Facebook as a platform of social interactions for meaningful learning

Undeniably, Facebook has become a significant part of students' life in the 21st century. Therefore, interactions between instructors and students play a major role in learning through an online social learning environment like Facebook. Such an interaction is known as the key elements that can...

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Main Authors: Jumaat, Nurul Farhana, Ahmad, Noriesah, Abu Samah, Norazrena, Mohamad Ashari, Zakiah, Ali, Dayana Farzeeha, Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press GmbH 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88507/1/NurulFarhanaJumaat2019_FacebookasaPlatformofSocialInteractionsforMeaningful.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88507/
https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/9363
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Summary:Undeniably, Facebook has become a significant part of students' life in the 21st century. Therefore, interactions between instructors and students play a major role in learning through an online social learning environment like Facebook. Such an interaction is known as the key elements that can measure students' learning process, particularly in an online learning environment. Past researchers have agreed that a social networking site does not only promote social interaction but also have high potential to be used for teaching and learning purposes. However, interactions that occur in social networking sites are meaningless due to lack of proper guidance. Lack of proper guidance will lead to no or little intellectual growth among students because the students might be very likely to discuss unrelated topics. Therefore, the goal of this study is to discuss the social interactions that exist in Facebook and its potential as a platform to enhance meaningful learning among students.