Facebook: didactic resource to achieve collaborative learning in the University environment
Abstract
The main objective of this research was to determine the presence of collaborative learning on Facebook in the Ethics Workshop course at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Los Cabos (ITES Los Cabos), Cabo San Lucas extension. The methodological design was a qualitative case study design to data collection data through participant observation and interviews. The results were collected and analyzed under the following dimensions: social, participatory, interactive, cognitive, and metacognitive. A didactic model had to be designed for the following elements curriculum, syllabus, students, Web 2.0 tools, Facebook, Facebook group, and facilitator as mediator converged, Henri´s model, which allowed to identify the existence of collaborative learning. The analysis of each activity showed the presence of social and participatory dimensions since students participated in all learning activities; interactive by interacting with each other; cognitive and metacognitive by giving their opinion and reflecting on different topics according to their experience during the course through the social network it was possible to promote collaboration. Based on the analysis, the conclusion was that collaborative learning was favored if used with previously mentioned tools.
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