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Teachers' Perceptions on Microblog and its Potential for Education

  • Journal of Knowledge Information Technology and Systems
  • Abbr : JKITS
  • 2010, 5(2), pp.113-122
  • Publisher : Korea Knowledge Information Technology Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Published : April 30, 2010

Keol Lim 1

1고려대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Microblogs that integrate blogs and instant messaging with smart phones online and offline have a great potential for education through using microblogs' characteristic such as cooperation, collaboration, participation, interaction, group activities, multiple perspectives, and communications. In this study, 80 teachers participated in a class for experiencing microblogs and it was found that they microblogged for various purposes and the analysis of the participants' postings implied that microblogs would play an important role in education with well-designed learning strategies. Some studies already have reported microblogs for classroom tools, school administrative tools, and other various types of tools for educational activities. Therefore, it is required to study the strategies to maximize the effects of microblogs in education.

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