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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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Impact of Internet Usage on Academic Performance in Tertiary Education Level: Bangladesh Perspectives
The Effectiveness Factors of Student Learning through TikTok Media with the Application of the TAM Model
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the factors that have an impact on the learning effectiveness of students who use social media TikTok for learning and gaining knowledge, with the constructs of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude towards TikTok Use, behavioral intention to use, and learning effectiveness.
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Utilization of Social Networks in the Teacher Training Process
TL;DR: In this paper, the role and pedagogical utilization of social networking in the context of teacher training was investigated and the results showed that Social Media can be used pedagogically in various levels: communication, collaboration, interaction, as well as participatory learning.
Perceptions of Dammam University Preparatory Year Students' about the Uses of Social Networking to Support and Enhance Teaching and Learning Processes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a study to study the perceptions of the contribution of social networks to support and enhance teaching and learning processes for the introductory year students at Dammam University.
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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.