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The potentials and pitfalls of social networking sites such as Facebook in higher education contexts

Willems, Julie and Bateman, Debra 2011, The potentials and pitfalls of social networking sites such as Facebook in higher education contexts, in ascilite 2011 : Changing demands, changing directions : Proceedings of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., pp. 1322-1324.

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Title The potentials and pitfalls of social networking sites such as Facebook in higher education contexts
Author(s) Willems, Julie
Bateman, Debra
Conference name Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference (28th : 2011 : Hobart, Tas.)
Conference location Hobart, Tas.
Conference dates 4 - 7 Dec. 2011
Title of proceedings ascilite 2011 : Changing demands, changing directions : Proceedings of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference
Editor(s) Williams, G.
Statham, P.
Brown, N.
Cleland, B.
Publication date 2011
Start page 1322
End page 1324
Publisher University of Tasmania
Place of publication Hobart, Tas.
Keyword(s) Facebook
social networking
higher education
autoethnography
Summary Popular social networking sites such as Facebook demonstrate an emerging opportunity for students and educators within formal higher education contexts to share ideas, celebrate creativity and participate in an environment which offers immediate feedback from others who belong within a specific network. As this is an emerging use of the technology, an autoethnographic approach has helped capture the potentials and pitfalls of incorporating social networking within higher education. The findings highlight implications for the key stakeholders in higher education.
ISBN 9781862956445
Language eng
Field of Research 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
HERDC collection year 2011
Copyright notice ©2011, Julie Willems and Debra Bateman
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30041190
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