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Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university

The learning environments in higher education are moving towards the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) such as social media. Recent years have witnessed an increased interest of using social media in higher education and this has created a growing phenomenon for the educ...

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Main Authors: Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine *, Teh, Phoey Lee *
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lectito 2016
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HM Sociology
LB2300 Higher Education
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1034/1/Lee%20Cheng%20Ean%20Educational%20Use%20of%20Facebook%20SMT_2016.1.pdf
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1034/
http://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201641
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spelling my.sunway.eprints.10342023-08-07T07:42:34Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1034/ Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine * Teh, Phoey Lee * HM Sociology LB2300 Higher Education The learning environments in higher education are moving towards the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) such as social media. Recent years have witnessed an increased interest of using social media in higher education and this has created a growing phenomenon for the educational use of social networking sites such as Facebook, to create, engage, and share information among the students. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the Facebook closed group activities of undergraduate students in a Malaysian private university. The analysis of data shows four main themes of students' education related use of Facebook closed group and issues relating to students’ use of Facebook for educational purposes due to its increasing prevalence in the everyday lives of students. This paper concludes with two main findings of the realities of students' Facebook closed group activity and the role of Facebook in students' experience in higher education. Lectito 2016-08-08 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1034/1/Lee%20Cheng%20Ean%20Educational%20Use%20of%20Facebook%20SMT_2016.1.pdf Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine * and Teh, Phoey Lee * (2016) Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university. Social Media and Technology, 1 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2468-2128 http://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201641 doi:10.20897/lectito.201641
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LB2300 Higher Education
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LB2300 Higher Education
Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine *
Teh, Phoey Lee *
Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
description The learning environments in higher education are moving towards the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) such as social media. Recent years have witnessed an increased interest of using social media in higher education and this has created a growing phenomenon for the educational use of social networking sites such as Facebook, to create, engage, and share information among the students. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the Facebook closed group activities of undergraduate students in a Malaysian private university. The analysis of data shows four main themes of students' education related use of Facebook closed group and issues relating to students’ use of Facebook for educational purposes due to its increasing prevalence in the everyday lives of students. This paper concludes with two main findings of the realities of students' Facebook closed group activity and the role of Facebook in students' experience in higher education.
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author Lee, Cheng Ean Catherine *
Teh, Phoey Lee *
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Teh, Phoey Lee *
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title Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
title_short Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
title_full Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
title_fullStr Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
title_full_unstemmed Educational use of Facebook by undergraduate students in Malaysia higher education: A case study of a private university
title_sort educational use of facebook by undergraduate students in malaysia higher education: a case study of a private university
publisher Lectito
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1034/1/Lee%20Cheng%20Ean%20Educational%20Use%20of%20Facebook%20SMT_2016.1.pdf
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http://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201641
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