Microblogging as an Assisted Learning Tool in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Bahrain

This chapter is part of a series of studies related to the use of social media tools in higher education. In particular, the authors investigate the students' level of familiarity, engagement, and frequency of use of social media technologies. They analyze the experiences of using the Edmodo tool to support PBL, and they relate participants' opinions regarding the use of the tool. The data was collected using two questionnaires and a focus group interview at the end of the course. The main findings of this study are comparable and somehow familiar to their previous study (Paliktzoglou & Suhonen, 2014). Moreover, with regards to the adoption of Edmodo as a learning tool to support PBL, although literature argues that cultural differences play an important role in the acceptance of learning tools (i.e., Cheung, Chiu, & Lee, 2011), the results indicate that Edmodo has a positive reception as learning tool in blended learning to support PBL.

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Microblogging in Higher Education

Journal of Cases on Information Technology ◽

10.4018/jcit.2014040104 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 39-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Vasileios Paliktzoglou ◽

Jarkko Suhonen

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Third Party ◽

Media Technologies ◽

Frequency Of Use ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Impact

Microblogging, with applications in many domains, including education, is one of the social media technologies with the greatest potential. The features of a microblogging platform vary from sending and receiving messages via the web, SMS, instant messaging clients, and by third party applications. Even though social media networking sites are commonly used in Higher Education, very little empirical evidence is available concerning the impact of social media use on student learning and engagement, albeit some studies on the use of Twitter as a microblogging tool in educational settings Fei Gao, Tian Luo and Ke Zhang (2012). In this study, the authors analyse the level of familiarity, engagement and frequency of use of social media technologies among university-level computer science students in Finland. Additionally, the authors analyse the experience of using a specific microblogging social media, Edmodo, as a learning aid to support group work. The specific focus of the study is to examine the reception of the students towards the Edmodo platform. The data was collected through a social media familiarity questionnaire, Edmodo experience questionnaire and interviews. The main findings are that the cohort was not very familiar with social media at the beginning of the course. However, the use of the Edmodo as a microblogging social media networking sites, as a learning tool had a positive impact on the students. This study provides experimental evidence that microblogging social networking sites and more specifically Edmodo can be used as an educational tool to help engage students more in the use of more social media networking sites.

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Microblogging Case Study in Higher Education

Technology Management in Organizational and Societal Contexts - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5279-6.ch007 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 139-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vasileios Paliktzoglou ◽

Jarkko Suhonen

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Science Students ◽

Media Technologies ◽

Frequency Of Use ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Impact ◽

Experience Questionnaire

Recent research indicates that even though social media networking sites are commonly used in higher education, very little empirical evidence is available concerning the impact of social media use on student learning and engagement. In this chapter, the experience of using Edmodo is analysed as learning aid to support group work in comparison with the level of familiarity, engagement, and frequency of use of social media technologies among university-level computer science students in Finland. The specific focus of the chapter is to examine the reception of the students towards the Edmodo platform. The data was collected through a social media familiarity questionnaire, Edmodo experience questionnaire, and interviews. The main findings are that the cohort was not very familiar with social media at the beginning of the course. This chapter provides experimental evidence that microblogging social networking sites and, more specifically, Edmodo can be used as an educational tool to help engage students more in the use of social media networking sites.

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How Social Media Tools are used in Research

Social Media and Networking ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch037 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 830-850

Author(s):

Anabela Mesquita ◽

Ana Ramalho Correia ◽

Diana Aguiar Vieira

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Education Institution ◽

Time And Space ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Reasons For Use

Social media tools are being widely used. Every day we witness new tools appearing or new features being added to already existing tools. Their characteristics allow us to communicate and collaborate without time and space constraints. Moreover, they also help us in the development and creation of new content as well as in the sharing and publishing of it. Since they are so popular, can it be that researchers are also using them in the research workflow process? If they use them, what are the most commonly used tools and their reasons for use? These are some of the questions addressed in this chapter. The authors analyse responses given by a higher education institution to a questionnaire on the use of social media tools. These findings contribute to a greater understanding of the importance of these tools for research purposes.

