♦ Social Media Toolkit Supporting Instructors to Create Social and Unbound Learning Spaces in Higher Education
Ahmet Yenertürk2015-02-17T18:49:08+03:00Gülbahar, Y., Rapp, C., & Erlemann, J. (2014). Social Media Toolkit. Annual Conference of the Association for Media in the Sciences #GMW14: Designing Learning Environments – Rethinking Educational Contexts, Zurich: Switzerland. Abstract In an ongoing EU FP7 Era.NET RUS project,1 utilizing a mixed-method approach (interviews/focus group (n=145) in four countries; online teaching style survey), we, among others, researched how instructors and students in higher education (HE) use social media (SoMe) for teaching, learning, and research. We revealed potential benefi ts of SoMe usage by instructors in HE classrooms. However, although many instructors are open-minded about applying SoMe in their teaching contexts, [...]