Educational Uses of Social Media and Problem-Based Learning

Year 2013, Issue: 20, 222 - 233, 01.12.2013

Ulaş Başar Gezgin

Abstract

Although potential educational uses of social media was not the reason behind the emergence of social media tools, a trend towards recognizing the educational uses is visible. Social media allows learners to learn from each other (horizontal learning) in the real-life context (authentic learning) most of time, to collaborate with each other to reach a goal, and to participate actively to educational processes. Problem-based learning which is strongly associated with case-based learning is a common approach in medical schools in particular. However, the links between educational uses of social media and problem-based learning are not researched extensively in relevant literature. Thus, in this article, the following were considered: Definitions of problembased learning, its applicability at the program level, the process of tutoring, effectiveness of the model, tutoring by staff vs. students and experts vs. non-experts, educational uses of social media and finally, feasibility of social media for problem-based learning

Keywords

Social Media, Education, Problem-Based Learning

Sosyal Medyanın Eğitim lı Kullanımları ve Problem-Tabanlı Öğrenme

Abstract

Sosyal medya araçlarının çıkışının gerisindeki neden, sosyal medyanın eğitim amaçlı kullanımları olmasa da, eğitim amaçlı kullanımların kabul görmesine yönelik bir trend görülmektedir. Sosyal medya, öğrenenlerin, çoğu zaman, gerçek yaşamdaki bağlamında (otantik öğrenme) birbirlerinden öğrenmelerine (yatay öğrenme), bir amaca ulaşmak için birbirleriyle işbirliği yapmalarına ve eğitim süreçlerine aktif olarak katılmalarına izin vermektedir. Örnek-tabanlı öğrenmeyle yakın bir ilişki içinde olan sorun-tabanlı öğrenme, özellikle tıp okullarında yaygın bir yaklaşımdır. Ancak, sosyal medyanın eğitim amaçlı kullanımlarıyla sorun-tabanlı öğrenme arasındaki bağlar, ilgili literatürde kapsamlı olarak araştırılmamıştır. Bu nedenle, bu makalede, şu konular ele alınmıştır: Soruntabanlı öğrenmenin tanımları, bunun program düzeyinde uygulanabilirliği, özel ders verme süreci, modelin etkililiği, akademik kadro ya da öğrenciler ile ve uzmanlar ya da uzman olmayanlar ile özel ders, sosyal medyanın eğitim amaçlı kullanımları ve son olarak, sosyal medyanın soruntabanlı öğrenme için elverişliliği

Keywords

Sosyal Medya, Eğitim, Sorun-Tabanlı Öğrenme

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