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Social Media

Managing Knowledge Resources and Records in Modern Organizations - Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1965-2.ch003 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 29-43

Author(s):

Gwakisa Andindilile Kamatula

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Media Technologies ◽

Government Organizations ◽

Business Operations ◽

Policies And Procedures ◽

Short Period ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Effective Use

Information sharing via social media has become stylish, fashionable and unavoidable in all walks of life to date. Through Social media tools people can share information quickly and widely within a very short period of time. From desktop research and documentary review, the chapter establishes how effective use of social media can enhance knowledge sharing within government organizations in a bid to generate new possibilities and opportunities for their efficiency in business operations. The chapter concludes by proposing issues to be considered by modern governments as they embrace the proliferation of social media technologies for effective knowledge sharing which is of vital importance for their success. It has however been emphasized on the necessity of developing and implementing social media policies and procedures.

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Gender Difference in Perception and Use of Social Media Tools

Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Educational Technology - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2399-4.ch022 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 249-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Youmei Liu

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Technology Adoption ◽

Gender Difference ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Education Institution ◽

Relationship Building ◽

Concept Knowledge ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

Use Of Social Media

Research on gender difference remains a strong interest today because the gender equality issue has not been fundamentally tackled in many areas due to traditional and cultural gender values. However, on the technology adoption, especially social media tools usage, the gender difference is less prominent. The research study in this chapter was conducted in a higher education institution and data were collected from 1534 students in eight years (2009–2016). The purpose of this study is to find out if there are any gender difference in familiarity of social media concept and use of social media tools, and if the traditional gender values are affecting social media adoption. The results indicate that there is no statistically significant gender difference in media concept knowledge. Both genders were using the same top four social media tools. However, male participants have higher usage of resource-based social media tools, while females have higher usage on relationship building platforms.

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How Social Media Tools are Used in Research

Digital Arts and Entertainment ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6114-1.ch036 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 770-790

Author(s):

Anabela Mesquita ◽

Ana Ramalho Correia ◽

Diana Aguiar Vieira

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Education Institution ◽

Time And Space ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Reasons For Use

Social media tools are being widely used. Every day we witness new tools appearing or new features being added to already existing tools. Their characteristics allow us to communicate and collaborate without time and space constraints. Moreover, they also help us in the development and creation of new content as well as in the sharing and publishing of it. Since they are so popular, can it be that researchers are also using them in the research workflow process? If they use them, what are the most commonly used tools and their reasons for use? These are some of the questions addressed in this chapter. The authors analyse responses given by a higher education institution to a questionnaire on the use of social media tools. These findings contribute to a greater understanding of the importance of these tools for research purposes.

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How Social Media Tools are Used in Research

Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics - Information Systems and Technology for Organizational Agility, Intelligence, and Resilience ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-5970-4.ch012 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 245-264

Author(s):

Anabela Mesquita ◽

Ana Ramalho Correia ◽

Diana Aguiar Vieira

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Education Institution ◽

Time And Space ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Social Media Tools ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Reasons For Use

Social media tools are being widely used. Every day we witness new tools appearing or new features being added to already existing tools. Their characteristics allow us to communicate and collaborate without time and space constraints. Moreover, they also help us in the development and creation of new content as well as in the sharing and publishing of it. Since they are so popular, can it be that researchers are also using them in the research workflow process? If they use them, what are the most commonly used tools and their reasons for use? These are some of the questions addressed in this chapter. The authors analyse responses given by a higher education institution to a questionnaire on the use of social media tools. These findings contribute to a greater understanding of the importance of these tools for research purposes.

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Future Directions

Global Perspectives on Social Media in Tertiary Learning and Teaching - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5826-2.ch006 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 118-135

Author(s):

Ann M. Simpson

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Media ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Learning Context ◽

Future Directions ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Media Technologies ◽

Practical Guidelines ◽

Gamified Learning ◽

Use Of Social Media

This chapter considers future directions for emerging social media technologies and their potential for teaching and learning practice in higher education. While technologies that support social media constantly change, it provides some simple and practical guidelines to assist teachers with their practice and use of social media technologies in their classrooms. This chapter acknowledges the evolving nature of the technologies available in today's teaching and learning context as well as ones that are considered to impact higher educational learning and teaching in the future, including descriptions of augmented and virtual reality and gamification and gamified learning.

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