Sana Khan

Work place: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Virtual Campus, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan

E-mail: sanakhanre@yahoo.com

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Research Interests: Computer systems and computational processes

Biography

Sana Khan is serving in Computer Science department of COMSATS institute of Information Technology Virtual Campus since March 2013. Her research focus is mainly in the area of e-learning and social networking. She has received the MS degree in Computer Science from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan in 2008.

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A Study on the Role of Facebook in E-Learning

By Sana Khan Sheikh Tahir Bakhsh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijeme.2015.05.01, Pub. Date: 8 Oct. 2015

This study basically investigates the current motivation to use Facebook as a supportive tool for e-learning in a higher education institute of Pakistan. Faculty interviews are conducted to collect the opinions about Facebook as learning and teaching tool. Also statistics on a subject based Facebook page and a group designed for undergraduate students are presented. It has been concluded that Facebook can play its role to facilitate e-learning as more than a social networking website. It is analysed that participation and engagement of students on Facebook page and group is quite optimistic to use it as a supportive tool in future. Results can also help learners and teachers to understand the importance and effects of using social networking website for e-learning.

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