Adding to the mix: Students use of Facebook groups and blackboard discussion forums in higher education

• Published in: Knowledge management & e-learning Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 444 - 463
• Main Author: Kent, Mike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Education 01.09.2016; Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
• Subjects: Colleges & universities; Education; Higher education; Internet; Learning; Students

This paper reports on a case study of the use of Facebook in learning and teaching in higher education. Facebook was used as a venue for online discussion to support the existing Learning Management System (in this case Blackboard) in the unit Internet Collaboration and Organisation as part of the I...