Can social media be used to enhance the process of learning?

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Can social media be used to enhance the process of learning?

Argyris, Putnam & Smith, (1985); Coghlan & Brannick, (2010); Schein, (1999) - teaching in the real world as "active research"

Stephenson (1998) - Individuals store knowledge in their friends

Siemens (2005) - The connectivisim theory concerns individuals finding information through the connections they have made

Johnson (2011) - social tweets vs. scholarly tweets to determine credibility of the tutor

Personal tweets = greater credibility of the tutor

Lowe and Laffey (2011) - Twitter applied in a marketing classroom setting

Failure to provide connection between usage and students' attitudes

Offers skill set for students targetting their desired careers

Added to the overall enjoyment, communication, timeliness, and application of the course

Enhanced the process of learning for students in the specific subject

Students responded positively to the use of Twitter

Chen and Chen (2012) - participants used Twitter as a means of feedback and discovered positive benefits

Connectivity for students

Accessibility for students

Anonymity of students

Schroeder, Minocha and Schneider (2010) - strengths and weaknesses of implementing social medias in the classroom

Ebner, Lienhardt, Rohs & Meyer, 2010 - Twitter very accommodating of discussions for learners

See a future where social medias can positively impact the learning in a higher education classroom

Using a social media leads to students using that social media more frequently as they continue to use it

eBizMBA (2013) - Facebook and Twitter as the most popular social medias

Junco, Heibergert, & Loken (2011) - Lack of research regarding social media used in universities

Discovered that Twitter usage increases students' engagment

Twopblog (2011) - Stress the high activity on Facebook and Twitter

Jisc and the Higher Education Academy (2009) - Technology as a modern tool

Focus on enhancing the learning of students

Biggs (1999) - Attendance at university due to focus on degree/qualifications

Need for change in the way students learn

Students lacking passion