Exploring the Potential Benefits  of Using Social Media in Education

Faizi, Rdouan; Afia, Abdellatif El; Chiheb, Raddouane

doi:10.3991/ijep.v3i4.2836

Cited by 106 publications

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“…Similar to other studies recently published, students benefited collaboratively from the use of social media [5]. Members of teams who used Facebook recounted a better working atmosphere, feelings of trust amongst team members, and less frustration with time zone and distance.…”

Section: Findings and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Teaching Technical Writing: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Seawright

2014

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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Abstract-Globalization of our modern economies requires a workforce that can move easily between time zones and cultures. Professors cannot ignore the drastic impact globalization has and will place upon engineering students. In order to be prepared for a competitive job market and the actual requirements of many engineering positions, students need to understand the constraints and challenges of working with colleagues that may live and work in different cultures, countries, languages, and contexts. However, engineering education rarely offers students an opportunity to practice the realities of our digital and intercultural working environments. This paper outlines one way to offer engineering students with collaborative, international, and intercultural writing projects. Students from a technical writing course in the United States were paired with engineering students in Qatar to develop a set of instructions using multimedia methods. Students learned a great deal from the real-world experience of writing and creating a project across two continents.

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Section: Findings and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Teaching Technical Writing: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Seawright

2014

Int. J. Eng. Ped.

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“…An overview of a number of research studies conducted on the use of social media in education has proven that these web-based applications have many advantages [2]. Indeed, it has been found out that social media promote communication and interaction amongst students and allow both instructors and students to communicate with each other within or between classes [3].…”

Section: Social Media and Foreign Language Learning: Potential Bementioning

confidence: 99%

“…By producing their own videos, students can apply the target language to real-world situations, and by uploading them on social media, they can get feedback on their speaking skills from others [6].…”

Section: Social Media and Foreign Language Learning: Potential Bementioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media: An Optimal Virtual Environment for Learning Foreign Languages

Faizi¹,

Afia²,

Chiheb³

2014

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-The present paper aims at exploring the potential role that social media technologies play in learning foreign languages. For this purpose, a survey was carried out to examine students' and language learners' perceptions and attitudes about using these platforms. Results of the research study revealed that the great majority of the respondents actually use these web-based applications to enhance their language skills. Most importantly, they noted that social media contribute in improving their listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. Accordingly, we strongly recommend that instructors use these online tools in distant, blended, or face-to-face language learning settings.

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“…Then, viewers can watch the files that uploaded by another person, enrich them with tags, give a thumb up, and share their opinion through comments. Other examples of such social media tools are Flickr, iTunes and Shutterfly [6].…”

Section: Literature Study a The Benefit Of Using Youtube As Learningmentioning

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Professional vs. Amateur: How Self-Made Videos Help Students Learn

Natadjaja¹

2018

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Creative Media, Design and Technology (REKA 2018)

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Since 2014, corporate product knowledge videos available online have been used as an additional instructional media for learning printing production tools & process in PPG class. However, these officially made videos are not fully able to provide the necessary information the students needed. As consequences, students must perform field studies, observing the tools and process before truly understanding the course"s topic. They are required to create their own product knowledge video; one that met their needs of learning compared to the online videos. The purpose of this paper is to present a comparison study between corporate-made and student-made product knowledge video; analysing the difference in objects selection, the language of a camera, and how it helps student to learn better. Resulting summary of this study provides insightful information in the production process of product knowledge videos that are more relevant to the students" needs. The plot on the self-made videos can be captured as how students understand the process of printing production.

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Exploring the Potential Benefits of Using Social Media in Education

Cited by 106 publications

References 8 publications

Teaching Technical Writing: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Teaching Technical Writing: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Social Media: An Optimal Virtual Environment for Learning Foreign Languages

Professional vs. Amateur: How Self-Made Videos Help Students Learn

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