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Students' use of Facebook groups for peer to-peer learning
The document explores the educational potentials of Facebook groups for peer-to-peer learning among students. It discusses how students primarily use Facebook for social integration and communication related to schoolwork, often helping each other with academic issues through student-managed groups. The study conducted across 17 schools highlights the contrast in usage patterns between learning management systems and social media for educational purposes.
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- 1. Students’ use ofFacebook for peer-to-peer learning Christian Dalsgaard, associate professor @chrdalsgaard cdalsgaard@tdm.au.dk Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media Aarhus University Denmark
- 2. What are theeducational potentials of Facebook groups?
- 3. Educational potentials ofFacebook? • Facebook as a Learning Management System • Facebook for social integration
- 4. Study – uppersecondary education 17 schools 182 teachers 2035 students 5 student Facebook groups
- 5. Learning Management Systems(LMS) vs. Social media
- 6. Almost all thetime Often Sometimes Rarely Never Don’t know To what extent do you use LMS to communicate with your teacher? To what extent do you use social media to communicate with your teacher? Almost all the time Often Sometimes Rarely Never Don’t know
- 7. Almost all thetime Often Sometimes Rarely Never Don’t know To what extent do you use LMS to help or receive help from fellow students regarding homework? Almost all the time Often Sometimes Rarely Never Don’t know To what extent do you use social media help or receive help from fellow students regarding homework?
- 8. Students use LMSto communicate with teachers Students rarely use LMS to help each other
- 9. Students rarely usesocial media to communicate with teachers Students use social media to help each other
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- 11. 5 Facebook groups Total 3139posts 15018 comments Average 1 post 4 comments per day
- 12. Categories of communication Socialposts not relating to school work • Social events in school • Social events outside school Academic posts • Subject matter • Study technique • Administrative issues
- 13. Where are thematerials for classical civilization?" How do you define something in Maple?" Where should we submit the math assignment?" Biology is moved to Thursday" The Danish lesson is cancelled" How do you use sinus in Maple?"
- 16. What are theeducational potentials of Facebook groups?
- 17. Facebook for peer-to-peerlearning Facebook is not only for social integration and non-academic communication Students use Facebook groups to help each other with school work Students take on the role of teachers and utilise Facebook groups for peer-to- peer learning THANK YOU! Christian Dalsgaard @chrdalsgaard cdalsgaard@tdm.au.dk