The use of Facebook and Social Networks to improve Education

• Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon ^[1] ; Juan Vicente Oltra Gutiérrez ^[1] ; José O. Montesa-Andres ^[1] ; Yeamduan Narangajavana ^[2] ; Sofía Estellés Miguel ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

     Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] Universitat Jaume I

     Universitat Jaume I

     Castellón, España

     
• Localización: Dirección y organización: Revista de dirección, organización y administración de empresas, ISSN 1132-175X, Nº 55, 2015, págs. 4-10
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.37610/dyo.v0i55.463
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El uso de Facebook y de las redes sociales para mejorar la educación
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  • español

    El nuevo marco educativo está afectado por el desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y las redes sociales. Este artículo analiza cómo aplicar los nuevos métodos para la educación universitaria, concentrándose en el uso de Facebook para mejorar la creación y evaluación de tareas en cursos de Marketing y Gestión en Ingeniería. En particular, remarca las posibilidades del uso de las redes sociales para promover el aprendizaje, utilizando el caso de Facebook, analizando sus posibilidades, aplicaciones y servicios para los profesores y alumnos, y su posible uso en la enseñanza. El documento ofrece también algunas sugerencias y recomendaciones futuras

  • English

    The development of new information technologies, and specially the evolution of social networks, is affecting the new educational framework. Understanding the process is crucial for educational organizations, since it involves the creation and possible use of new opportunities, and the development of processes to enhance learning and collaboration. This paper considers the possibilities of these processes for improving teaching methods which may be applied to the university education of engineers. Specifically, the paper focuses on the new possibilities of using social media to promote enhanced learning, using the case of Facebook. The paper analyzes diverse possibilities of this social network, different applications and services for teachers and students, and their possible use in teaching. The study concentrates on the use of Facebook to improve the creation and evaluation of assignments in marketing and management courses for engineers. The paper also provides some suggestions and future recommendations

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