Use of Social Media
Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice
Volume 1 | Issue 2 Article 7
7-23-2012
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Retta Guy
Tennessee State University, rguy@tnstate.edu
Follow this and additional works at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp Part of the Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, and the Instructional Media Design Commons Recommended Citation
Guy, Retta (2012) "THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE," Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 7. Available at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp/vol1/iss2/7
This Peer Reviewed Articles and Commentaries is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Education at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu.
Guy: The Use of Social Media
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Retta Guy*
Web-based technologies that support the social architecture of a community and enhance the effectiveness and value of personal interactions continue to emerge. As proposed by Bruns (2008), “the World Wide Web has been radically transformed, shifting from an information repository to a more social environment where users are not only passive receivers or active harvesters of information, but also creators of content” (p. 22). Web-based technologies now encompass the socializing features of virtual spaces that have emerged as zones for information sharing, collaboration, and community formation and extension (Suter, Alexander, & Kaplan, 2005). Social media, derived from the social software movement, are a collection of Internet websites, services, and practices that support collaboration, community building, participation, and sharing (Junco,
Volume 1 | Issue 2 Article 7
7-23-2012
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Retta Guy
Tennessee State University, rguy@tnstate.edu
Follow this and additional works at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp Part of the Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, and the Instructional Media Design Commons Recommended Citation
Guy, Retta (2012) "THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE," Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 7. Available at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp/vol1/iss2/7
This Peer Reviewed Articles and Commentaries is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Education at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu.
Guy: The Use of Social Media
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Retta Guy*
Web-based technologies that support the social architecture of a community and enhance the effectiveness and value of personal interactions continue to emerge. As proposed by Bruns (2008), “the World Wide Web has been radically transformed, shifting from an information repository to a more social environment where users are not only passive receivers or active harvesters of information, but also creators of content” (p. 22). Web-based technologies now encompass the socializing features of virtual spaces that have emerged as zones for information sharing, collaboration, and community formation and extension (Suter, Alexander, & Kaplan, 2005). Social media, derived from the social software movement, are a collection of Internet websites, services, and practices that support collaboration, community building, participation, and sharing (Junco,
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