"Actually, i Wanted to Learn": Study-related knowledge exchange on social networking sites

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-14

  Wodzicki, Katrin ^a   Schwämmlein, Eva ^a   Moskaliuk, Johannes ^b  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Informal learning; Social networking site; Student; University

Indexed keywords

FACEBOOK; INFORMAL LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; KNOWLEDGE PROCESS; NEW DIMENSIONS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL ISSUES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; UNIVERSITY;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 82455167915     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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