A case-study: The adoption, adaptation and transformation of Facebook as eportfolio in Higher Education

Abstract

Internet-based social networking such as MySpace, Facebook, Elgg and Friendster, has the capability to provide the learning space in which students can learn about learning. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of students from Higher Education in adopting and adapting a social network platform, namely Facebook as part of their eportfolio. In addition to that, the research delves into the concept of social networking which advocates communities of learning in each of the student’s eportfolio. Analysis were conducted from the observation data in class and the online platform, Facebook and interview data from the postgraduate diploma students (N=6). The preliminary finding illustrates that social network tools can be adopted, adapted and transformed to engage students in their learning and if the tool is framed with proper scaffolding, it can become an effective eportfolio tool