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The Impact of Social Media on Social Presence
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Conklin, Sheri; Barreto, Daisyane; Dorgan, Tom – Australian Educational Computing, 2019
As the online education trend increases with more online enrollments, instructors are looking at new technologies to facilitate student discourse and increase student social presence. Instructors have considered the use of social media in education to meet the needs of students. This study looked at the use of Yellowdig, a closed social media…
Descriptors: Social Media, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Needs
Facilitated Networking and Group Formation in an Online Community of Practice
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Fasso, Wendy – Australian Educational Computing, 2010
In 2008 and 2009, a series of online professional development communities for groups of teacher-leaders in digital pedagogy was run. In each of the first two iterations, there was an early dropout of individuals who felt they "did not belong". Contributing to this sense of isolation was the immediate emergence of online networks in the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Social Networks, Communities of Practice
Wiki as a Collaborative Learning Tool in a Language Arts Methods Class
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Matthew, Kathryn I.; Felvegi, Emese; Callaway, Rebecca A. – Australian Educational Computing, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine how contributing to a class wiki affected the learning of pre-service teachers enrolled in a language arts methods class. Participants included 37 preservice teachers enrolled in three sections of a field-based language arts methods class during two semesters. Data collection included online observations…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Web 2.0 Technologies, Course Content, Methods Courses