Investigating instructional strategies for using social media in formal and informal learning

Despite the high popularity of personal use of online social media, a low percentage of students and instructors use them for educational purposes. This qualitative study explores the use of social media among faculty in the discipline of public administration in the United States. Eight instructors...

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Autores principales:	Baiyun Chen, Thomas Bryer
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2012
Materias:	Social media qualitative study public administration instructional strategy formal learning informal learning Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/292e9ba3d7b04cdaa73397fb263b305e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:292e9ba3d7b04cdaa73397fb263b305e2021-12-02T18:03:18ZInvestigating instructional strategies for using social media in formal and informal learning10.19173/irrodl.v13i1.10271492-3831https://doaj.org/article/292e9ba3d7b04cdaa73397fb263b305e2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1027https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Despite the high popularity of personal use of online social media, a low percentage of students and instructors use them for educational purposes. This qualitative study explores the use of social media among faculty in the discipline of public administration in the United States. Eight instructors participated in telephone interviews about their experiences and perceptions of using social media for teaching and learning. Instructors perceive that informal learning using social media could be facilitated by instructors and integrated into formal learning environments for enriched discussions, increased engagement, and broad connections. This study provides qualitative empirical support for social learning theories while offering strategies for and examples of how social media can be used to connect formal and informal learning.Baiyun ChenThomas BryerAthabasca University PressarticleSocial mediaqualitative studypublic administrationinstructional strategyformal learninginformal learningSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2012)
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description	Despite the high popularity of personal use of online social media, a low percentage of students and instructors use them for educational purposes. This qualitative study explores the use of social media among faculty in the discipline of public administration in the United States. Eight instructors participated in telephone interviews about their experiences and perceptions of using social media for teaching and learning. Instructors perceive that informal learning using social media could be facilitated by instructors and integrated into formal learning environments for enriched discussions, increased engagement, and broad connections. This study provides qualitative empirical support for social learning theories while offering strategies for and examples of how social media can be used to connect formal and informal learning.
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Investigating instructional strategies for using social media in formal and informal learning

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