Adult learners and their use of social networking sites

Authors:
Yuanqiong Kathy Wang;Jessica Arfaa
Affiliations:
Dept. of Computer & Information Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD;Dept. of Computer & Information Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD
Venue:
OCSC'13 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Online Communities and Social Computing
Year:
2013

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to explore the benefits associated with incorporating social networking functionalities within an adult's learning experience. Which social networking sites do they use most frequently? What are the intended purposes of their use? What kind of experience do adult learners have when utilizing social networking services? Why or why not are adult learners using the services provided by the social networking sites? This paper reports a survey conducted among adult learners to identify the answers for the above questions. We believe that the findings from this survey will contribute to understanding future learning design expectations and arrangements.