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

Julie Willems; Debra Bateman

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

Julie Willems, Debra Bateman

School of Education

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages	1322-1324
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - Hobart, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2011 → 7 Dec 2011

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Conference	ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
City	Hobart, Australia
Period	4/12/11 → 7/12/11

Keywords

Social and Community Informatics
Higher Education
Specialist Studies in Education

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

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