Technology Course
Presented by: Jawahir Al-Ghafri
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Rationale
Ways to Use Facebook in Education
The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education
The Difficulties that Hinder the Use of Facebook
Recent Studies in Using Facebook in Education
Using Facebook in Education in the Omani
Colleges
Facebook is
to open …….
Ways to Use Facebook in Education
 Profile page
 Creating a group page for the
class
 Replacing or duplicating web course
functions on Facebook
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The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education
For Students
Positive attitude
towards
learning
Multiple social
interactions
Create their
own learning
path
Improve their
self-confidence
Get involved in
the learning
tasks
The Advantages of Using Facebook in Education
For Teachers
Practice a differential pedagogy
Engage in the students’ culture
Integrate formative evaluation
Accept students as interaction
partners
Join Facebook and share technology
The Difficulties that Hinder the Use of
Facebook
Connectivity
and viruses
Time
consuming
Too much
information
Accuracy of
information
Recent Studies in Using Facebook in Education
• How college students felt about faculty use
of Facebook
• The relationship between the frequency of
Facebook use, participation in Facebook
activities, and students’ engagement
• Why students use Facebook
•Anyone
•Anywhere
Using Facebook in Education in the Omani
Colleges
A framework for using Facebook in a
course
The course is
Advanced Teaching Methods in Teaching English
How ???
References
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References
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