Title

Social Media And Other Web 2.0 Technologies As Communication Channels In A Cross-Cultural, Web-Based Professional Communication Project

Abstract

In recent years, cross-national web-based teaching projects have become very popular in many fields. During such projects, participants from different countries work together on collaborative tasks. Communications among project participants take place over the Internet, including via social media. In this chapter, the author reports the results of social media use in one such project, which brought together students from the United States and Ukraine. A pre and post project survey taken by the participants demonstrate the main opportunities and challenges afforded by social media to educators. The reporting and analysis of the survey results are preceded by a review of relevant literature, which contextualizes our findings. © 2013, IGI Global.

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Publication Title

Social Media and the New Academic Environment: Pedagogical Challenges

Number of Pages

256-272

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2851-9.ch013

Socpus ID

84900603645 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84900603645

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