The Use of Social media in learning & teaching Candace Nolan-Grant

Context

Research Questions What are UK university business school instructors’ past and current experiences with social media? What are university business school instructors’ perceptions of the use of social media for learning and teaching in their subject?

Research Questions What are UK university business school instructors’ past and current experiences with social media? What are university business school instructors’ perceptions of the use of social media for learning and teaching in their subject? Are these perceptions correlated with previous experience with social media?

Survey Previous and current use of social media at home/work/elsewhere Previous use of social media as a learner Previous use of social media in learning and teaching as an instructor Current use of social media in learning and teaching as an instructor Perception of social media as used in own in teaching Perception of social media as used in teaching in own field generally Demographic information

Interviews

findings

findings The incorporation of social media in teaching allows new methodological possibilities

findings The use of social media for teaching may distract academics from the main learning objectives

findings Most academics are capable of effectively incorporating social media into their teaching I consider myself capable of effectively incorporating social media in my teaching

No correlation Findings Age Years teaching experience Learning & teaching use Perception Personal use Use as a learner Learning & teaching use Perception

Perception of social media in teaching in own field: mean composites findings Perception of social media in teaching in own field: mean composites

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