Open AccessHow social network applications enhancing team project collaborations at home
Author(s) -
Sonthya Vanichvatana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cypriot journal of educational sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.22
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1305-905X
pISSN - 1305-9076
DOI - 10.18844/cjes.v15i2.4812
Subject(s) - social network analysis , space (punctuation) , collaborative learning , point (geometry) , higher education , social network (sociolinguistics) , project team , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , knowledge management , medical education , computer science , social capital , world wide web , social media , political science , social science , geometry , mathematics , law , operating system , medicine
Team project collaboration is an important teaching and learning activity. Informal learning spaces are required to support such outside classrooms learning activity. There are increasing numbers of students who use virtual space platforms and social network applications (SNA) to support team project works at home. The objectives of this study were to understand how students used SNA to support team project works at home, how they learn about SNA, students’ views of pro and con of SNA, and how much students need any supports from higher education institutions on this matter. This research used business students of a Bangkok private university as a case study. The results showed that though numerous advantages of SNA, students still valued face-to-face meetings in many phases of a team project. Students with higher cumulative grade point averages reflected higher proportions of needs for universities to teach them how to use SNA for team project collaboration at home than the lower cumulative grade point average students.
Keywords: Higher education institutions; Home; Informal learning spaces; Social network applications; Virtual spaces