Integrating Social Media in Tertiary Education: Experiences and Predicaments

摘要

High hopes and positive assumptions accompany the advent of social media use in learning and teaching environments. The careful examination of social aspects of technology and experiences based on case studies show nevertheless that there are predicaments that should be pondered when courses for tertiary education with hybrid learning concepts are set up. This paper outlines an introductory freshmen course at a university, shows its evaluation, and discusses sensitive areas for successful social media use.