Collaborative problem solving using public social network media: analyzing student interaction and its impact to learning process

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dc.creatorAteya, Ismail Lukandu
dc.creatorBallera, Melvin
dc.creatorRadwan, Abdalla
dc.date09/10/2013
dc.dateTue, 10 Sep 2013
dc.dateTue, 10 Sep 2013 10:46:18
dc.dateTue, 10 Sep 2013 10:46:18
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T11:29:06Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T11:29:06Z
dc.descriptionArticle published in International Journal of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (IJDIWC)
dc.descriptionThis paper examines the use of social network media at three aspects in African and Libyan perspective. Firstly, to use social network media as an open network learning environment that provide service for interaction necessary for learners to support socialization and collaboration during problem solving. Secondly, to use social media as a tool to support blended learning in e-learning system and encourage non-native English students to express their ideas and fill the gap of communication problems. Thirdly, to analyze the interaction of the learner in social media threaded messages and its relation to group and individual performance using different social schema and social network analyses. Quasi-experimental results indicate that there is an increase on the cognitive level of students at different level while qualitative results reveal that it helps deepen learning, memorable, have freedom to express opinions and lessen pressure and increase communication and socialization.
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the use of social network media at three aspects in African and Libyan perspective. Firstly, to use social network media as an open network learning environment that provide service for interaction necessary for learners to support socialization and collaboration during problem solving. Secondly, to use social media as a tool to support blended learning in e-learning system and encourage non-native English students to express their ideas and fill the gap of communication problems. Thirdly, to analyze the interaction of the learner in social media threaded messages and its relation to group and individual performance using different social schema and social network analyses. Quasi-experimental results indicate that there is an increase on the cognitive level of students at different level while qualitative results reveal that it helps deepen learning, memorable, have freedom to express opinions and lessen pressure and increase communication and socialization.
dc.formatVolume Number:3(1)
dc.formatNumber of Pages:25-42
dc.identifier2225-658X
dc.identifier
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/3679
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications
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dc.subjectblended learning
dc.subjectcollaboration
dc.subjecte-learning
dc.subjectnetwork learning
dc.subjectsocialization
dc.subjectsocial network media
dc.titleCollaborative problem solving using public social network media: analyzing student interaction and its impact to learning process
dc.typeArticle
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