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Áine Mahon; Shane Bergin – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
We explore in this paper the impulse to share our academic work via social media as well as the impact this sharing has on our senses of self as scholars and persons. We argue that this sharing raises a number of important philosophical questions: In what way does the branding or profiling encouraged by X/Twitter impact on our personal identity?…
Descriptors: Social Media, Sharing Behavior, Self Concept, Computer Mediated Communication
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Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi; Fazeeda Mohamad; Norwazli Abdul Wahab – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the application of social media for knowledge sharing (KS) in higher education. KS is the most crucial component in knowledge management. Higher education institutions (HEIs) are the epitome of knowledge creation and acquisition. With the advancement in technology and the embracement of social media,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Media, Bibliometrics, Information Retrieval
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Cozma, Raluca; Dimitrova, Daniela – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2021
A survey of scholars in mass communication and related disciplines found that the academic social network ResearchGate is a popular platform for following like-minded academics, sharing one's work, locating relevant research, and managing one's academic reputation, in addition to gratifying more traditional social media needs, such as information…
Descriptors: Social Media, Communications, Mass Media, College Faculty
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Fullwood, Roger; Rowley, Jennifer; McLean, Jacqueline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organisational and individual factors on the knowledge sharing behaviour of UK academics. Although there a few articles that explore knowledge sharing between academics in an Asian context, there is currently only one article that explores this topic in a UK context. Semi-structured…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Sharing Behavior, Knowledge Management, Foreign Countries
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Sprute, Katie; McCabe, Crystal; Basko, Lynn; Danuser, Paul; Mandernach, Jean – Journal of Instructional Research, 2019
Growth in online and traditional course offerings has resulted in a subsequent increase in higher education's reliance on adjunct faculty. Supporting effective teaching for remote and traditional adjunct faculty presents several unique challenges (e.g., engagement, time, motivation, inclusion). To address these challenges, we wanted to establish a…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Teacher Collaboration
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Teo, Hon Jie – International Education Studies, 2021
The global pandemic and recent shift to online learning has heightened the need to better understand how to support international students, especially across online and virtual platforms. However, a review of literature reveals a paucity of studies dedicated to international student use of internet-based platforms and services for seeking…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Study Abroad, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Connolly, Toni; Willis, Jill; Lloyd, Margaret – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
There has been a progressive move towards the adoption of social media in formal post compulsory learning. This qualitative study evaluated the readiness of teachers and students to use Facebook to enhance learning in a tertiary vocational setting in Australia despite a lack of support from the institute. Readiness was understood to be the balance…
Descriptors: Social Media, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Technological Literacy
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Gunawan, Sri; Herachwati, Nuri – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
In the information technology advance era with constantly expanded knowledge and the requirements of the general public for school education, a lot of different education ideas are introduced in the education reforms, such as school-based characteristic curriculum, teachers' professional development, professional learning community, learning…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Teacher Effectiveness, Creative Teaching, Questionnaires
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Davies, Anne; Pantzopoulos, Kerry; Gray, Kathleen – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The use of Web 2.0 communication practices in assessment may offer a new approach to assessment "as" learning, a goal for assessment that is more highly valued than assessment "of" and even "for" learning in the literature. This paper describes a case study of a wiki-writing assignment that aimed to achieve this goal. The stakes were high, in that…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Exercises, Program Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education
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Benson, Robyn; Samarawickrema, Gayani – Distance Education, 2009
The rapidly expanding range of options available for innovative e-learning approaches based on emerging technologies has given renewed importance to teaching and learning issues that have long been familiar to distance educators. These issues arise from the separation between learners, and between teacher and learners, which occurs when learning…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Educational Strategies, Instructional Design
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers