Keywords
Social Media, Nigerian University, Lecturers, Teaching and Learning
Abstract
The indispensable presence of social media in the lives students of higher institutions prompted educators to source for mechanism to incorporate social media in education. One of such mechanism is the integration of social media for teaching and learning. As lecturers hold the locus-control over integration of social media for teaching, this study investigated university lecturers’ readiness towards the integration of social media for teaching in a Nigerian university. The study was anchored on virtual learning community theory. The study adopted a descriptive type of survey and used researchers’ designed questionnaire to elicit information from 99 randomly sampled lecturers from 3 faculties of university of Ilorin. The questionnaire consisted of 30 likert scale items with a content validity and 0.83 reliability index after a test re-test pilot was conducted. Weighted mean score was used to answer the three raised research questions. Findings of the study revealed that majority of lecturers are ready to use social media for teaching but not all lecturers are skilled in the use of social media for its integration in teaching. In this vein, the study recommended among others that university management should organize workshops to train lecturers on the use of social media for its integration in teaching.
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Fransman, J. (2013). Researching academic literacy practices around twitter: Performative methods and their onto-ethical implications. In R. Goodfellow and M. Lea (eds.) Literacy in the Digital University: Critical perspectives on learning, scholarship, and technology. London: Routledge, 27-41.
Gannon-Leary, P. & Fontainha, E. (2007). Communities of practice and virtual learning communities: Benefits, barriers and success factors. SSRN eLearning Papers, 5. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1018066
Grosseck, G. & Holotescu, C. (2009). Can we use Twitter for educational activities? Proceedings of the 4th International Scientific Conference: eLearning and Software for Education, Bucharest, Romania. Retrieved from http://adlunap.ro/eLSE_publications/papers/2008/015.-697.1.Grosseck%20Gabriela-Can%20we%20use.
Grosseck, G. (2013). Using social media tools for academic communication. Presentation for Professional Communication and Translation Studies. Timisoara, Romania: Department of Psychology, University of Timisoara.
Guy, R. (2012). The use of social media for academic practice: A review of literature. Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice, 1,2, 7. Retrieved from http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp/vol1/iss2/7
Hamid, S., Waycott, J., Chang, S. & Kurnia, S. (2011). Appropriating online social networking (OSN) activities for higher education: Two Malaysian cases. In G. Williams, P. Statham, N. Brown & B. Cleland (Eds.), Changing demands, changing directions. Proceedings ascilite Hobart (526-538).
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Lederer, K. (2012). Pros and cons of social media in the classroom. Campus Technology, 25,5, 1-2.
Lupton, D. (2014). Feeling better connected: Academics use of social media. Canberra: News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra.
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University of Ilorin (2016). Academic programmes: Department of educational technology, faculty of education 2016/2017. Ilorin: University of Ilorin.
Veletsianos, G. & Navarrete, C. (2012). Online social networks as forming learning environments: Learner experiences and activities. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 13,1, 144-166.
Yeboah, J. & Ewur, G. D. (2014). The impact of whatsapp messenger usage on students’ performance in tertiary institutions in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice, 5,6, 157-164.
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