Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, Department of Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Med Teach. 2010;32(12):971-6. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.497826.
Recent research indicates that university students are interested and active in supporting their learning by using Facebook, a popular social networking website.
This study aimed to add to our understanding of how or how effectively students may be using Facebook for this purpose.
Researchers surveyed the extent and key features of Facebook use among 759 medical students at one university, and explored in depth the design and conduct of four Facebook study groups.
25.5% of students reported using Facebook for education related reasons and another 50.0% said they were open to doing so. The case studies showed conservative approaches in students' efforts to support their development of medical knowledge, skills and attributes in this way. Both technological affordances and group dynamics were factors contributing to groups' mixed successes.
These cases indicate that using Facebook as part of learning and teaching is as much of a challenge for many students as it may be for most educators.
最近的研究表明，大学生对通过使用流行的社交网站 Facebook 来支持学习很感兴趣且积极参与。
本研究旨在进一步了解学生如何或是否可以有效地将 Facebook 用于此目的。
研究人员调查了一所大学的 759 名医学生使用 Facebook 的程度和主要功能，并深入探讨了四个 Facebook 学习小组的设计和开展情况。
25.5%的学生报告称因教育相关原因而使用 Facebook，另有 50.0%的学生表示他们愿意这样做。案例研究表明，学生在以这种方式支持他们发展医学知识、技能和属性方面的努力较为保守。技术优势和群体动态都是导致群体成功与否的因素。
这些案例表明，对于许多学生来说，像大多数教育者一样，将 Facebook 用作学习和教学的一部分是一个挑战。
