The space for social media in structured online learning
In this paper, we explore the benefits of using social media in an online educational setting, with a particular focus on the use of Facebook and Twitter by participants in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed to enable educators to learn about the Carpe Diem learning design process. We def...
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| description | In this paper, we explore the benefits of using social media in an online educational setting, with a particular focus on the use of Facebook and Twitter by participants in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed to enable educators to learn about the Carpe Diem learning design process. We define social media as digital social tools and environments located outside of the provision of a formal university-provided Learning Management System. We use data collected via interviews and surveys with the MOOC participants as well as social media postings made by the participants throughout the MOOC to offer insights into how participants’ usage and perception of social media in their online learning experiences differed and why. We identified that, although some participants benefitted from social media by crediting it, for example, with networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities, others objected or refused to engage with social media, perceiving it as a waste of their time. We make recommendations for the usage of social media for educational purposes within MOOCs and formal digital learning environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-234d8dcd2b6a457ea08d83a1a5eb20132022-12-21T19:15:21ZengAssociation for Learning TechnologyResearch in Learning Technology2156-70772015-12-0123011410.3402/rlt.v23.2850728507The space for social media in structured online learningGilly Salmon0Bella Ross1Ekaterina Pechenkina2Anne-Marie Chase3 Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education Innovation), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia Student Academic Support Unit, Monash University, Monash, Caulfield, VIC, Australia Learning Transformations Unit, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia Australian Council for Educational Research, Camberwell, VIC, AustraliaIn this paper, we explore the benefits of using social media in an online educational setting, with a particular focus on the use of Facebook and Twitter by participants in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed to enable educators to learn about the Carpe Diem learning design process. We define social media as digital social tools and environments located outside of the provision of a formal university-provided Learning Management System. We use data collected via interviews and surveys with the MOOC participants as well as social media postings made by the participants throughout the MOOC to offer insights into how participants’ usage and perception of social media in their online learning experiences differed and why. We identified that, although some participants benefitted from social media by crediting it, for example, with networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities, others objected or refused to engage with social media, perceiving it as a waste of their time. We make recommendations for the usage of social media for educational purposes within MOOCs and formal digital learning environments.http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/28507/pdf_28MOOCssocial medialearning designonline identityFacebookTwitter |
| spellingShingle | Gilly Salmon Bella Ross Ekaterina Pechenkina Anne-Marie Chase The space for social media in structured online learning Research in Learning Technology MOOCs social media learning design online identity |
| title | The space for social media in structured online learning |
| title_full | The space for social media in structured online learning |
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| title_short | The space for social media in structured online learning |
| title_sort | space for social media in structured online learning |
| topic | MOOCs social media learning design online identity |
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