students and social media

[Muskan Arora]

Your Name:muskan arora.

Grade Level:10^th.

School or Organization Name:kamla Nehru public school.

Co-Presenter Name(s):n/a.

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:india.

Language in Which You Will Present:English.

Target Audience(s):students.

Short Session Description (one line):students and social media 2016.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Social media hype has created a lot of speculation among educators on how these media can be used to support learning, but there have been rather few studies so far. Our explorative interview study contributes by critically exploring how campus students perceive using social media to support their studies and the perceived benefits and limitations compared with other means. Although the vast majority of the respondents use social media frequently, a “digital dissonance” can be noted, because few of them feel that they use such media to support their studies. The interviewees mainly put forth e-mail and instant messaging, which are used among students to ask questions, coordinate group work and share files. Some of them mention using Wikipedia and YouTube for retrieving content and Facebook to initiate contact with course peers. Students regard social media as one of three key means of the educational experience, alongside face-to-face meetings and using the learning management systems, and are mainly used for brief questions and answers, and to coordinate group work. In conclusion, we argue that teaching strategy plays a key role in supporting students in moving from using social media to support coordination and information retrieval to also using such media for collaborative learning, when appropriate.

[Gaby Palines]

Hi, Muksan!

Thank you for your proposal. Unfortunately, it seems your text has been taken directly from another source. We are unable to accept plagiarized material. Otherwise, we appreciate your willingness to participate.

Gaby Palines

Co-coordinator of the Student Technology Conference