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ERIC Number: EJ1125337
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
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A Case Study of Facebook Use: Outlining a Multi-Layer Strategy for Higher Education
Menzies, Rachel; Petrie, Karen; Zarb, Mark
Education and Information Technologies, v22 n1 p39-53 Jan 2017
Many students are looking to appropriate social networking sites, amongst them, Facebook, to enhance their learning experience. A growing body of literature reports on the motivation of students and staff to engage with Facebook as a learning platform as well as mapping such activities to pedagogy and curricula. This paper presents student opinions of the use of a Facebook strategy within higher education through the use of focus groups. Results show that the Facebook strategy is useful in promoting collaborative learning alongside the face-to-face delivery of content. Participants rebuked the perceived blurring of educational and social purposes, which is prevalent in the literature, with the current structure allowing a clear divide between their different uses of the site. The development of further guidelines for the use of Facebook for education is encouraged and recommendations are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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