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Copyright

Kawachi Kawachi

Published On

2019-06-30

Page Range

pp. 95-106

Print Length

11 pages

9. Role of Social Media in Learning

Benefits and Drawbacks - How Social Presence Theory Explains Conflicting Findings

Chapter of: Social Media in Higher Education: Case Studies, Reflections and Analysis(pp. 95–106)
Kawachi shows that social media can help students establish a social presence on their course, but once that role has been created it can be a distraction from engaging in collaborative learning activities. Paul makes reference to social and virtual presence to explain why the use of Facebook has led to improved learning in some case studies, but less learning in others.

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