Adoption of Social Networking in Education: A Study of the Use of Social Networks by Higher Education Students in Oman

Autor/inn/en	Al-Mukhaini, Elham M.; Al-Qayoudhi, Wafa S.; Al-Badi, Ali H.
Titel	Adoption of Social Networking in Education: A Study of the Use of Social Networks by Higher Education Students in Oman
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education Research, 10 (2014) 2, S.143-154 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-0979
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Higher Education; Technology Uses in Education; Use Studies; College Students; Student Surveys; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Cognitive Style; Learning Strategies; Web 2.0 Technologies; Electronic Learning; Questionnaires; Teaching Styles; Student Attitudes; Preferences; Barriers; Instructional Innovation; Student Subcultures; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Benutzerschulung; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Fragebogen; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Schülerverhalten; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10