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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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Social media in sport management education: Introducing LinkedIn.
TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to define the main features and functionalities of LinkedIn from a sport management perspective and share guidelines to embrace and introduce it effectively into sport management courses.
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Mapping the Corporate Blogosphere: Linking Audience, Content, and Management to Blog Visibility
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Social networking sites usage & needs scale (SNSUN): a new instrument for measuring social networking sites’ usage patterns and needs
TL;DR: This instrument is specifically validated for populations in a developing country as exemplified by Pakistan, a research context lacking in validated instruments, and is validated for male and female young adult urban residents with middle and higher socioeconomic status.
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Social Media Platforms and Education
José van Dijck,Thomas Poell +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of social media on education and learning in schools has been discussed and an approach to social media that does not just regard them as tools, but as platforms, driven by a complex interplay between technical architectures, business models, and mass user activity is introduced.
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Into the Digital Wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for Effective Science and Environmental Communication
Sophie Pavelle,Clare Wilkinson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of web-based presenter-led narratives, the value of accessibility and interaction on social media platforms, and online videos potential for stimulating proactive, participatory engagement and interest in an environmental context is explored.
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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.