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    This document discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of using Facebook for educational purposes. It identifies three main benefits: 1) Facebook can increase student engagement with course content by allowing frequent interaction with posts related to their studies; 2) It enables student collaboration on group projects through a flexible online environment for exchanging information; and 3) Facebook supports collaborative learning. However, one drawback is that Facebook can distract students from their studies, with research finding lower GPAs and less study time among heavy Facebook users.

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    This document discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of using Facebook for educational purposes. It identifies three main benefits: 1) Facebook can increase student engagement with course content by allowing frequent interaction with posts related to their studies; 2) It enables student collaboration on group projects through a flexible online environment for exchanging information; and 3) Facebook supports collaborative learning. However, one drawback is that Facebook can distract students from their studies, with research finding lower GPAs and less study time among heavy Facebook users.

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    This document discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of using Facebook for educational purposes. It identifies three main benefits: 1) Facebook can increase student engagement with course content by allowing frequent interaction with posts related to their studies; 2) It enables student collaboration on group projects through a flexible online environment for exchanging information; and 3) Facebook supports collaborative learning. However, one drawback is that Facebook can distract students from their studies, with research finding lower GPAs and less study time among heavy Facebook users.

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    Another advantage of Facebook in the tertiary setting is that it can increase

    student engagement with course content. Research shows that students who

    participate actively in their learning, and in their overall tertiary experience, are

    more likely to succeed (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). For example, in one study,

    many students were permanently signed into Facebook, so they could frequently

    engage with posts related to their course content, assignments and activities (Irwin

    et al., 2012). An additional dimension of their participation is that students may

    use Facebook comments to critique their experience. For instance, Rambe (2012)

    found that students felt empowered to voice concerns about teaching methods,

    course materials and institutional processes. They were also relieved to find that

    their classmates shared their difficulties. As a result of students’ critique, lecturers

    were made aware of issues that affected learning and were able to address these

    problems. This type of online interaction demonstrates how Facebook can be used

    to access, engage with and critique course content.

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    A further benefit of Facebook is student collaboration. Students are often required

    to do group work or projects where they need to meet outside of class, but it may

    be difficult for them to find a suitable time and place to meet. According to

    Lankshear and Knobel (2011), online collaboration promotes “innovation and

    productiveness”, because people “learn, create and innovate in the company of

    others” (p. 215). Additionally, students may feel more at ease when learning in this

    “informal and flexible environment” (Mazman & Usluel, 2010, p. 451) because it is

    easy for them to exchange information (Sanchez & Javed, 2014). This flexibility

    and ease of use means that students are able to contribute to an assignment from

    their homes on opposite sides of a city at a time that is convenient and without

    the expense of travelling to meet face to face. The ability to work at home may

    also decrease the capital expenditure of educational institutions as the need to

    provide spaces for group work is reduced. These examples illustrate the potential

    for social networking sites to support collaborative learning. However, there are

    concerns about Facebook, which need to be considered.

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    One negative impact of Facebook is its capacity to distract students from their

    studies. For instance, Kirschner and Karpinski (2010) question whether students

    are able to engage with academic writing or listening while using Facebook at the

    same time. Studies have found that students who use Facebook have a lower

    Grade Point Average (GPA) and spend less time studying than students who do not

    use Facebook (Junco, 2012; Kirschner & Karpinski, 2010). A reduction in the time

    spent on activities particularly seems to occur when students are feeling under

    time pressure (Janković et al., 2016). Even as little as five to ten hours per week on

    social media is likely to have a negative impact on students’ engagement with

    assignments (Rouis et al., 2011). These studies all point to a negative relationship

    between Facebook use and academic performance.

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