Social Media in Dynamic Learning: Logistics and Influential Factors.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Title:	Social Media in Dynamic Learning: Logistics and Influential Factors.
Authors:	Leping Liu¹ liu@unr.edu, Li-Ting Chen¹ litingc@unr.edu, Wenzhen Li¹ wenzhenl@unr.edu
Source:	Journal of Educational Technology Development & Exchange. Apr2019, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p33-57. 25p.
Subject Terms:	Social media, Social media in education, Interactive learning, Active learning, Collaborative learning, Learning
Abstract:	Educators have been using social media to enrich learning activities and promote interactive and collaborative learning. Under the context of dynamic learning - the way that 21st century's learners learn, the new challenges are: how educators design such a setting to effectively integrate certain social media tools to improve learning, and what the influential factors might be that educators need to focus during the design. In this article, we employ the concept "logistics" to explain and redefine dynamic design, dynamic learning, and dynamic thinking, which furthermore formulate the framework of the study. This article presents a critical content review of current literature, and an analysis of 276 cases located from the literature on seven factors (Information Logistics, Technology Logistics, Overall Design Logistics, Collaborative Learning, Active Stimulation, Motivation, and Objective-Driven Activities) regarding their influence on the success of social medial supported learning experiences. All seven factors were found to be significant and included in a static predictive model. An in-depth comprehension of this static predictive model is provided, based on which a new dynamic model is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
	Copyright of Journal of Educational Technology Development & Exchange is the property of Society of International Chinese in Educational Technology (SICET) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database:	Education Research Complete

Description
Abstract:	Educators have been using social media to enrich learning activities and promote interactive and collaborative learning. Under the context of dynamic learning - the way that 21st century's learners learn, the new challenges are: how educators design such a setting to effectively integrate certain social media tools to improve learning, and what the influential factors might be that educators need to focus during the design. In this article, we employ the concept "logistics" to explain and redefine dynamic design, dynamic learning, and dynamic thinking, which furthermore formulate the framework of the study. This article presents a critical content review of current literature, and an analysis of 276 cases located from the literature on seven factors (Information Logistics, Technology Logistics, Overall Design Logistics, Collaborative Learning, Active Stimulation, Motivation, and Objective-Driven Activities) regarding their influence on the success of social medial supported learning experiences. All seven factors were found to be significant and included in a static predictive model. An in-depth comprehension of this static predictive model is provided, based on which a new dynamic model is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	19418027
DOI:	10.18785/jetde.1201.03