scholarly journals Human Ecological Complexity; Epistemological Implications of Social Networking and Emerging Curriculum Theories

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Gilstrap
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Curriculum Theory ◽  
Unique Position ◽  
Ecological Complexity ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Complexity Theories

Online courseware and social networking have dramatically changed the way students and educators learn and think about learning and scholarly communication.  With a transdisciplinary ecological focus on educational research, this article incorporates research in chaos and complexity theories, sociology, and philosophy to address research questions  in relation to social networks and human ecological complexity.  This article subsequently contends that curriculum theory is deeply impacted by social networks--which draw attention to human ecological complexity in teaching and learning—and that curriculum theory is in a unique position to integrate chaos and complexity theories which help to recreate the ontological and epistemological frameworks needed to respond to social networks.

scholarly journals Students’ Involvement in Social Networking and Attitudes towards Its Integration into Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Ukeme Ekpedeme Umoh ◽  
Etuk Nssien Etuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The University

<p class="apa">The study examined ‘Students’ Involvement in Social Networking and attitudes towards its Integration into Teaching. The study was carried out in the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of 17,618 undergraduate students enrolled into full time degree programmes in the University of Uyo for 2014/2015 academic session. The design of the study was survey design with ex-post facto approach. Random sampling technique was used to select 1730 students from the 12 faculties in the University. The instrument used for the study was ‘Students’ Social Networking and Attitude Questionnaire which was validated by an expert in curriculum studies and an expert in measurement and evaluation in the University of Uyo. Cronbach’s Alpha Statistical method was used to determine the reliability coefficient of .70 for the instrument. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer research questions; Independent t-test and Analysis of Variance were used to test the hypotheses. The results show that there is significant difference in involvement of university undergraduate students in Social Networking based on course of study, level (year) of study and age. Female undergraduate students’ involvement in social networking is higher than that of their male counterparts; but male undergraduate students showed a higher positive attitude towards integration of social networking into teaching and learning.</p>

A Framework for Knowledge Management in Higher Education Using Social Networking

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladlena Benson ◽  
Stephanie Morgan ◽  
Hemamali Tennakoon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Social Networking ◽  
Student Life ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Education Platform

Recent years show an increase in the popularity of online social networking among the younger generation that opens up possibilities for educators to use it as a higher education platform. The focus of this paper is to highlight some open research questions in the context of knowledge management in higher education with the use of online social networking. Analysis of current research reveals that social networking sites are a useful tool in teaching and learning as well as in employability and career management of students. However, research is limited in terms of the applicability of social networking sites in other parts of the student life cycle including lifelong learning. The possibility of using online social networking in knowledge management, particularly in the area of knowledge accumulation and knowledge sharing is yet to be properly addressed by researchers. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to draw attention to some implications of exploiting knowledge resources with online social networking for HE institutions.

scholarly journals ІСТОРИКО-АНАЛІТИЧНИЙ ОГЛЯД РОЗВИТКУ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ МЕРЕЖНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ І ПЕРСПЕКТИВ ЇХ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ У НАВЧАННІ

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Olga P. Pinchuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Current State ◽  
Communication Space

The article presents a brief historical description of the origin and the study of social networks, the results of current research in the philosophical and psychological sciences, social communication and economics. The current state of educational research of electronic social networking and forming of practical experience of their use are analyzed. The results of studies of social networks are analyzed in terms of their formation in relation with increasing globalized communication space and the transformation of the old society and the emergence of new practices of interaction between social subjects in various fields of society, including education. In the use of electronic social networking author sees potential for solving problems of synchronizing of different educational formats for building a coherent individual educational trajectory.

scholarly journals Adoption Of Social Networking In Education: A Study Of The Use Of Social Networks By Higher Education Students In Oman

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham M. Al-Mukhaini ◽  
Wafa S. Al-Qayoudhi ◽  
Ali H. Al-Badi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Networking Tools

The use of social networks is a growing phenomenon, being increasingly important in both private and academic life. Social networks are used as tools to enable users to have social interaction. The use of social networks (SNs) complements and enhances the teaching in traditional classrooms. For example, YouTube, Facebook, wikis, and blogs provide a huge amount of material on a wide range of subjects. This research aims to explore the need to change the traditional style of teaching and learning after the innovation of Web 2.0. The main objectives of this research are to discover the motives for the use of social networks by higher education students in Oman, to recognize the impact of social networking tools in learning and education generally, to analyse the problems that students might face when using social networks, and to determine whether the traditional learning methods need to be changed in the era of Web 2.0 technologies? In order to achieve the objectives of this research, the research methodology is to conduct a survey amongst Omani students at different universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions and to explore the social networking tools that might have an influence on teaching and learning styles. The type of data collected will be both quantitative and qualitative. This study is based mainly on the student's perspective - the impact on students of using social networking tools and what effect it has on the traditional style of learning and teaching. This study highlights the benefits of using social networks as tools for developing a new style of learning, and the negative impacts that can affect the process of learning, in order to provide a justification for using social networks in higher education.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Use and Acceptance of Gamification and Social Networking Features of an Open Repository

