Erika E. Smith
Social media in undergraduate learning: categories and characteristics
Mount Royal University
study investigates core categories characteristics social media technologies smts undergraduate students choose use learning outside formal curriculum within mixed method research methodology inquiry employed 30 semistructured interviews online survey n 679 explore undergraduates across disciplines view smts meaningful part university learning together qualitative quantitative results demonstrate several contextual relationships exist including important relationship particular ways meaning making students identified specific social media technologies use university learning differences found general social media use significant relationship particular ways making meaning use specific smts indicating importance learning context social media affordances