Table 1 Value of social media activities for learning
In your opinion, are the following social media activities valuable* for your university learning? | Mean (SD) | Percent (N) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extremely valuable | Very valuable | Somewhat valuable | Not so valuable | Not at all valuable | ||
Building relationships with peers (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn) | 3.61 (1.00) | 19.5% (71) | 36.7% (134) | 32.1% (117) | 8.5% (31) | 3.3% (12) |
Building relationships with instructors (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn) | 2.91 (1.18) | 12.1% (44) | 18.1% (66) | 29.9% (109) | 28.8% (105) | 11.2% (41) |
Looking for help from others online | 4.04 (0.92) | 35.4% (128) | 40.9% (148) | 17.4% (63) | 5.2% (19) | 1.1% (4) |
Searching for information online | 4.63 (0.73) | 74.3% (269) | 18.0% (65) | 5.2% (19) | 1.7% (6) | 0.8% (3) |
Sharing information online with others (e.g., (re)posting links to websites, articles) | 4.04 (0.94) | 38.1% (139) | 34.8% (127) | 21.4% (78) | 4.7% (17) | 1.1% (4) |
Commenting on online information | 3.14 (1.17) | 15.9% (58) | 19.8% (72) | 34.3% (125) | 22.0% (80) | 8.0% (29) |
Creating media to share online (e.g., pictures, videos, music) | 3.41 (1.23) | 23.3% (85) | 26.3% (96) | 26.6% (97) | 15.9% (58) | 7.9% (29) |
Collaborating with others to create things online (e.g., Google Docs) | 4.66 (0.65) | 74.5% (272) | 18.9% (69) | 5.2% (19) | 1.1% (4) | 0.3% (1) |
Discussing ideas with others online (e.g., messaging, forums) | 4.17 (0.93) | 45.2% (165) | 33.7% (123) | 15.1% (55) | 5.2% (19) | 0.8% (3) |
Managing your own academic schedule | 4.12 (1.08) | 49.9% (182) | 23.8% (87) | 17.5% (64) | 5.8% (21) | 3.0% (11) |
Practising what you are learning (e.g., digital simulations) | 3.81 (1.11) | 34.8% (127) | 26.8% (98) | 25.5% (93) | 10.1% (37) | 2.7% (10) |
Organizing learning materials (e.g., Google Drive) | 4.55 (0.72) | 64.1% (234) | 29.0% (106) | 5.2% (19) | 0.5% (2) | 1.1% (4) |