Recent research in Norway reveals significant differences between how students and educators in higher education report using social media in the context of university activities. Students seem to use such media at their own initiative and largely outside the academic agenda. This study looks further into students’ use of social media by means of a case study of four, student-initiated, Facebook groups created in connection with campus-based courses. The main function of such groups appears to lie in providing an arena for managing practical and social aspects of academic life and for asking for and disseminating information. Occasionally, academic contents are addressed by students asking for clarifications or initiating discussions.

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高等教育中社交媒体的非正式使用：Facebook 群组的案例研究

挪威最近的研究揭示了高等教育中学生和教育工作者如何在大学活动中使用社交媒体进行报告的方式之间存在显着差异。学生似乎是主动使用此类媒体，并且在很大程度上超出了学术议程。本研究通过对与校园课程相关的四个学生发起的 Facebook 群组的案例研究，进一步研究学生对社交媒体的使用。这些团体的主要功能似乎在于为管理学术生活的实际和社会方面以及索取和传播信息提供一个场所。有时，学生会要求澄清或发起讨论来解决学术内容。