Medical students' use of Facebook to support learning: Insights from four case studies
Medical students' use of Facebook to support learning: Insights from four case studies
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DOI：
10.3109/0142159x.2010.497826
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Kennedy, Gregor
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作者：
Gray, Kathleen;Annabell, Lucas;Kennedy, Gregor
背景：最近的研究表明，大学生有兴趣和积极地使用流行的社交网站Facebook来支持他们的学习。目的：本研究旨在加深我们对学生如何或如何有效地使用Facebook的了解。方法：研究人员调查了某大学759名医科学生使用Facebook的程度和主要特征，并深入探讨了四个Facebook学习小组的设计和实施。结果：25.5%的学生报告出于教育相关的原因使用Facebook，另有50.0%的学生表示愿意这样做。案例研究表明，学生在努力以这种方式支持他们的医学知识、技能和属性发展方面采取了保守的方法。技术承受能力和群体动力都是导致群体成功参差不齐的因素。结论：这些案例表明，使用Facebook作为学习和教学的一部分，对许多学生来说是一个挑战，对大多数教育工作者来说也是如此。
Background: Recent research indicates that university students are interested and active in supporting their learning by using Facebook, a popular social networking website.Aim: This study aimed to add to our understanding of how or how effectively students may be using Facebook for this purpose.Method: Researchers surveyed the extent and key features of Facebook use among 759 medical students at one university, and explored in depth the design and conduct of four Facebook study groups.Results: 25.5% of students reported using Facebook for education related reasons and another 50.0% said they were open to doing so. The case studies showed conservative approaches in students' efforts to support their development of medical knowledge, skills and attributes in this way. Both technological affordances and group dynamics were factors contributing to groups' mixed successes.Conclusion: These cases indicate that using Facebook as part of learning and teaching is as much of a challenge for many students as it may be for most educators.