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Junco, Reynol – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
Numerous studies have shown that college students use computers, the internet, and social networking websites (SNS) at high rates; however, all of these studies have relied on self-report measures of technology use. Research in other areas of human behavior has shown that self-report measures are considerably inaccurate when compared to actual…
Descriptors: College Students, Social Networks, Web Sites, Time on Task
Aaen, Janus; Dalsgaard, Christian – Learning, Media and Technology, 2016
The paper examines educational potentials of "Facebook" groups that are created and managed by students without any involvement from teachers. The objective is to study student-managed "Facebook" groups as a "third space" between the institutional space of teacher-managed "Facebook" groups and the…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Environment, Technology Uses in Education
Muls, Jaël; Triquet, Karen; Vlieghe, Joachim; De Backer, Free; Zhu, Chang; Lombaerts, Koen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2019
This study examines the role of social networking sites on the learning processes, teaching practices and professional development of secondary school teachers. By conducting observations and in-depth interviews with active participants, we present an ethnographic study of the "Facebook" group "Teaching ideas secondary…
Descriptors: Social Media, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development
Cuesta, Marta; Eklund, Monica; Rydin, Ingegerd; Witt, Ann-Katrin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2016
Students' cultural capital plays a major role in their success in higher education. In Sweden today, many students come from diverse cultural, social and educational backgrounds. Knowledge of requirements in academic systems differs widely. Some students feel insecure about how to interpret academic codes, thus weakening these students'…
Descriptors: Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Communities of Practice, Higher Education
Stirling, Eve – Learning, Media and Technology, 2016
Within the range of websites and apps that are part of first-year undergraduates' digital environments, the social network site "Facebook" is perhaps the most popular and prominent. As such, the ubiquitous nature of "Facebook" in the higher education landscape has drawn much attention from scholars. Drawing on data from a…
Descriptors: Social Media, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Longitudinal Studies
Prescott, Julie; Wilson, Sarah; Becket, Gordon – Learning, Media and Technology, 2013
The Net Generation (those born in or after 1980) rely heavily on ICTs for social and professional interactions, and it has been suggested that they have the expectation that technology will be an integral part of their education. At the same time, it is argued that "Facebook" has educational potential, and that today's learners should be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Informal Education, Web Sites
Mazer, Joseph P.; Murphy, Richard E.; Simonds, Cheri J. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Research suggests that teachers who personalize their teaching through the use of humor, stories, enthusiasm, and self-disclosure are perceived by their students to be effective in explaining course content. This experimental study examined the effects of computer-mediated teacher self-disclosure on perceptions of teacher credibility. Participants…
Descriptors: Course Content, Credibility, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Selwyn, Neil – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Social networking sites such as "Facebook" and "MySpace" have been subject to much recent debate within the educational community. Whilst growing numbers of educators celebrate the potential of social networking to (re)engage learners with their studies, others fear that such applications compromise and disrupt young people's…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Role Conflict, Foreign Countries, Social Networks