Facebook as a Learning Tool? A Case Study on the Appropriation of Social Network Sites from Mobile Phones in Developing Countries

Autor/inn/en	Pimmer, Christoph; Linxen, Sebastian; Grohbiel, Urs
Titel	Facebook as a Learning Tool? A Case Study on the Appropriation of Social Network Sites from Mobile Phones in Developing Countries
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 43 (2012) 5, S.726-738 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8535.2012.01351.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Case Studies; Handheld Devices; Social Networks; Web 2.0 Technologies; Web Sites; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Sociocultural Patterns; International Education; Medical Students; Informal Education; Tests; Educational Technology; Focus Groups; Interviews; Qualitative Research; Electronic Learning; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Mediated Communication; Use Studies; Medical Education; Medical School Faculty; Professional Identity; Nepal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Web-Design; Case method; Fallmethode; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Internationale Erziehung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Unterrichtsmedien; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Computernutzung; Computerkonferenz; Benutzerschulung; Medizinische Ausbildung
Abstract	This exploratory research investigates how students and professionals use social network sites (SNSs) in the setting of developing and emerging countries. Data collection included focus groups consisting of medical students and faculty as well as the analysis of a Facebook site centred on medical and clinical topics. The findings show how users, both students and professionals, appropriate SNSs from their mobile phones as rich educational tools in informal learning contexts. First, unlike in previous studies, the analysis revealed explicit forms of educational content embedded in informal learning contexts in Facebook. Quizzes, case presentations and associated deliberate (e-)learning practices which are typically found in (more) formal educational settings were identified. Second, from a sociocultural learning perspective, it is shown how the participation in such virtual professional communities across national boundaries permits the announcement and negotiation of "occupational" status and "professional" identities. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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