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Like it or die: using social networks to improve collaborative learning in higher education

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Eva Lahuerta-Otero,

Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez,

Vanessa Izquierdo-ÁlvarezAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM'18: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

Pages 930 - 935

https://doi.org/10.1145/3284179.3284336

Published: 24 October 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Social networks are part of our personal lives. Web 2.0 technologies are transforming the way students communicate, collaborate and learn. Many scholars claim for a successful integration of these tools in higher education in order to motivate generation Z and millenials, which are social, mobile, global, digital and visual students in nature. The use of social networks open up multiple possibilities for technology-enhance learning, helping students to co-create, collaborate and participate being the center of the teaching-learning process. This research explores these challenges by conducting a practical experiment using social networks in different universities, courses and subjects. The results obtained highlight that students enjoy integrating social network practices in the classroom, as they perceived them as a tool to increase collaboration, active student participation and collaborative learning. The findings of the paper can be used to propose effective teaching-learning strategies to improve students' performance and satisfaction in higher education.

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Index Terms

Like it or die: using social networks to improve collaborative learning in higher education
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Social networks

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TEEM'18: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

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DOI:10.1145/3284179

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https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v5i6.5317
Krouska AVirvou M(2020)An Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Heterogeneous Group Formation Based on Multi-Characteristics in Social-Networking-Based LearningIEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies10.1109/TLT.2019.292791413:3(465-476)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/TLT.2019.2927914

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