Using Facebook to Transfer Knowledge into Practice and Aid Student, Lecturer and Content Interaction A Case of Bachelor of Information Technology Undergraduate Students at Makerere University
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2017
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Employers have criticised graduates for inadequate skills to apply knowledge into practice due to the
traditional teaching and learning methods which concentrate more on theory than practice. Technology
affords several teaching and learning methods like social media which students are already motivated to use.
The research therefore used Facebook technology to facilitate students’ application of operating systems
knowledge to record and upload a video installing a virtual machine and operating system onto a group; to
promote content access, and interactive and cooperative learning. The results from the study show that the
overall effect of Facebook on students learning process and experience was positive because it enabled
putting knowledge into practice, sharing, collaboration, interaction, flexibility and learner – centred
activities, among others. Therefore, to increase learning outcome, motivation, desire and interest, new
educational technologies should continuously be explored by educational institutions, educators and learners
for teaching and learning in the digital era. In this light we recommend that Facebook should be assessed in
more studies and integrated as a tool for learning at the university since students appreciate it, find it easy to
use and familiar.
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Knowledge Transfer, Facebook, Interaction, Collaboration, Operating Systems
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Bagarukayo, E., Ng’ambi, D., Baguma, R., & Ssentamu, P. N. (2017). Using Facebook to Transfer Knowledge into Practice and Aid Student, Lecturer and Content Interaction.