Facebook in Academic Institutions
| Facebook practices in academic institutions | A briefing paper on the ways universities use Facebook and other social platforms for interaction with students | | | |
Department of Information ScienceLoughborough University24 May 2012 |
Table of contents
1. Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. Terms of reference --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Procedure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4. Findings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
4.1 Online discussion forum ---------------------------------------------------------- 4
4.2 Administrative and departmental arrangements -------------------------- 5
4.3 Information about modules------------------------------------------------------ 5 5. Conclusion and recommendations ------------------------------------------------- 6 6. Word count ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 7. References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 * Appendix 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 * Appendix 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
1. Summary.
Whilst the majority of students have Facebook profiles, potential to support academic institutions was seen in its features. This paper provides a generalization of several case studies about the utilisation of Facebook in several universities. It offers an overview of the advantages, constraints and limitations of the suggested practices. The report shows that although Facebook implementation faced partial success, most of the respondents strongly believed that it should remain a forum only for social networking, not a platform for formal
Department of Information ScienceLoughborough University24 May 2012 |
Table of contents
1. Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2. Terms of reference --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 3. Procedure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4. Findings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
4.1 Online discussion forum ---------------------------------------------------------- 4
4.2 Administrative and departmental arrangements -------------------------- 5
4.3 Information about modules------------------------------------------------------ 5 5. Conclusion and recommendations ------------------------------------------------- 6 6. Word count ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 7. References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 * Appendix 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 * Appendix 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
1. Summary.
Whilst the majority of students have Facebook profiles, potential to support academic institutions was seen in its features. This paper provides a generalization of several case studies about the utilisation of Facebook in several universities. It offers an overview of the advantages, constraints and limitations of the suggested practices. The report shows that although Facebook implementation faced partial success, most of the respondents strongly believed that it should remain a forum only for social networking, not a platform for formal
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