International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science (IJITCS)
IJITCS Vol. 7, No. 10, 8 Sep. 2015
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Twitter as a Social Network in Academic Environments for Exchanging Information Taibah University: A Case Study
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Zohair Malki
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Index Terms
Education, Social Networks, Twitter, Academic Environments
Abstract
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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Zohair Malki, "Twitter as a Social Network in Academic Environments for Exchanging Information Taibah University: A Case Study", International Journal of Information Technology and Computer Science(IJITCS), vol.7, no.10, pp.15-22, 2015. DOI:10.5815/ijitcs.2015.10.03
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