2009
DOI: 10.21432/t2q30j
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From a social digital identity to an academic digital identity: Introducing ePortfolios in English language enhancement courses

Abstract: Social digital networking is a facet of living that recognizes no national borders or social boundaries and has become a way of life. This paper investigates the social networking habits of students at Lingnan University and considers how these habits can be channelled for academic purposes by introducing an ePortfolio system into their language enhancement courses. The investigation analyzed the purpose and usage of these social profiles thus forming the basis of the need for academic profiles. After consider… Show more

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“…A 2008 survey of students at one of the Hong Kong libraries found that over 88 percent used social networking sites, with over 56 percent using the sites more than an hour a day. However, Facebook was used by only a little over 20 percent of the students while over 67 percent used Xanga, a blogging site (Hiradhar and Gray, 2008). Facebook usage may have increased since then as a 2010 user satisfaction survey at one of the libraries had several complaints about students using the library computers to play games on Facebook.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A 2008 survey of students at one of the Hong Kong libraries found that over 88 percent used social networking sites, with over 56 percent using the sites more than an hour a day. However, Facebook was used by only a little over 20 percent of the students while over 67 percent used Xanga, a blogging site (Hiradhar and Gray, 2008). Facebook usage may have increased since then as a 2010 user satisfaction survey at one of the libraries had several complaints about students using the library computers to play games on Facebook.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%