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Benefits and Risks of Social Networking Sites: Should they also be Used to Harness Communication in a College or University Setting?

Benefits and Risks of Social Networking Sites: Should they also be Used to Harness Communication in a College or University Setting?
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Author(s): Angelina I. T. Kiser (University of the Incarnate Word, USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 13
Source title: Fostering 21st Century Digital Literacy and Technical Competency
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Antonio Cartelli (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2943-1.ch013

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Abstract

One of the challenges facing university and college professors is the use of effective and efficient communication with their students. One solution could be the use of social networking sites to engage students and the U.S. 2010 Digital Year in Review (2011), social networking continues to grow as one of the web’s top activities with 9 out of every 10 U.S. Internet users accessing break down communication barriers, according to a social networking site every month. The study includes an in-depth review of the uses, benefits and risks of social networking sites as well as how they might be utilized in a college or university setting. The researcher in this study surveyed university business students at a private, four-year, Hispanic-serving institution in Texas about their use of social networking sites and how professors might integrate these sites into the curriculum.

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