Professional and Social Media Sites (SMSs): Motives and Positive Values of Accommodating Social Media Sites (SMSs) in Teaching Practices according to Indonesian Professional Educators: A Case Study in Two Indonesian Higher Educational Institutions

2nd International Conference on Automation, Control and Robotics Engineering

工业技术;计算机科学;无线电电子学

Luke, J.Y.^1 ; Billy, Y.L.^2

Language Center, English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Bina Nusantara University, Palmerah - Jakarta Barat

11380, Indonesia^1

General English Course Department, Faculty of Communication, Multimedia Nusantara University, Gading Serpong, Indonesia^2

关键词: Critical thinking skills;    Educational institutions;    Online discussions;    Peer review;    Positive value;    Social media;    Social skills;    Teaching practices;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/235/1/012008/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/235/1/012008

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In millennium era, the proliferating Social Media Sites (SMSs) has not only brought increasing demands for all humans, but also creates positive values, specifically for the professional educators or lecturers in any ages. This study envisages the positive values of accommodating Social Media Sites (SMSs) in teaching practices according to the professional educators. Thirty professional educators, i.e. the lecturers, from two universities (i.e. Multimedia Nusantara University and Bina Nusantara University) has participated in this study. The data was collected from the survey by means of questionnaires, analysed using percentages, and exposed the results descriptively. The findings reflected that the positive values of accommodating Social Media Sites in teaching practices were to develop social skills and improve academic skills. However among the two values, the latter was highly influencing the professional educators because of the four reasons: enabling to do tutorial lessons, providing online discussion space with experts or guest lecturers, assisting in doing peer-review and peer-editing, and enhancing the receptive skills, the productive skills, and also the critical thinking skills of the users in SMSs, especially the professional educators or lecturers. Thus, accommodating Social Media Sites (SMSs) in teaching practices is essential for professional educators in Indonesia.