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The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) – A literature review

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This paper summarizes the scholarly writings as well as reviews the findings of empirical investigations on the utility and effectiveness of social media in the higher education class and discusses some limitations.
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This article is published in Computers in Human Behavior.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 792 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social media & Social media optimization.

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Using Social Media to Enhance Student Engagement

TL;DR: It is postulated that young people’s propensity for social networking can be a distraction on the one hand, but, on the other hand, it can be harnessed to provide strong support for active learning, boost learner participation and improve academic performance.

Learning in the Digital Era: Science Education Students’ Perception on the SNSs Use in the Context of English for Specific Course

TL;DR: This article explored the use of social networking services for both educational purposes, especially English for specific purposes, and found that most participants were familiar with various kinds of SNSs, including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Youtube.
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Embracing Student Diversity: Developing Intercultural Competence With ICT

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss how ICT can be utilized to support the experience of international students as they navigate the academic landscape and to provide all students with a more holistic education.
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Google's Gsuite Applications in Open University System's Perspective

TL;DR: The respondents agreed that GSuite application such as Classroom and Hangouts is recommended to use as a tool in blended learning education, but it was found out that the applications are all suitable to the needs of the Open University Systems.
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Effects of Social Networking on Learning: The Opinions of Italian University Students

TL;DR: In this article, a study has been conducted, aimed to investigate the Italian university students' beliefs about the positive and negative effects of social networking on their learning and to identify any correlation between such beliefs and the students' characteristics.
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Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation

TL;DR: This work has shown that legitimate peripheral participation in communities of practice is not confined to midwives, tailors, quartermasters, butchers, non-drinking alcoholics and the like.
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Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship

TL;DR: This publication contains reprint articles for which IEEE does not hold copyright and which are likely to be copyrighted.
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Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media

TL;DR: A classification of Social Media is provided which groups applications currently subsumed under the generalized term into more specific categories by characteristic: collaborative projects, blogs, content communities, social networking sites, virtual game worlds, and virtual social worlds.
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Mind in society

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The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites

TL;DR: Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.
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