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    Designing social media into university learning: technology of collaboration or collaboration for technology?

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    Authors
    Tay, E.
    Allen, Matthew
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Tay, Elaine and Allen, Matthew. 2011. Designing social media into university learning: technology of collaboration or collaboration for technology? Educational media international 48 (3): pp. 151-163.
    Source Title
    Educational media international
    DOI
    10.1080/09523987.2011.607319
    ISSN
    09523987
    School
    Department of Internet Studies
    Remarks

    This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Educational Media International (copyright Taylor & Francis), available online at <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/">http://www.tandfonline.com/</a>.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41520
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Using the example of an undergraduate unit of study that is taught both on–campus and externally, but uses Internet–based learning in both cases, we explore how social media might be used effectively in higher education. We place into question the assumption that such technologies necessarily engage students in constructivist learning; we argue that the affordances of social media must be complemented by social affordances, designed into the learning experience, which thereby generate the necessary connection between students’ motivations to study and their motivations to exploit social media. We demonstrate, via the example given, how assessment structures and strategies are the most effective focus when attempting to create the pedagogical affordances that might lead to collaborative learning.

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