International design collaboration and mentoring for tertiary students through Facebook

McCarthy, Josh

doi:10.14742/ajet.815

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“…Three such benefits include increased communication among students, greater access to course materials, and improved logistical management of courses. The results of some studies [31][32][33] have also revealed the effectiveness of integrating Facebook into the learning environment and the positive perception of students. Counter to this argument are issues of content ownership, privacy, virtual integrity, students keeping on track and its possible effect on academic performance [33][34][35].…”

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“…The results of some studies [31][32][33] have also revealed the effectiveness of integrating Facebook into the learning environment and the positive perception of students. Counter to this argument are issues of content ownership, privacy, virtual integrity, students keeping on track and its possible effect on academic performance [33][34][35]. However, incorporation of these resources into teaching and learning makes the classroom more diverse and may satisfy their course delivery as they are able to integrate their course requirement with social networking tools that they are familiar and engaged with.…”

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Online Learning: Increasing Learning Opportunities

Hajhashemi¹,

Anderson²,

Jackson³

et al. 2017

IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education

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Internet and networked technologies have expanded delivery mode opportunities in education. In recent years, many universities have offered either predominantly online courses or online learning platforms embedded within traditional modes of on-campus and face-to-face learning. Online learning has thus developed into a priority within modern educational facilities and has grown significantly both in Australia and other countries. To consider the connection between student learning and effective integration of technology, this study provides an overview about the requirements for learning in a modern society. It will discuss current reforms in higher education to accommodate a new generation of digital Australians and to prioritize teaching and learning issues in online environments.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Online Learning: Increasing Learning Opportunities

Hajhashemi¹,

Anderson²,

Jackson³

et al. 2017

IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education

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“…Most reviewed studies on graduate students' ICT integration seem to focus on their literacy (Blignaut and Els 2010), communication (Lawlor and Donnelly 2010), recreation (McCarthy 2012) and their utilisation of learning management systems (Sultan 2010). As for the role of ICT in graduate students' research practices, the existing studies are limited to their library use (Sutton and Jacoby 2008) or knowledge consumption (Griffiths and Brophy 2005).…”

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Reaching the unreached: de-mystifying the role of ICT in the process of doctoral research

Sim

Stein

2016

Research in Learning Technology

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a necessary element of academic practice in higher education today. Under normal circumstances, PhD students from all disciplines have to use ICT in some form throughout the process of their research, including the preparation, fieldwork, analysis and writing phases of their studies. Nevertheless, there has been little research to date that explores PhD students' first-hand experiences of using various ICT to support their research practices. This paper brings together the findings and the key points from a review of significant parts of the existing literature associated with the role played by ICT in the processes PhD students use in doctoral research. The review is based on 27 papers appearing in international peer-reviewed journals published from 2005 to 2014. The study seeks to address the under-researched area in the current literature of how ICT plays a role in the processes of doctoral research. While there are many contributions taking the 'institutional' or 'teaching' perspectives, papers focusing on 'student' perspective, or the viewpoint of engaging ICT in daily study routine, are relatively fewer. As far as research methodology is concerned, this review found that many of the papers that were examined were mostly based on perception data such as surveys or interviews, while actual practice data were rarely present. With their ready access to technologies, PhD students are well positioned to take advantage of a range of technologies in order to carry out their research efficiently (in terms of means to an end) and effectively (in terms of reaching goals within a task). This review reveals that in the literature, this important area is under-represented.

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“…Es de destacar que las redes sociales en los contextos formales, específicamente Facebook, se están utilizando como elementos sustitutivos de las tutorías presenciales, mostrándose muy eficaces para ello (Irwin, Bal y Desbrow, 2012;McCarthy, 2012;Wang, Woo, Quek, Yang y Liu, 2012).…”

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Las redes sociales aplicadas a la formación

Vázquez-Martínez

Cabero‐Almenara

2015

Rev. Complut. Educ

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ResumenAbordamos en este artículo la importancia que las redes sociales presentan para su uso como recurso educativo. Relevancia que radica en la posibilidad de implementar nuevos recursos de aprendizaje o aumentar el nivel de conectividad de los participantes, así como el fomento de comunidades de aprendizaje. Igualmente se exponen los riesgos que su empleo entraña, sobre todo para los alumnos con una baja formación tecnológica o excesiva confianza en los medios. Es importante reseñar que el empleo educativo de las redes sociales, no es una simple extensión o traslación del uso para fines lúdicos que generalmente le dan los alumnos, sino que implica un importante cambio en los roles desempeñados tanto por docentes como discentes; de situaciones de aprendizaje acomodaticias y que fomentan la memorización a otras en las que se exige una actitud activa, reflexiva, colaborativa y proactiva, que además precisa del desarrollo/adquisición de habilidades, aptitudes y valores tanto tecnológicos como sociales. Y es destacable como con una implementación y uso adecuados se fomenta no solo el aprendizaje formal, sino también el informal y el no formal. Palabras clave: comunidades de aprendizaje, comunicación, enseñanza formal, enseñanza informal, redes sociales. AbstractIn this article, we address the importance and relevance that social networks exhibit in their use as an educational resource. This relevance relies in the possibility of implementing new learning resources or increasing the level of the participant's connectivity, as well as developing learning communities. Also, the risk entailed from their use is discussed, especially for the students that have a low technological education or those having excessive confidence on the media. It is important to highlight that the educational use of social networks is not a simple extension or translation of the student's habitual, recreational use, but that it implies an important change in the roles given to teachers as well as learners; from accommodative learning environments that only encourage memorization to other environments that demand an active, reflective, collaborative and proactive attitude, that require the development/acquisition of technological as well as social abilities, aptitudes and values. It is also important to highlight that a correct implementation and adequate use will not only foment formal learning, but also informal and non-formal learning.

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International design collaboration and mentoring for tertiary students through Facebook

Cited by 27 publications

References 7 publications

Online Learning: Increasing Learning Opportunities

Online Learning: Increasing Learning Opportunities

Reaching the unreached: de-mystifying the role of ICT in the process of doctoral research

Las redes sociales aplicadas a la formación

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