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he Role of Social Media in EducationMs. Helvi Wheeler Educa2onal Technologist The Centre for Open and Life Long Learning (COLL) Polytechnic of Namibia! © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Wonder if Facebook is bad for students? Think Again! © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
COLL Facebook Group • COLLFacebookgroupandpagewas created in March of 2013.• We conducted a survey and 8 members of the COLL Facebook group participated.• Wepostannouncement,andencouraged collaboration among the students.• Motivationalposts© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
COLL Facebook Group membership © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Share experience of COLL’s Facebook group• Students are slowly joining the group and are using it to ask questions.• Many students come in and respond to other students questions.• Some students use the platform to post other announcements related to education.© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) 5 Open Research Day 2013
COLL Facebook Group Snapshot© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) 6 Open Research Day 2013
Share findings of research and recommendations• Students are grateful to have this platform for them. • We have found out that many students visitFacebook in general more than 21 times per week.• Most students use their cellphones to access Facebook.• Screen shots will be presented to show some of the result samples is below.© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) 7 Open Research Day 2013
Students responding to other students© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) 8 Open Research Day 2013
Findings© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) 9 Open Research Day 2013
Students visit Facebook more than 21 times per week© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Most Students access Face book Via phone© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Students Recommendations• Break away from old tradiHons • Connect with students • Raise concerns • Post moHvaHonal quotaHons © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Motivations© D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
Something to think about!• “If we don’t keep up with technology, our students will leave us behind.” Helvi Wheeler © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013
• Thank YOU! © D Browning 2013 Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning (COLL) Open Research Day 2013