Facebook as a Platform of Social Interactions for Meaningful Learning

Abstract

Undeniably, Facebook has become a significant part of students’ life in the 21st century. Therefore, interactions between instructors and students play a major role in learning through an online social learning environment like Facebook. Such an interaction is known as the key elements that can measure students’ learning process, particularly in an online learning environment. Past researchers have agreed that a social networking site does not only promote social interaction but also have high potential to be used for teaching and learning purposes. However, interactions that occur in social networking sites are meaningless due to lack of proper guidance. Lack of proper guidance will lead to no or little intellectual growth among students because the students might be very likely to discuss unrelated topics. Therefore, the goal of this study is to discuss the social interactions that exist in Facebook and its potential as a platform to enhance meaningful learning among students.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Learners' Predominant Language Use for Online Informal Learning Activities through Smartphones in Indonesian Context

“…Therefore, this study implies that consideration to integrate informal learning activities in formal instructional settings should be taken into account [27]. For example, encouraging online activities between students and teacher through Facebook using appropriate interactions design to make learning more fun and meaningful [28], especially EFL learning activities. It is a potential application for both teaching and learning [29].…”

The Use of Social Media for the Development of Digital Literacy of Students: From Adequate Use to Cognition Tools

“…In particular, it has been found that there are some gender differences in the use of social networks. On average, women spend more time on social networks, create more independent content, and share it more often [14], [29], [25]. This feature can be observed in the early school years if children at this age already have access to communication technologies [30].…”

“…On average, women spend more time on social networks, create more independent content, and share it more often [14], [29], [25]. This feature can be observed in the early school years if children at this age already have access to communication technologies [30]. Three key factors in the use of social networks have been identified: the consumption of content (including content determination, search and selection), content sharing and content creation.…”

Construcción De Contenidos Para La Enseñanza Virtual: Retos Coyunturales en El Confinamiento

“…La perspectiva cognitivista (Piaget, 1962(Piaget, , 1968(Piaget, , 1973(Piaget, , 1986, se asume desde la mirada de Piaget, comprendido mediante la acomodación de una estructura de conocimiento para generar nueva información apropiada. El constructivismo recoge, de una parte, el concepto de Piaget referente a la interacción con los objetos de conocimiento; por otra parte, Vygotsky se plantea de la interacción con los otros; y distintos autores indican la importancia de la interacción significativa (Jumaat et al, 2019;Riestenberg, 2020;Shin, Kim, & Song, 2020). Así que el tutor debe hacer una relación entre lo pedagógico, lo comunicativo y la mediación en línea, a fin de construir un balance (Vygotsky, 2013).…”