Can We Make Students Lifelong Learners Through Social Networks?

• DOI: 10.18260/1-2--21038
• Publication Date: 2020-09-10T23:35:27Z
• Authors: Gonca Altuger-Genc; Yegin Genc
• Keywords: Formal education; Leverage (statistics); Emerging Technologies; Traditional education

Abstract CAN WE MAKE STUDENTS LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS?Technological advances continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of highereducation. These technological can be divided into two groups: first group istechnology dedicated to education (ex. Smart boards, online campuses, blackboards); thesecond involves technologies that are more generic but applicable educationalpurposes (email, bookstores etc.). The advantage targeted is they arecustom fit solutions problems therefore their evident.However these limited in lifetime period formal education.Generic tend adopted due efficiencies abstract theyremain available even after over. Therefore one hand benefits oftargeted technology undeniable on other lifelong learning only leverage thegeneric technology. We believe should replace technologiesfor sake where meet ones technologies.We social networking tools good candidates for replacing specificcollaboration such as blackboard message boardsThe Accreditation Board Engineering Education Technology (ABET) criteria require thatengineering programs demonstrate students attain “a recognition need for, andan ability engage learning”. Even though environments provide great dealof accessibility throughout education, lose access theseenvironments Without any doubt, use dedicatedtechnology cannot extended when still continues. Onthe hand, remain means processafter education. used medium forcollaboration This way self directed thecompletion Over last few years schools started utilize networksthrough LinkedIn groups or Facebook pages reach out alumni. ideabehind this initiative mainly create a network all students, staff, faculty alumniare connected informed about school’s news. Higher number participants schoolsocial proved masses. However theseapplications towards searches (finding right guy), andraising awareness purposes. Our aim networks collaboration needs offormal set grounds learning. expect theseplatforms over.This paper aims look implementation engineering whilecomparing how (blackboard) (social networks) platformshandle will focus senior year course students’utilization process discussion boards platforms,alongside challenges, response overall reaction based learningplatforms.