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Beatriz de los Arcos ◽  
Bram Faems ◽  
Anna Comas-Quinn ◽  
Hélène Pulker
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Review Comment ◽  
Game Mechanics

AbstractThe affordance of social interaction has been a part of open online repositories of teaching and learning resources for nearly two decades. Repositories are built not only to collect and disseminate materials, but enable users to collaborate and review, comment on and rate the content they access. However, research indicates that (a) most users do not participate in this type of generative use, and (b) the possibility of social interaction does not necessarily signal active participation in social interaction. In recent years the positive effects of gamification and social networking elements on user engagement have come to the fore in educational settings. From this stance, a quantitative study was conducted to assess users’ acceptance of the existing game mechanics of a large national repository of educational resources, their attitudes towards the inclusion of extra features, and teachers’ motivation to share openly. Our results indicate that teachers do not see open repositories as social networks, but as libraries of resources, and are likely to share if rewarded by intrinsic rather than extrinsic factors.

Influence of Urbanization on Teaching and Learning of Agriculture for Enhance Skill Acqusition in Ebonyi State.

2019 ◽  
pp. 263-269
Author(s):  
Nwakwengu S.A. ◽  
Aneke C.U.
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Agricultural Science ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Urban Settlement ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Senior Secondary

The main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of urbanization in teaching and learning of agriculture in Ebonyi State. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was 397 which comprised 261 teachers of agricultural science in Ebonyi State and 136 senior secondary three students from 5 public secondary school in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State. No sampling was done due to the manageable size of the population. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 item questionnaire which was validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha which yielded reliability index of 0.85 indicating that the instrument was suitable for data collection. The questionnaire was distributed by the researcher and three trained research assistants. Out of 397 copies distributed 383 were properly filled and returned representing 96.47 percent return rate. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses. Based on the data analysis, it was found that urbanization affects the quality of teachers in rural schools due to rural urban migration, increases the rate of agricultural teacher‟s turnover in teaching and reduces government attention to agricultural science teaching facilities in urban areas. Recommendations were made among, others that Government should be make teaching of skill acquisition in urban settlement to be attractive to the students and teachers should make instruction facilities to meet the needed skills and contemporary issues in urban settlement to the students.

MARKETING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES OF THE ENTERPRISE IN THE CONDITIONS OF ECONOMY DIGITALIZATION

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Zerkal ◽  
◽  
Viktoriia Holomb ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
User Engagement ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Internet Users

The article considers the peculiarities of the formation of marketing communication strategies of the enterprise in terms of digitalization of the economy. The main directions of mass media in the twentieth century are determined and the delimitation of modern social media is presented. The conditions of compliance of the website have been determined so that it can be considered as a part of web 2.0: the ability to independently contribute to the content of the site; User control of your own information and website design -interactive and useful. The influence of digital and mobile technologies on the peculiarities of users' communication, as well as their attitude to the interactivity of social networks is proved. The potential of social networks to support their brands, increase the customer base and promote goods and services of enterprises has been identified. It is determined that due to its popularity, social networking sites have had a significant impact on ways of social communication and as a result have changed the sales channels of enterprises. It is estimated that the number of people using social networks is growing very fast, and at the time of writing, more than 2.62 billion people are using social networking sites. The largest social networks were analyzed: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram. Their features and advantages for both users and professional marketers of enterprises are determined. It is estimated that in 2021, 71% of the total number of Internet users were users of social networks, and this percentage is projected to increase. The most popular activity among Internet users is social networking, and it has a high level of user engagement, which has a positive impact on the sales of businesses that work with digital marketing tools. The ease and low cost of Internet marketing compared to conventional advertising has proven that businesses in all sectors of the economy can more effectively reach their target audience, and social networks help influence other potential customers, and allow businesses to get useful feedback on their product or service. Ultimately, this leads to improved products / services and customer engagement, ie improves the company's marketing communication strategies in today's digital economy.

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