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Table 5 Q16: In your opinion, do the following characteristics of social media help you to make meaning (make sense) of your university learning?

From: Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics

Ā 

n (percent)

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Building relationships with peers (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn)

127 (30.0)

191 (45.2)

62 (14.7)

37 (8.7)

6 (1.4)

Building relationships with instructors (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn)

60 (14.3)

144 (34.2)

115 (27.3)

76 (18.1)

26 (6.2)

Creating media to share online (e.g., pictures, videos, music)

71 (16.9)

168 (40.0)

111 (26.4)

54 (12.9)

16 (3.8)

Sharing information online (e.g., links to websites, articles)

127 (30.2)

217 (51.5)

56 (13.3)

16 (3.8)

5 (1.2)

Posting/Re-posting media or information found online (e.g., re-tweeting, sharing links)

78 (18.5)

176 (41.8)

114 (27.1)

40 (9.5)

13 (3.1)

Commenting on media or information found online

59 (14.0)

144 (34.3)

144 (34.3)

55 (13.1)

18 (4.3)

Collaborating to create documents online (e.g., Google Docs)

187 (44.3)

164 (38.9)

54 (12.8)

11 (2.6)

6 (1.4)

Tracking and managing your academic schedule

144 (34.2)

169 (40.1)

77 (18.3)

25 (5.9)

6 (1.4)