Social Networking Sites (SNS) and Digital Learning
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Education and Approaches".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 January 2023) | Viewed by 4996
Special Issue Editor
Interests: digital ethics; learning technology; innovation; religion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, the advancement of Social Networking Sites (SNS) has given a tremendous impact to the society including business, education and social activities. It is mainly in the sector of education that it has the significant role in advancing the instructional process. The latest progression of SNS in advancing educational process and standard is clearly viewed such as supporting both formal and informal learning. The significance included online sources, medium of instruction, and also monitoring process of instructional outcome. As such, the potential value of SNS is being strategically important as this might lead to serving as a bridge of podium and sites to contribute the support for digital learning. It is clearly acknowledged that SNS is providing a platform to help providing learning process through its digital environment. It is important to enlarge the critical exploration on SNS to look into detail about its significant facilitations given to the digital learning.
As a result, an extensive point through critical exploration on SNS on digital learning environment might give a valuable insight to develop an adaptive comprehension and practice on learning technology. Thus, the main objective of this special issue (SI) is to advance research and innovation about the potential value of SNS enhanced in facilitating the digital learning enhancement. The main outcome of this SI is being a substantive part of digital learning environment to contribute to give insights into enhancing the insightful contribution for learning technology together with the adaptive technology enhancement. Therefore, this special issue calls for researchers, academics and practitioners in the fields to contribute their ideas, knowledge explorations and critical arguments on SNS and digital learning.
Dr. Miftachul Huda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- social networking sites (SNS) in learning
- professional digital learning
- online SNS application in learning
- effective SNS-enabled learning environments
- SNS-supported informal and formal learning
- digital learning environment
