Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness

Autor/inn/en	Buzzetto-More, Nicole; Johnson, Robert; Elobaid, Muna
Titel	Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness
Quelle	In: Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning, 11 (2015), S.47-66 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2375-2084
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Undergraduate Students; Student Surveys; Gender Differences; Internet; Safety; Risk; Black Colleges; Safety Education; Likert Scales; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Schülerbefragung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sicherheit; Risiko; Sicherheitserziehung; Likert-Skala; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Empowered by and tethered to ubiquitous technologies, the current generation of youth yearns for opportunities to engage in self-expression and information sharing online with personal disclosure no longer governed by concepts of propriety and privacy. This raises issues about the unsafe online activities of teens and young adults. The following paper presents the findings of a study examining the social networking activities of undergraduate students and also highlights a program to increase awareness of the dangers and safe practices when using and communicating, via social media. According to the survey results, young adults practice risky social networking site (SNS) behaviors with most having experienced at least one negative consequence. Further, females were more likely than males to engage in oversharing as well as to have experienced negative consequences. Finally, results of a post-treatment survey found that a targeted program that includes flyers, posters, YouTube videos, handouts, and in-class information sessions conducted at a Mid-Atlantic Historically Black College or University (HBCU) increased student awareness of the dangers of social media as well as positively influenced students to practice more prudent online behaviors. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01