Distance learners' use of non-institutional social media to augment and enhance their learning experience
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Paper/Presentation Title | Distance learners' use of non-institutional social media to |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Andrews, Trish (Author), Tynan, Belinda (Author) and Backstrom, Kendra (Author) |
Editors | Brown, M., Hartnett, M. and Stewart, T. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Gold Coast, Australia |
ISBN | 9780473229894 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.ascilite2012.org/images/custom/andrews,_trish_-_distance.pdf |
Conference/Event | 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) |
Event Details | Rank C |
Event Details | 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 25 to end of 28 Nov 2012 Event Location Wellington, New Zealand Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | This paper reports on initial data elicited from two related studies which draw on the learner voice in relation to experiences of distance learners in their use of social media in higher education contexts across four universities. Data from these studies suggest that the wide availability, accessibility and affordances of social media create alternative learning options for some distance |
Keywords | distance learners; social media; affordances; higher education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390303. Higher education | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2012 Trish Andrews, Belinda Tynan and Ms Kendra Backstrom. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Pro Vice-Chancellor's Office (Learning, Teaching and Quality) | |
University of Adelaide | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1v75/distance-learners-use-of-non-institutional-social-media-to-augment-and-enhance-their-learning-experience
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