Using Facebook for teaching and learning: A review of the literature

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-86

  Yang, Yuqin ^a   Wang, Qiyun ^a   Woo, Huay Lit ^a   Quek, Choon Lang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Affordance; Facebook; Pedagogy; Social networking site

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

AFFORDANCES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACEBOOK; HIGHER EDUCATION; PEDAGOGY; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 79954570455     PISSN: 15604624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2011.039695     Document Type: Article

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