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Sleeman, Jade; Lang, Catherine; Lemon, Narelle – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
Many higher education institutions around the world are increasingly motivated to incorporate social media for pedagogical benefit. At the same time, many institutions are also attracting an ever-growing number of students from overseas countries. With this in mind, researching how the use of social media applications impact on international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Higher Education
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Wang, Rex; Scown, Phil; Urquhart, Cathy; Hardman, Julie – Education and Information Technologies, 2014
Facebook is a frequently used Computer Mediated Environment (CME) for students and others to build social connections, with identities and deposited self-expression. Its widespread use makes it appropriate for consideration as an educational tool; though one that does not yet have clear guidelines for use. Whether a social networking site can be…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Woodley, Carolyn; Meredith, CaAtherine – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
Views about the role of Facebook and other social networking sites in education are extremely varied. Facebook threatens academic success and yet "certain kinds of Facebook use" can support study; indeed, Facebooking students may perform better than their unwired peers (Ellison, Steinfield, and Lampe 2007). Facebook is emphatically a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Web Sites, Web 2.0 Technologies
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology