Social Networking Sites Classroom Framework using Operant Conditioning of Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Yousuf Anwar Al Sandi ◽  
Bernard Haber Ugalde
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Operant Conditioning ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Social Network Approach ◽  
Method Of Instruction

In this information age, educational institutions have innovated to take the teaching and learning process to the next level. They are now infusing social media and social networks with traditional teaching as a method of instruction inside the classroom. Various studies have been carried out to find and suggest what social network is the best fit to adopt to education in general. However, there are no known standards on how to implement learning in social networks particularly in monitoring and responding to student behavior. This research is premised on the fact that positive response should be reinforced, and negative behavior is punished. Thus, this article presents how to use operant conditioning of learning inside a social network, particularly in managing a student's behavior. It was observed that there is an impact on the performance of students who used the developed classroom framework as compared to who did not. The result confirms that a monitored and guided social network approach can benefit students.

The Development of Capacity for Data Use: The Role of Teacher Networks in an Elementary School

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple ◽  
Joan Buttram
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Context ◽  
Data Use ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Teacher Networks ◽  
Social Network Approach

Background Amid calls for increased data use, there is little research or policy guidance for how to build schools’ capacity to leverage data to improve teaching and learning. Building on previous research highlighting the social nature of data use, we contend that in order to understand how capacity develops, research must focus on relationships and networks that support educators’ practice, conceptualizing capacity as socially embedded. Purpose This article explores the development of data use capacity in an elementary school through a social network approach. Our analysis focuses on the structure of data advice networks, the characteristics of perceived experts in the network, and the productiveness of the network in terms of influencing beliefs and practice. Population Data come from a sample of 42 educators from an elementary school exemplified by its district as a strong user of data to improve teaching and learning. Participants completed a survey about their data use beliefs, practices, and school context, as well as a social network questionnaire indicating from whom they sought advice on using data. Research Design We used the survey data to identify characteristics of the schools’ data use networks using descriptive statistics and social network analysis (SNA). SNA was also used to develop measures of structural location in those networks, which were then used to predict similarities in teachers’ beliefs and practices around data use. Findings Findings reveal that data use networks are influenced by the larger professional structure of the school, with data advice being from colleagues who are part of their larger professional network. Network structure reveals few highly central “advice givers” and many “advice seekers” connected by teachers and leaders who serve as brokers of advice. We find that brokers may play an important role in developing shared practices, given that the indirect relationships they support are predictive of shared data use practices. Conclusions This research is among the first to explore data use through a social network approach and offers early evidence about how educators’ networks enable schools to build capacity for data use. Our findings have implications for the design of professional development, for professional development for school leaders, and for successful implementation of reforms related to data use.

Analyzing Social Networks to Mine Important Friends

2013 ◽  
pp. 90-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carson K.-S. Leung ◽  
Irish J. M. Medina ◽  
Syed K. Tanbeer
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Entity ◽  
Social Entities ◽  
Media Data ◽  
Media Mining

The emergence of Web-based communities and social networking sites has led to a vast volume of social media data, embedded in which are rich sets of meaningful knowledge about the social networks. Social media mining and social network analysis help to find a systematic method or process for examining social networks and for identifying, extracting, representing, and exploiting meaningful knowledge—such as interdependency relationships among social entities in the networks—from the social media. This chapter presents a system for analyzing the social networks to mine important groups of friends in the networks. Such a system uses a tree-based mining approach to discover important friend groups of each social entity and to discover friend groups that are important to social entities in the entire social network.

Ascertaining Trust Indicators in Social Networking Sites

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
N. Veerasamy ◽  
W. A. Labuschagne
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Specific Focus

The use of social network sites has exploded with its multitude of functions which include posting pictures, interests, activities and establishing contacts. However, users may be unaware of the lurking dangers of threats originating from Social Networking Sites (SNS) which include malware or fake profiles. This paper investigates the indicators to arouse suspicion that a social networking account is invalid with a specific focus on Facebook as an illustrative example. The results from a survey on users’ opinions on social networks, is presented in the paper. This helps reveal some of the trust indicators that leads users to ascertaining whether a social networking profile is valid or not. Finally, indicators of potentially deceptive agents and profiles are given as a guideline to help users decide whether they should proceed with interaction with certain contacts.

