Academic use of a group on Facebook : initial findings and perceptions

De Villiers, Mary Ruth

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dc.contributor.author	De Villiers, Mary Ruth
dc.date.accessioned	2014-02-17T10:36:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-02-17T10:36:11Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	De Villiers, M.R. (2010). Academic use of a Group on Facebook: Initial findings and perceptions. In: Proceedings of the 2010 Informing Science and IT Education (InSITE) Conference. Cassino, Italy, June 2010	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-932886-27-3
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13225
dc.description.abstract	Social networking sites, especially Facebook, are an integral part of the lifestyle of contemporary youth. The facilities are increasingly being used by older persons as well. Usage is mainly for social purposes, but the group- and discussion facilities of Facebook hold potential for focused academic use. This paper describes and discusses a venture in which postgraduate distancelearning students joined an optional group for the purpose of discussions on academic, contentrelated topics, largely initiated by the students themselves. Learning and insight were enhanced by these discussions and the students, in their environment of distance learning, are benefiting by contact with fellow students.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (pages 173-190) : color portrait	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
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dc.subject	E-learning	en
dc.subject	Facebook	en
dc.subject	Interaction	en
dc.subject	Online discussions	en
dc.subject	Social networking sites	en
dc.subject	Study groups	en
dc.subject.ddc	378.173467540968
dc.subject.lcsh	Facebook (Electronic resource)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Social media in education -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Electronic discussion groups -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Group work in education -- Computer networks -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Higher -- South Africa -- Computer-assisted instruction	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Distance education -- South Africa -- Computer-assisted instruction	en
dc.subject.lcsh	University of South Africa -- Students -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Graduate students -- South Africa -- Attitudes	en
dc.title	Academic use of a group on Facebook : initial findings and perceptions	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Computing	en