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Potential of social networking sites for distance education student engagement
Author(s) -
Lester Jaime,
Perini Michael
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.406
Subject(s) - student engagement , sociology , focus (optics) , community engagement , community college , distance education , pedagogy , mathematics education , public relations , psychology , political science , medical education , medicine , physics , optics
This chapter explores the potential of social networking sites for increasing student engagement for distance education learners. The authors present a modified student engagement model with a focus on the integration of technology, specifically social networking sites for community college distance education learners. The chapter concludes with challenges and implications for integrating social networking sites in the classroom and on the college level.