TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

• Authors: Cheal Catheryn
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article addresses the question of whether specific social media applications will promote student engagement and learning in higher education. After a justification of social media is given and an introduction about terminology, a brief overview will highlight 50 years of technology and education theoretical trends that show their convergence in constructivism, which is followed by examples of specific, beneficial social media assignments in university courses. The conclusion is positive in that faculty findings indicate there is evidence that social media assignments can promote active learning and student engagement.

Keywords

EN

LEARNING; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEACHING

Discipline

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: e-mentor
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 5 (42)
• Pages: 85-90
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Cheal Catheryn

• Catheryn Cheal, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401, USA

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA100312