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Online Social Networks and Computer Skills of University Students

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  • 1. Polytechnic Institute of Santarém - Higher School of Education
  • 2. Center for Knowledge Systems, Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • 3. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malaga
  • 4. Faculty of Communication Sciences, University of Malaga

Description

Currently a large number of college students belong to social networks and spend several hours a week on them. Some
sectors of society, like parents and teachers, are concerned about the negative impact on their academic work and in their
personal lives. However, because the potential positive impacts have not been explored enough, this research addresses
the question: What are the characteristics of online social networks that could facilitate the development of college
students skills’? The research was qualitative and was conducted in a private institution of higher education. Twenty-one
college students and thirteen college teachers participated. The results show that the characteristics of social networks
that favor the development of ICT skills are primarily: 1) environment conducive to learning where students can learn by
playing, racing, linking and imitating; 2) rich environment in technology tools, where there are primarily face tools,
external tools executed outside the social network, internal tools, and external tools executed within the social network;
3) appropriate environment for the exchange of information, where communication can be: one to one, one to many, one
to all contacts and one to all followers.

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