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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.About:
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.read more
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The application of Facebook for informal educational purposes by management students
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the opinion of students of management concerning the application of relationships established on Facebook as informal support in the didactic process at university, find out significant facts regarding the subjects/lecturers, and exchange didactic materials.
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Designing for Learning Using Social Networking
TL;DR: This chapter provides a comprehensive review of social networking in education from a design perspective, including their capacity to facilitate community building, collaboration, reflection, and expedient access to learning.
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Revolutionizing education through instagram in the post-covid era
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the use of the popular social media platform Instagram as a means of facilitating self-directed learning and found that while Instagram may not be the ideal tool for deployment within a teacher's arsenal, it can serve as an effective source of peer mentoring and support in the post-COVID educational world.
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Improving the University Digital Infrastructure Management System: Practice of Social Network Analysis
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present the results of applied research aimed at developing topical approaches to solving the problem of dysfunctionality of universities' digital infrastructures in social media.
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Connecting Scientists With Students Using Social Media in an Undergraduate Science Course
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors present a lesson plan in which undergraduates in a non-majors science course are asked to follow experts on Twitter from a carefully curated list and then complete a series of follow-up activities and reflections.
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Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation
Jeanne Lave,Etienne Wenger +1 more
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
danah boyd,Nicole B. Ellison +1 more
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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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.