Building Online Social Networks to Engage Female Students in Information Systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-51
Author(s):  
Jaymeen R. Shah ◽  
Hsun-Ming Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Social

During the next decade, enrollment growth in Information Systems (IS) related majors is unlikely to meet the predicted demand for qualified IS graduates. Gender imbalance in the IS related program makes the situation worse as enrollment and retention of women in the IS major has been proportionately low compared to male. In recent years, majority of high school and college students have integrated social networking sites in their daily life and habitually use these sites. Providing female students access to role models via an online social network may enhance their motivation to continue as an IS major and pursue a career in IS field. For this study, the authors follow the action research process – exploration of information systems development. In particular, a Facebook application was developed to build the social network connecting role models and students. Using the application, a basic framework is tested based on the gender of participants. The results suggest that it is necessary to have adequate number of role models accessible to students as female role-models tend to select fewer students to develop relationships with a preference for female students. Female students likely prefer composite role models from a variety of sources. This pilot study yields valuable lessons to provide informal learning fostered by role modeling via online social networks. The Facebook application may be further expanded to enhance female students' interests in IS related careers.

The cost of (anti-) social networks: Identity, agency and neo-luddites

First Monday ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Bigge
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Cost

The media coverage and resultant discourse surrounding social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Friendster contain narratives of inevitability and technological determinism that require careful explication. Borrowing a tactic from the Russian Futurists, this paper attempts to make strange (that is, to defamiliarize) social network sites and their associated discourses by drawing upon an eclectic but interrelated set of metaphors and theoretical approaches, including: the digital enclosure, network sociality, socio-technical capital and Steven Jones’s recent examination of neo-Luddites. Whenever appropriate, this paper will integrate relevant magazine and newspaper journalism about social networking sites.

scholarly journals The Application of Social Networks in Assisting out-of-class Interactions: A case Study of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dalat University

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Tuan ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Hong An
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Positive Feedbacks ◽  
Pilot Scheme ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of social networks in assisting out-of-class interactions in the context of Vietnam. A group of lecturers and students from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dalat University was chosen to participate in a pilot scheme, using a social network called Edmodo to assist the out-of-class interactions between lecturers and students in the courses in charge in one academic year. The results show that the social network improves the efficiency of out-of-class interactions among participants and receive positive feedbacks from both students and lecturers. The results also indicate that the use of social networks in education is feasible and will improve the teaching and learning efficiency. However, the results also suggest that lecturers should carefully plan academic activities and provide students with proper incentives to motivate their participation into the class online interactive activities.

Social Media as a New Emerging Tool of Marketing

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rawan T. Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Network Marketing ◽  
The Third ◽  
Electronic Marketing ◽  
Distinct Features

During the fast growth of social media, the ways companies usually use in their marketing are changed; social networks became a great approach for companies to improve their communication with customers. The wide usage of social networking sites and tools by individuals makes companies want to think carefully on how they can benefit from such usage in rebuilding their relationship with customers and increasing their engagement level. Such companies found that social media marketing is the solution through which companies and their customers will become much closer. This chapter covers three main sections where traditional marketing and electronic marketing concepts are reviewed in the first section. Then a detailed exploration of social networks and their distinct features is presented in the second section. Finally a discussion of social network marketing tools and its related technologies is explored in the third section.

scholarly journals The Influence of Social Networking on Lifestyle: A Higher Education Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
D Veerasamy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
The World

Social networks have become a way of life for many people who use them to connect and communicate with the world at large. Social media is defined as any tool or service that uses the Internet to facilitate conversations. Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites (SNSs) and has a total of 55 million active users worldwide with an average of 250000 new registrations per day. After Yahoo, MySpace and Google, Facebook is also the fourth most popular SNS in South Africa. The purpose of the paper was to determine whether social networks have an influence on higher education students’ lifestyles and behaviour. This research was descriptive and quantitative in nature. The sample comprised 386 students studying at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The results indicated that the majority of the respondents preferred Facebook as their social network of choice. More than half of the respondents indicated that they access their preferred social network five times or more per day. The majority of the respondents agreed that social networks allow for global interaction and that maintaining relationships has become easier with social networking,

scholarly journals CEMTRAL: Uma Nova Metodologia Híbrida de Ensino e Aprendizagem

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Moreira Dos Santos ◽  
Marco Antonio Carvalho Pereira ◽  
Maria Auxliadora Motta Barreto ◽  
Mariana Aranha De Souza ◽  
Paola Oliveira Cicarelli
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
Hybrid Teaching ◽  
De Se ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
La Red

