chose to ignore the Facebook postings reported lower engagement with the module content [22].…”

Section: Key Findings On the Academic Use Of Facebookmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heuristic Evaluation of the use of Blackboard & Facebook Groups in Computing Higher Education

Carmichael¹,

MacEachen²

2017

IJMECS

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Abstract-The features of social media sites make them potentially effective as a learning platform for student communication and collaboration in higher education. Moreover it has become apparent that student Facebook users have been repurposing its features to fit their academic requirements. This study aims to determine if Facebook Groups and the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) can enhance the learner experience, and if so, in what way. The study made use of a heuristic evaluation with an educationally relevant criteria set [1]. The results, amongst other things, indicate that Facebook Groups are more useful for peer-to-peer communication than Blackboard, probably due to the notification system in Facebook. Analysis indicated that in some instances the strengths and weaknesses of Blackboard and Facebook were complementary and therefore could, arguably, improve the overall student experience.

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Section: Key Findings On the Academic Use Of Facebookmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heuristic Evaluation of the use of Blackboard & Facebook Groups in Computing Higher Education

Carmichael¹,

MacEachen²

2017

IJMECS

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“…Such informality encourages more interaction among students and teachers. Facebook also enables students to express their ideas in and after class and helps students to formulate their thoughts with the support of multimedia contents such as pictures, videos, and hyperlinks to other URLs [18,34]. Media sharing tools (e.g., Flickr and YouTube) are frequently used in the education context.…”

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The Use of Social Media for Blended Learning in Tertiary Education

Chan¹,

Leung²

2016

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The use of social media facilitates communication and collaboration among users to support the student-centered learning environment. In this study, Twitter was used to support blended learning activities in two university courses. A survey was conducted and the results showed that Twitter was easy to use and it could facilitate knowledge sharing among different learners. However, the text-based communication for a relatively simple exchange hindered the interaction among learners. Moreover, students preferred using social media such as Facebook with a higher degree of popularity.

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“…Whereas traditional media may include textbooks and lectures, social media provide a platform for sharing timely information with students related to course content like news articles, links to relevant video content, or event notifications. Faculty members have employed Facebook groups for this purpose (Baran, ; Dyson, Vickers, Turtle, Cowan, & Tassone, ; Wang, Woo, Quek, Yang, & Liu, ) or required students to follow an instructor's Twitter account (Jacquemin, Smelser, & Bernot, ; Lin, Hoffman, & Borengasser, ; Rinaldo, Laverie, & Tapp, ). In one particular case, Jacquemin and colleagues () also encouraged students in an ecology course to follow other Twitter accounts related to course content, including the Fish and Wildlife Service, which further increased their exposure to relevant news and information.…”

Section: Academic Uses Of Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%