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The academic turn: Social media in higher education.
Education and Information Technologies ( IF 3.666 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 , DOI: 10.1007/s10639-020-10240-1
Thirusellvan Vandeyar 1
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Universities must transform to fulfil expectations of the knowledge society. At the same time academics are required to respond to the dynamic environment that information and communications technologies (ICT) bring to effective and efficient teaching methods. Utilizing a qualitative case study approach, this study set out to explore experiences of academics’ as they made a pedagogic turn towards using social media technology for teaching in a resource-constrained context. The Technology Acceptance Model served as the theoretical mooring of this study. Data capture included a mix of semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, document analysis and field notes. Findings are presented as three academic turns. First, a turn away from the institutions’ LMS due to contextual exigencies. Second, a pedagogical turn towards Web 2.0 technologies using social media tools to enhance their pedagogy. Third, a beliefs and attitude turn about the affordances of social media; augmenting academics’ resilience to persevere with this technology of choice. This study recommends that the use of social media networking in higher education creates a viable form of technology enhanced teaching, particularly in resource-constrained contexts. Further studies should explore academics emerging pedagogical practices in their use of social media, and students’ perceptions and engagement in social media learning communities.



中文翻译:

学术转向:高等教育中的社交媒体。

大学必须转型以满足知识社会的期望。同时,要求学者应对信息和通信技术 (ICT) 为有效和高效的教学方法带来的动态环境。利用定性案例研究方法,本研究着手探索学者的经验,因为他们在教学上转向使用社交媒体技术在资源有限的环境中进行教学。技术接受模型作为本研究的理论依据。数据采集​​包括半结构化访谈、课堂观察、文件分析和实地记录。研究结果呈现为三个学术转向。首先,由于环境紧急情况,从机构的 LMS 转向。其次,向 Web 2 的教学转变。0 技术使用社交媒体工具来增强他们的教学法。第三,关于社交媒体功能的信念和态度转变;增强学者的韧性,以坚持使用这种选择的技术。本研究建议在高等教育中使用社交媒体网络创建一种可行的技术增强教学形式,特别是在资源有限的情况下。进一步的研究应探索学者在使用社交媒体时出现的新兴教学实践,以及学生对社交媒体学习社区的看法和参与。本研究建议在高等教育中使用社交媒体网络创建一种可行的技术增强教学形式,特别是在资源有限的情况下。进一步的研究应探索学者在使用社交媒体时出现的新兴教学实践,以及学生对社交媒体学习社区的看法和参与。本研究建议在高等教育中使用社交媒体网络创建一种可行的技术增强教学形式,特别是在资源有限的情况下。进一步的研究应探索学者在使用社交媒体时出现的新兴教学实践,以及学生对社交媒体学习社区的看法和参与。

更新日期:2020-06-04
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