Examination of Student Opinions on the Use of Social Media in Educational Environments

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Examination of Student Opinions on the Use of Social Media in Educational Environments
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Bilgici, Bahar Gümrükçü, Akyuz, Halil Ibrahim, Bilgici, Göksal
المصدر: Online Submission. 2018Paper presented at the Joint lnternational Conference on New Horizons in Education Conference (INTE), lnternational Trends and lssues in Communication & Media Conference (ITICAM), and lnternational Distance Education Conference (IDEC) (Paris, France, 2018).
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
تاريخ النشر: 2018
نوع الوثيقة: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Social Media
Information Technology
Student Attitudes
Content Analysis
Foreign Countries
Educational Environment
Nursing Education
Child Development
Program Descriptions
College Students
Social Networks
Criticism
Teacher Attitudes
Course Descriptions
Classroom Communication
Sharing Behavior
Educational Benefits
Computer Mediated Communication
Technology Uses in Education
مصطلحات جغرافية: Turkey
مستخلص: This study aimed to determine the use of social networks in educational environments from a student' s perspective, for which 57 students at Kastamonu University, Kastamonu Vocational School, Department of Nursing and Care Services, Child Development Programme and taking Educational Tools and Development course were interrogated. The students were asked to use Facebook, which was among the most used social networking sites in Turkey. A group of administrators were selected based on volunteerism among the students enrolled in the course. A closed Facebook group was created for these students. Each week, the students posted the images of the materials and their ideas of the new course material in this closed group. Other fellow students shared positive or negative criticisms about these posts by stating their reasons. The course instructor commented on students' new ideas. At the end of the 15-week course, students' opinions were gathered via semi-structured interview form and evaluated using a content analysis method. A total of 724 statements of opinion were obtained according to the research results. These expressions were collected under Technological Advantages, Negativities, Influencing Classroom Communication, Factors Considered in Commenting, idea and Project Sharing. [This paper was published in the INTE - ITICAM - IDEC 2018, Paris-France proceedings, Volume 1, (p.636-347).]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
رقم الأكسشن: ED598825
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC