Zohair Malki

Work place: Department of Information and Learning Resources, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

E-mail: zmalki22@gmail.com

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Research Interests: Computer systems and computational processes, Computer Architecture and Organization, Data Structures and Algorithms

Biography

Zohair Malki: Working at the Department of Information and Learning Resources, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Currently he is the dean of the collage of Computer Science and Engineering in Yanbu, his research interests include, E-learning and education techniques; using ICT in education, computer technology, and computer software and algorithms.

Author Articles
Twitter as a Social Network in Academic Environments for Exchanging Information Taibah University: A Case Study

By Zohair Malki

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2015.10.03, Pub. Date: 8 Sep. 2015

Twitter is extensively used in the Arab World in the last few years. It showed positive impact on both students and teachers in academic institutions. In this paper we introduce Taibah University as a case study to examine Twitter uses and benefits in education environments. Deans, Students and Teachers accounts on Twitter will be examined to discover the general uses of Twitter and the type of information which is commuting between students and teachers. Results showed that twitter is used extensively in Taibah University for after class room discussions, and for the teachers to share class notes and lectures, in addition it showed highly agreement on the importance of twitter in Taibah University from both students and faculty members.

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