The incorporation of social network as teaching and learning electronic portfolio : a case study on Facebook
Other Title(s)
تأسيس الشبكة الاجتماعية كمحفظة تعليمية و تعليمية : دراسة حالة على الفيس بوك
Joint Authors
al-Balawi, Amir Muhammad
al-Umarbi, Muhammad Abdu
Source
Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 41 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.128-142, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Basic Education
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Information Technology and Computer Science
Topics
- Universities
- Higher education
- Students
- Electronic learning
- Case studies
- Sudan
- Twenty-first century
- Facebook(Electronic resource)
Abstract EN
This article aims at investigating the potential of applying the Social Network (Facebook) as a teaching electronic portfolio at the University level.
The researchers adopted the descriptive method utilizing the test and the questionnaire as the main tools for yielding the required data.
The subjects of the study included (50) English language teachers across various Sudanese universities along with (25) students majoring English in the second year at University of Kassala who have Facebook accounts whereby were taught online inside a Facebook group.
The gathered data have been processed using SPSS program.
Finally, according to the results, it became evident that there is practical and effective use for Facebook to be applied as teaching and learning electronic portfolio on the academic and educational sites especially at the university level in these respects that learners’ performance can easily be monitored and assessed through the social network, teachers and students can collaborate in a secure, closed environment on Facebook group, teachers can maintain a personal content library and share content with members and finally students can instantly access their files through their cloud-based ‘Library"
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Balawi, Amir Muhammad& al-Umarbi, Muhammad Abdu. 2018. The incorporation of social network as teaching and learning electronic portfolio : a case study on Facebook. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences،Vol. 2018, no. 41, pp.128-142.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895872
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Balawi, Amir Muhammad& al-Umarbi, Muhammad Abdu. The incorporation of social network as teaching and learning electronic portfolio : a case study on Facebook. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences No. 41 (Dec. 2018), pp.128-142.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895872
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Balawi, Amir Muhammad& al-Umarbi, Muhammad Abdu. The incorporation of social network as teaching and learning electronic portfolio : a case study on Facebook. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 41, pp.128-142.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895872
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 141-142
Record ID
BIM-895872