Supporting Student Transition through Social Media

Autor/inn/en	Woodley, Carolyn; Meredith, CaAtherine
Titel	Supporting Student Transition through Social Media
Quelle	In: American Journal of Distance Education, 26 (2012) 2, S.86-95 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-3647
DOI	10.1080/08923647.2012.655055
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Social Networks; Web Sites; Web 2.0 Technologies; Computer Uses in Education; College Students; Use Studies; Ethics; Learner Engagement; Business Administration Education; Student Adjustment; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Legal Education (Professions); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Web-Design; Computernutzung; Collegestudent; Benutzerschulung; Ethik; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Juristischer Beruf; Australien
Abstract	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 social network site but trends using it for teaching are increasing. Given increasing numbers of students "on" Facebook, the temptations for universities to enter that space is strong. Paradoxically, as some studies blame the social networking phenomenon for increasing failure rates at universities, universities are simultaneously exploring ways to engage students via that medium. Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne uses Facebook to engage students. This article examines the Faculty of Business and Law's Facebook site at VU and offers a general analysis of Facebook usage and some student perspectives on the faculty site. The discussion explores Facebook as an interactive point of engagement to support student transition to the university, yet it questions the ethics of using Facebook and recommends that it be used only as an additional point of engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10