Este trabalho reporta uma nova metodologia que articula naturalmente ensino e aprendizagem tradicional ao uso de metodologias ativas e educação a distância por meio de uma rede social. São abordadas as dificuldades de se usar novas metodologias de ensino e aprendizagem em sala de aula, procurando utilizar uma nova proposta como forma de solução para essas dificuldades. Os resultados do desempenho dos alunos, com base no tempo destinado ao material didático postado na rede social Cuboz e nas avaliações escritas individuais, sugerem que estes tiveram desempenho similar ao das turmas anteriores. As percepções dos alunos no início, meio e fim da disciplina, associadas às análises dos resultados das avaliações de desempenho, sugerem que a nova metodologia melhora as questões de motivação e dedicação dos alunos, pois permite que eles realizem suas atividades no momento que entendem de forma mais conveniente e por meio de seus dispositivos eletrônicos de comunicação individuais. A nova metodologia permite liberar parte do tempo de sala de aula, que pode ser usado para a realização de atividades avançadas, como palestras, realização de projetos colaborativos e articulação com disciplinas experimentais ou projetos integradores.Palavras-chave: CEMTRAL. Metodologia híbrida. Cuboz.CEMTRAL: A New Hybrid Teaching and Learning MethodologyAbstratThis work reports a new methodology that naturally articulates the traditional teaching and learning to the use of active methodologies and distance education through a social network. The difficulties of using new teaching and learning methodologies in the classroom are addressed, trying to use a new proposal as a way of solving the difficulties pointed out. The results of the students performances, based on the time dedicated to the teaching material published in the Cuboz social network and the individual written evaluations, suggest that their performance was similar to the previous classes. The students' perceptions at the beginning, middle and end of the course associated with the analyses of the results of the performance evaluations suggest that the new methodology improves students' motivation and dedication issues as it allows them to carry out their activities at the moment they feel most convenient and through their individual electronic communication devices. The new methodology allows releasing part of the classroom time, which can be used for the accomplishment of advanced activities like advanced lectures, performing collaborative projects and articulation with experimental subjects or of integrative projects. Keywords: Central. Hybrid methodology. Cuboz.CEMTRAL: Una Nueva Metodología Híbrida de la Enseñanza y el Aprendizaje ResumenEste trabajo reporta una nueva metodología que articula naturalmente la enseñanza y el aprendizaje tradicional al uso de metodologías activas y educación a distancia a través de una red social. Se abordan las dificultades de utilizar nuevas metodologías de enseñanza y aprendizaje en el aula, buscando utilizar una nueva propuesta como forma de solución a las dificultades señaladas. Los resultados de los rendimientos  de los alumnos, basados en el tiempo destinado al material didáctico publicado en la red social Cuboz y en las evaluaciones escritas individuales, sugieren que tuvieron desempeño similar al de las clases anteriores. Las percepciones de los alumnos al inicio, medio y final de la disciplina asociada al análisis de los resultados de las evaluaciones de desempeño, sugieren que la nueva metodología mejora las cuestiones de motivación y dedicación de los alumnos, pues permite que ellos realicen sus actividades en el momento que entienden más conveniente y por medio de sus dispositivos electrónicos de comunicación individuales. La nueva metodología permite liberar parte del tiempo de aula, que puede ser utilizado para la realización de actividades avanzadas como conferencias, realización de proyectos colaborativos y articulación con disciplinas experimentales o de proyectos integradores.Palabras clave: Cemtral. Metodología híbrida. Cuboz.

scholarly journals Perception of Social Media as a Source of Relevant Information

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Tihomir Vranešević ◽  
Nenad Perić ◽  
Tajana Marušić
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Global Community

Abstract Social media today represent a global community of different nationalities - the size of China in terms of population, and social networking sites are online venues where users can create and post content. Social networks have also become one of the most popular ways for people to socialize, connect with friends and family, purchase items and gather relevant information about current and political topics and views. The most popular and biggest social network is Facebook and its influence in every pore of our society is evident, e.g. potential misuse of its user’s data in different purpose including manipulation in political purposes. This paper will also cover the findings of a survey conducted in Croatia and Serbia about the perception of social media and social networks as a source of gathering relevant information.

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