The term Social
Media refers to the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn
communication into an interactive dialogue. Social media is redefining how we
relate to each other as humans and how we as humans relate to the organizations
that serve us. It is about dialog – two way discussions bringing
people together to discover and share information (Solis 2008).
people together to discover and share information (Solis 2008).
Learning needs to be relevant to today’s students, and
as social media becomes more and more central to students’ lives, it is
important to consider its use in the classroom.
This presentation will discuss the use of social media tools with first
and second year students in the Bachelor of Education programme at the
University of Trinidad and Tobago’s Centre for Educational Programmes. Several
social media tools were used, and student perceptions on the use of one,
Facebook, were studied in detail.
A copy of the presentation can be downloaded here
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