Online Social Networking To Extend Classroom Learning Case Study
Online Social Networking to Extend Classroom Learning
Introduction
In the 1990s, as computer technology rapidly advanced, it became simultaneously more user-friendly and less expensive, opening the door for more digital tools to make their way into the hands of normal, everyday people. As the 20th century drew to a close and the 21st century began, the Internet facilitated a rapid explosion of available resources for communication and information sharing among ordinary citizens, and paved the way for a transformation of communication and information access in North America and across the globe.
In the mid-2000s, online social networking sites such as Friendster, Myspace and
Facebook took center stage. As their popularity grew, online social …show more content…
Number of hours spent on Social Networking Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
2. Access to Internet enabled computers at home or at school.
3. Access to the Social Networking Sites.
4. Level of interest in Social Networking.
5. Purpose of Online Social Networking activities.
6. Previous experience using Social Networking Sites for educational purpose.
7. Scope of using Social Networking for educational purpose.
After a trial run of using social networking for educational purpose, the students will complete a survey to determine whether there has been a change in attitude, values and beliefs about social networking sites and its relation to education.
Issues and Challenges
One of the inherent hazards of acting as both researcher and instructor is that there is a significant potential for bias to effect the overall results and interpretation. The use of student surveys to collect data will help to mediate the effects of potential bias and provide concrete, measurable results as a supplement to observational data. …show more content…
Currently, the research on the use and benefits of incorporating online social networking sites into the educational process is limited to a few small studies which focus on specific elements such as teacher perception, social benefits, or identity politics. There is a need to examine the overall viability, advantages, and drawbacks of using mainstream social networking sites such as Facebook to supplement in-class instruction. While the mere fact that this study is being undertaken belies a personal belief that there are advantages to using social networking software in the instruction of university students, the data which are collected during the course of this study will determine whether its use was beneficial and increased student learning, if it failed to produce measurable results, or if it appeared to impact achievement of learning objectives negatively. The results of this initial study will be used to refine my research questions, and eventually to construct a study of social networking in education on a larger scale, in order to yield more generalizable
Introduction
In the 1990s, as computer technology rapidly advanced, it became simultaneously more user-friendly and less expensive, opening the door for more digital tools to make their way into the hands of normal, everyday people. As the 20th century drew to a close and the 21st century began, the Internet facilitated a rapid explosion of available resources for communication and information sharing among ordinary citizens, and paved the way for a transformation of communication and information access in North America and across the globe.
In the mid-2000s, online social networking sites such as Friendster, Myspace and
Facebook took center stage. As their popularity grew, online social …show more content…
Number of hours spent on Social Networking Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.
2. Access to Internet enabled computers at home or at school.
3. Access to the Social Networking Sites.
4. Level of interest in Social Networking.
5. Purpose of Online Social Networking activities.
6. Previous experience using Social Networking Sites for educational purpose.
7. Scope of using Social Networking for educational purpose.
After a trial run of using social networking for educational purpose, the students will complete a survey to determine whether there has been a change in attitude, values and beliefs about social networking sites and its relation to education.
Issues and Challenges
One of the inherent hazards of acting as both researcher and instructor is that there is a significant potential for bias to effect the overall results and interpretation. The use of student surveys to collect data will help to mediate the effects of potential bias and provide concrete, measurable results as a supplement to observational data. …show more content…
Currently, the research on the use and benefits of incorporating online social networking sites into the educational process is limited to a few small studies which focus on specific elements such as teacher perception, social benefits, or identity politics. There is a need to examine the overall viability, advantages, and drawbacks of using mainstream social networking sites such as Facebook to supplement in-class instruction. While the mere fact that this study is being undertaken belies a personal belief that there are advantages to using social networking software in the instruction of university students, the data which are collected during the course of this study will determine whether its use was beneficial and increased student learning, if it failed to produce measurable results, or if it appeared to impact achievement of learning objectives negatively. The results of this initial study will be used to refine my research questions, and eventually to construct a study of social networking in education on a larger scale, in order to yield more generalizable