Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Information Resources Management Association

Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 405

ISBN13: 9781522556527|ISBN10: 1522556524|EISBN13: 9781522556534

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5652-7

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In the digital age, numerous technological tools are available to enhance educational practices. When used effectively, student engagement and mobile learning are significantly increased.

Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice contains a compendium of the latest academic material on the usage, strategies, and applications of social media in education today. Including innovative studies on online networks, social constructivism, and collaborative learning, this publication is an ideal source for educators, professionals, school administrators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of education.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Curriculum Development and Instructional Design

Chapter 1

Examining the Benefits of Integrating Social Media Into the Classroom (pages 1-11)

Elisha Wohleb, Leane B. Skinner, Maria Martinez Witte

Technology is ever-changing in the society we live in. Social media is one of the most popular technologies used fervently among our youth. Educators must recognize the opportunity to utilize familiar resources to engage our students...

Chapter 2

Social Media in Education: Gains in Student Learning and Instructor Best Practices (pages 12-33)

Dena F. Rezaei, Nicola L. Ritter

Although social media is prevalent among individual use, instructors and students have not fully embraced social media as tool for the classroom. The focus of the chapter is to identify and identify ways in which social media, as a...

Chapter 3

Utilizing Social Media to Engage Students in Online Learning: Building Relationships Outside of the Learning Management System (pages 34-55)

Sara Bender, Patricia Dickenson

There is a large body of research suggesting that online students feel disconnected from their academic institutions. This sense of detachment may elicit feelings of frustration and isolation, as well as contribute to academic...

Chapter 4

The Role of Social Media in the Globalized World of Education (pages 56-72)

Janelle Christine Simmons

Social media has transformed the way that people communicate during the 21st century. This occurrence has transformed society in a globalized world by impacting social interactions, financial institutions and ways of completing...

Chapter 5

E-Learning 2.0: A Case Study Exploring the Integration of Social Media Into Online Courses (pages 73-88)

Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong

This paper presents a case study involving the design, development, and teaching of two online courses based on e-learning 2.0 concepts and use of social web tools and technologies. Guided by the connectivism theory of learning, the...

Chapter 6

Incorporating Students' Digital Identities in Analog Spaces: The Educator's Conundrum (pages 89-100)

William J. Fassbender

Multiliteracies has gained significant favor in the past two decades due to the increased popularity of technology. Educators are not only finding new and exciting ways to make content relatable to students by including their digital...

Higher Education

Chapter 7

Social Space or Pedagogic Powerhouse: Do Digital Natives Appreciate the Potential of Web 2.0 Technologies for Learning? (pages 102-127)

Stephen M. Rutherford, Henrietta J. Standley

The recent development of Web 2.0 technologies has the potential to transform the learning environment of Higher Education (HE). Web 2.0 technologies are already commonplace within the social space, with the use of social media...

Chapter 8

Students' Privacy Concerns on the Use of Social Media in Higher Education (pages 128-151)

Laura Aymerich-Franch, Maddalena Fedele

Social media is principally used by students in the private sphere. However, its implementation for educational purposes in higher education is rapidly expanding. This chapter looks into undergraduate students' perceptions of...

K-12 Education

Chapter 9

Encouraging Communication Through the Use of Educational Social Media Tools (pages 153-164)

Melissa Barnes

Over the last decade, our society has embraced social networking and web-based and mobile technologies. In an attempt to stay current with social trends, educators have become increasingly interested in how best to harness social...

Chapter 10

iPhoneography in the Secondary Classroom: Using Social Media to Enhance Visual Communication (pages 165-187)

Kristi Oliver

In this chapter the author describes a qualitative study aimed to explore how secondary students used smartphone technology to capture and share images via social media. The findings of the study include: digital identity...

Chapter 11

“Visit to a Small Planet”: Achievements and Attitudes of High School Students Towards Learning on Facebook – A Case Study (pages 188-218)

Rikki Rimor, Perla Arie

The current chapter deals with the use of Facebook as a social network for learning. Collaborative learning, metacognition and reflectivity are theoretically discussed and assessed in the current Facebook learning environment, as...

Chapter 12

An Ongoing Journey to Foster Urban Students' Online “Public Voices” (pages 219-233)

Nick Lawrence, Joe O'Brien

Digital participatory media offer urban social studies teachers a unique opportunity to foster students' civic skills and public voice while enhancing their understanding of social justice within a democratic society. This...

Chapter 13

Practicing Scientific Argumentation Through Social Media (pages 234-256)

Jana Craig-Hare, Amber Rowland, Marilyn Ault, James D. Ellis

The use of social media in and outside the classroom is increasing in the number of popular applications as well as pervasiveness in our culture. Teachers utilize social media to engage students, connect with experts, and expand...

Language Education

Chapter 14

A Model for Mobile Social Media Integration in Constructivist ESL Classrooms (pages 258-278)

Ellen Yeh, Nicholas Swinehart

Social media, with its ability to create opportunities for interaction, presents a platform for applying technology into social constructivist learning contexts in innovative and meaningful ways. This chapter proposes a model for...

Chapter 15

Social Media and Foreign Language Teacher Education: Beliefs and Practices (pages 279-295)

Jiahang Li

This chapter will focus on examining how instructors who are preparing foreign language teachers, both pre-service and in-service, integrate social media in their teaching practices to gain more insights on what beliefs these...

Chapter 16

Translation Competence: Research Data in Multilateral and Interprofessional Collaborative Learning (pages 296-319)

Sonia Vandepitte, Birthe Mousten, Bruce Maylath, Suvi Isohella, Maria Teresa Musacchio, Giuseppe Palumbo

After Kiraly (2000) introduced the collaborative form of translation in classrooms, Pavlović (2007), Kenny (2008), and Huertas Barros (2011) provided empirical evidence that testifies to the impact of collaborative learning. This...

Reading, Writing, and Speech

Chapter 17

#WordUp! : Student Responses to Social Media in the Technical Writing Classroom (pages 321-335)

Kendra N. Bryant

In this chapter, the author argues that although integrating online social media networks into a traditional writing classroom seems timely, cutting edge, and apropos to students' current past-time activities, teachers have the...

Chapter 18

Using Social Media to Support Presentation Skill Development in Traditional Classroom Environments (pages 336-362)

Paul M. Di Gangi, Samuel H. Goh, Carmen C. Lewis

Social media has become widely adopted in both society and business. However, the academy has been slow to leverage social media as a learning tool. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, this study explores student perceptions...

Chapter 19

Social Media and the Rhetorical Situation: Finding Common Ground Between Students' Lives and Writing Courses (pages 363-382)

Katherine Fredlund

Recognizing that students develop rhetorical skills on social media, this chapter presents a number of writing assignments that ask students to engage with social media and complete a variety of tasks online. These tasks range from...

Chapter 20

Using the Motivational Aspects of Productive Persistence Theory and Social Media Motivators to Improve the ELA Flipped Classroom Experience (pages 383-402)

Rae Carrington Schipke

This chapter discusses the need to expand upon the pedagogical components of the flipped classroom model to include what is known about motivation as it relates to Productive Persistence Theory (PPT) and social media (SM) in order to...

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