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Keeping it Social: Engaging Students Online and in Class

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Peck, Jennifer J.·2012·Asian Social Science
DOI 10.5539/ass.v8n14p81
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New technologies expand the horizons of education, offering opportunities to explore practices based on collaboration and community rather than the individual teacher or learner. A social networking site was implemented in a university unit with the aim of progressing online participatory culture and increasing student engagement both online and in face-to-face classes. The challenge of engaging students and converting lurkers and stalkers into talkers is discussed.Analysis of linguistic features of blog and forum posts was undertaken and the findings were used to modify online instructor behaviour and presence, and to encourage student participation. The research found that posts with high response rates had short topic titles, used directives and lexical items suggesting immediacy: “Newest hottest topic”, while modalization and requests for help produced low or zero responses. Controversial topics received most responses. Gender was found to be a relevant factor, with blogs posted by males gaining higher response rates than those posted by females. The online site produced discursive shifts in “real life” interactions, and provided a speaking-space for quiet students. Students’ initial cynicism towards the site changed, and online social networking cultivated affinity groups and increased student participation in both online and face-to-face contexts.

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Authors
Peck, J. J.
Affiliations
Macquarie University (AU)
Corresponding author
Peck, Jennifer J.
Venue
Asian Social Science
Publisher
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Published
2012-10-31
Volume
8
Issue
14
ISSN
  • 1911-2017 (ISSN-L)
  • 1911-2025
DOI
10.5539/ass.v8n14p81
OpenAlex
W2058876712
Cited by
22
References
0
Citations by year
2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3
FWCI
17.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
Asian Social Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Macquarie University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
  • Social Sciences › Education › Educational Technology in Learning
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Digital Communication and Language
Keywords
online student engagement, social networking sites, blogs, online forums, student participation, response rate, gender differences, discursive change, affinity groups, cooperative learning, university students

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