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Sarah A. Outland – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Technology devices are increasingly being added by schools as academic resources for students and teachers. These devices are often added with an eye to increasing access and leveling the playing field in terms of digital access. This access is considered by schools to be a competitive advantage, often impacting school rankings and school report…
Descriptors: Attention, Expectation, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Uses in Education
Khan, Tehmina; Kend, Michael; Nguyen, Lan Anh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
With the use of social media for academic purposes gaining in popularity, the underlying motivation for this study was to seek a detailed understanding of its impact on students' academic performance. A survey of 334 first-year students in accounting courses at five Australian higher education institutions was undertaken to evaluate the different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Student Surveys
Jennifer Leigh Dunaway – ProQuest LLC, 2020
With the growth of social media over the last decade, students are looking at these platforms not only for personal purposes but also for academic purposes. Social networking sites (SNS) are online communities designed to connect individuals to wider networks of relationships. The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed methods study was to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, College Faculty, Student Attitudes
Leshchenko, Mariya; Tymchuk, Larysa; Pavlenko, Nataliia; Ruban, Larysa – Advanced Education, 2020
The subject of the paper is evaluating and comparing the activity of using digital technologies for the realisation of democratic values by students of Polish and Ukrainian higher educational establishments: rights to freedom of access to information; tolerant communication with other people; awareness of the values of solidarity, equality. The…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Technological Literacy, Critical Thinking, Information Literacy
Salazar, Gilberto Mejía – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2019
The following research work aims to publicize the use and importance that the student gives to social networks during their school education. Likewise, the work was carried out using the simple random sampling type, and it is known that the size of the universe to be studied is made up of 200 students, belonging to the Preparatory Academic Unit…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Web 2.0 Technologies, Internet
Kaya, Omer Sami; Bicen, Huseyin – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2019
Augmented reality (AR) applications can be used in almost all education and training environments. In this study, it reveals the relationship between perceived usefulness, utility and attitudes regarding the use of AR applications in educational environments as well as the relationship between attitude levels and academic achievements. It also…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Achievement, Usability
Vivakaran, Mangala Vadivu; Maraimalai, Neelamalar – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2018
Computers, during its entry into the academic domain, were forecasted to revolutionize the entire educational system across the globe. At present, similar expectations have been encircling the social media technologies. Many researchers claim that social media, when introduced in higher education environments, tend to enhance the students'…
Descriptors: Social Media, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Regression (Statistics)
Sciuto, David J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Increasingly, researchers concerned with the effects of digital technology have hypothesized that the millennial generation does not think or process information like its predecessors. In an age of disruptive technology changing culture and learning, new teachers continue to leave the classroom within the first five years of service. Among the…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Social Networks, Faculty Development, Qualitative Research
Sumida Garcia, Leandro; Costa Silva, Camila Mariane – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2017
Purpose: This research aims to compare the preference of social media sites and institutional communication channels of a higher education institution by confronting elements that form perceived usefulness and user satisfaction with the system. Social media technologies are a part of the routine of the modern society in many diverse ways,…
Descriptors: Social Media, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Thompson, Terrie Lynn – Learning, Media and Technology, 2016
Workers are faced with wider networks of knowledge generation amplified by the scale, diffusion, and critical mass of digital artefacts and web technologies globally. In this study of mobilities of work-learning practices, I draw on sociomaterial theorizing to explore how the work and everyday learning practices of self-employed workers or…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Workplace Learning, Workplace Literacy, Comparative Education
Abu-Shanab, Emad; Al-Tarawneh, Heyam – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2015
Social networks are becoming an integral part of people's lives. Students are spending much time on social media and are considered the largest category that uses such application. This study tries to explore the influence of social media use, and especially Facebook, on high school students' performance. The study used the GPA of students in four…
Descriptors: Social Networks, High School Students, Academic Achievement, Social Media
Chromey, Kelli J.; Duchsherer, Amy; Pruett, Jennifer; Vareberg, Kyle – Educational Media International, 2016
The purpose of this research is to identify the students' perceptions of social media use in a classroom setting. Knowing students' perceptions of social media can help the instructor build a course that both student and teacher can find effective. Using focus groups this study found a model to determine if social media is an appropriate or…
Descriptors: Social Media, Classroom Techniques, Mass Media Use, Student Attitudes
Domingo-Coscollola, María; Arrazola-Carballo, Judith; Sancho-Gil, Juana María – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2016
Today more than ever, educational institutions need educational leaders who are able to promote profound, substantive and sustainable change. This paper is based on the efforts and results of the first stage of a European project implemented in universities and primary and secondary schools in Spain, Finland and the Czech Republic. The project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Social Networks
Myers, Misha; Watkins, Dane; Sobey, Richard – Research in Drama Education, 2016
Technological innovations in digital communication technologies offer possibilities for new forms of participation and storytelling in theatre. WildWorks Theatre Company creates work that is discovered and devised with partners, artists and community participants in response to specific cultural and geographical locations. The work includes people…
Descriptors: Social Media, Technological Advancement, Story Telling, Personal Narratives
Chu, Kar-Hai – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This work presents an exploratory study of how technology mediates the different types of relationships that are formed in sociotechnical systems. More people each day are connecting with each other through social networks, online communities, and other forms of virtual environments. Whether for education, information seeking, friendship,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education