Factors Inducing the Use of Social Networking Sites in Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Education, as a deeply social activity is one such background that can benefit from the usage of social media sites particularly. It improves the sense of connectedness among students by providing opportunities for learning within and outside of the classroom. Social media sites can be employed to host events, debates, study groups and reading circles; reviews; expert induction and consultation; and give users opportunities for making new connections and gaining access to "distributed intelligence." They've been utilized to collaborate on assignment problems and create an online identity. Therefore, this research work access factors responsible in inducing the use of social networking site in education. It was funding that Social Influence, Comfort, e-learning perceptions as well as academic reasons are the main factors that induced social networking into education.