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Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective

Social media (SM) has gained a huge acceptance from all and sundry. A huge potential exists for academic researchers in the use of SM for intellectual exercise. Informal learning (IL) has redefined the entire learning process, creating a new dawn from the formal learning rigid structures. However, t...

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Main Authors: Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y., Mohamed Dahlan, Halina, Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2021
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/1/HalinaMohamedDahlan2021_SocialMediaUsageforInformalLearning.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJICTE.2021040107
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spelling my.utm.968162022-08-23T06:36:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/ Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y. Mohamed Dahlan, Halina Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education (General) Social media (SM) has gained a huge acceptance from all and sundry. A huge potential exists for academic researchers in the use of SM for intellectual exercise. Informal learning (IL) has redefined the entire learning process, creating a new dawn from the formal learning rigid structures. However, there is lack of research on why some researchers fail to accept SM for IL. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the use of SM for IL, barriers, benefits, and effect of individual factors. For this reason, a thorough literature review was conducted, and items were extracted from prior studies. Using a survey, a total of 170 responses were received from academic researchers using paper-based questionnaire. The authors discovered from the survey that lack of encouragement, lack of quality information, threat to research material are the barriers affecting SM use. Furthermore, they found that the benefits of using SM by academic researchers are to communicate with peers, share knowledge, and enhance collaboration. Thus, these findings will help stakeholders in encouraging the use of SM for IL. IGI Global 2021-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/1/HalinaMohamedDahlan2021_SocialMediaUsageforInformalLearning.pdf Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y. and Mohamed Dahlan, Halina and Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal (2021) Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 17 (2). pp. 103-117. ISSN 1550-1876 http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJICTE.2021040107 DOI:10.4018/IJICTE.2021040107
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
L Education (General)
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
L Education (General)
Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y.
Mohamed Dahlan, Halina
Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal
Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
description Social media (SM) has gained a huge acceptance from all and sundry. A huge potential exists for academic researchers in the use of SM for intellectual exercise. Informal learning (IL) has redefined the entire learning process, creating a new dawn from the formal learning rigid structures. However, there is lack of research on why some researchers fail to accept SM for IL. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore the use of SM for IL, barriers, benefits, and effect of individual factors. For this reason, a thorough literature review was conducted, and items were extracted from prior studies. Using a survey, a total of 170 responses were received from academic researchers using paper-based questionnaire. The authors discovered from the survey that lack of encouragement, lack of quality information, threat to research material are the barriers affecting SM use. Furthermore, they found that the benefits of using SM by academic researchers are to communicate with peers, share knowledge, and enhance collaboration. Thus, these findings will help stakeholders in encouraging the use of SM for IL.
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author Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y.
Mohamed Dahlan, Halina
Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal
author_facet Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y.
Mohamed Dahlan, Halina
Shehzad, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal
author_sort Mohmed Al-Sabaawi, Mohmed Y.
title Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
title_short Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
title_full Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
title_fullStr Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
title_full_unstemmed Social media usage for informal learning in Malaysia: academic researcher perspective
title_sort social media usage for informal learning in malaysia: academic researcher perspective
publisher IGI Global
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/1/HalinaMohamedDahlan2021_SocialMediaUsageforInformalLearning.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96816/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/IJICTE.2021040107
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