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Learning with Social Media: A Case Study at a Latin American University

Learning with Social Media: A Case Study at a Latin American University

Eduardo Adrián Toloza, Wolfram Lothar Laaser
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781522516927|ISBN10: 1522516921|EISBN13: 9781522516934
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch010
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Toloza, Eduardo Adrián, and Wolfram Lothar Laaser. "Learning with Social Media: A Case Study at a Latin American University." Digital Tools for Seamless Learning, edited by Süleyman Nihat Şad and Martin Ebner, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 195-213. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch010

APA

Toloza, E. A. & Laaser, W. L. (2017). Learning with Social Media: A Case Study at a Latin American University. In S. Şad & M. Ebner (Eds.), Digital Tools for Seamless Learning (pp. 195-213). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch010

Chicago

Toloza, Eduardo Adrián, and Wolfram Lothar Laaser. "Learning with Social Media: A Case Study at a Latin American University." In Digital Tools for Seamless Learning, edited by Süleyman Nihat Şad and Martin Ebner, 195-213. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1692-7.ch010

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Abstract

The main purpose was to investigate the selection patterns and uses made of the web tools in both formal and non-formal education by the students. The authors found that many of them use devices and applications as ‘simple remote control' - discarding all the available possibilities for learning. The criteria for selecting the respective application in many cases are arbitrary, or just a response to advertising or the usage made by their friends. The applications of Web 2.0, in turn, provide ample opportunities (often for free) for being successfully incorporated into learning activities. To benefit from the use of social media for learning purposes, it is important to know students' preferences and the way in which they handle the media used in their private as well as in their academic environment. It is important for the university that the usage of technologies is not drifting too far away from those which students use outside the walls of the campus.

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