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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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Examining the antecedents of social networking sites use among CEGEP students
TL;DR: This study examines the determinants of intention and use of SNSs among CEGEP students and includes a new antecedent factor ‘need for self-expression’, as a modality of belief, using structural equation modeling.
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Investigating the lived experience of an after-school Minecraft club
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore and illuminate the lived experience of a group of ten and eleven year-old children, playing in and around the popular multiplayer, sandbox videogame, Minecraft, during a year-long after-school club.
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The role of social media elements in driving co-creation and engagement
Man Lai Cheung,Man Lai Cheung,Guilherme D. Pires,Philip J. Rosenberger,Wilson K.S. Leung,Man Kit Chang +5 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors developed and empirically tested a research model examining the impact of five social media marketing (SMM) elements on consumers' intent to participate in value co-creation and on consumer engagement and perceived brand value in turn.
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Use of Social Media for Informal Language Learning by Malaysian University Students
Afendi Hamat,Haslinda Hassan +1 more
TL;DR: The authors conducted an investigation on whether Malaysian university students think social networking services (SNSs) are helpful for learning English, and the areas of language proficiency that these students perceived to benefit the most from their usage of SNSs.
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Web 2.0 in Computer-Assisted Language Learning: a research synthesis and implications for instructional design and educational practice
TL;DR: It is argued that social technologies are valuable tools in the language classrooms but entail challenges regarding their theoretical and pedagogical alignment as well as reported advantages and challenges in harnessing Web 2.0 tools.
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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.