Social Media in Tertiary Education-Vhembe Further Education Training College Case Study
Social media technologies are being widely used by students in institutions of higher education and these are transforming their way of learning, social conduct, communication and networking. The intend of this research was conducted to determine value of social media technologies to students in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2015-08-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Education |
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| Online Access: | http://iafor.org/archives/journals/education/journal-of-education-special-edition-contents/Mungofa_Tsvara.pdf |
| Summary: | Social media technologies are being widely used by students in institutions of higher education and
these are transforming their way of learning, social conduct, communication and networking. The
intend of this research was conducted to determine value of social media technologies to students
in higher education but with a focus that was directed towards students in a vocational training
college. A random sample of 105 students from Vhembe Further Education Training College (FET)
participated in the study and they were the following departments, Business/Finance, Engineering,
Hospitality and Tourism. Analysis of results was executed through application of SPSS statistical
package. Findings show that social media technology has infused a new culture of learning among
students. In addition, social media applications which are being widely used by students for
learning activities that include studying, access of education content, and social communication
are: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube. |
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| ISSN: | 2187-0594 2187-0594 |