Bir Eğitsel Sosyal Ağ Olarak Edmodo'nun Yükseköğretimde Kullanımına Yönelik Öğrenci Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Bu çalışmanın amacı Edmodo'nun yükseköğretimde bir ders kapsamında kullanımına ilişkin öğrenci görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Bu çalışmada Edmodo sosyal ağ sitesi, bir dönem boyunca yeni okuryazarlıklar dersine kayıtlı eğitim fakültesi 1. Sınıf öğrencileri tarafından kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin eğitsel sosyal ağ olan Edmodo'nun yeni okuryazarlıklar dersinde kullanılmasına yönelik görüşleri dönem sonunda araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yapılandırılmış bir görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. 37 katılımcının görüşleriyle elde edilen veriler içerik analizi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları Edmodo'nun bir derste içerik ve bilgi alışverişine uygun olarak eğitim amaçlı kullanılan faydalı ve etkili bir sosyal ağ olduğu ile derse odaklanmayı arttırdığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca Edmodo'nun yeni okuryazarlıklar dersinde kullanılması, günümüz yeni okuryazarlık becerileri açısından değerlendirildiğinde sosyal ve bilişsel açıdan önemli bir etkisinin olduğu da bulgular arasındadır. Son olarak, araştırmaya katılan öğrenciler, arkadaşlarının konuya ilişkin görüşlerinin öğrenmelerine katkı sağladığını, kendi fikirlerini olgunlaştırdığını ve Edmodo ile ders içeriğine hemen her yerden pratik bir şekilde ulaşabildiklerini belirtmektedir. Edmodo sosyal ağının ders kapsamında kullanılmasına ilişkin sınırlılıklar da bulgular arasındadır.

An Exploration of University Students' Views Regarding the Use of Edmodo as an Educational Social Network

In this study Edmodo, a social network, was used for learning in the New Literacies course by freshmen students for a semester, who were enrolled in the Faculty of Education. The data regarding students' attitudes toward the use of Edmodo- an educational social network- in the course were collected via a structured interview form developed by the authors at the end of the semester. The collected data from 37 participants' attitudes were analyzed using content analysis. The results of the study showed that Edmodo is a useful and good social network used for educational purposes in accordance with content and information exchange, and it also helps increasing the focus on the course. Furthermore, the use of Edmodo in the New Literacies course had a considerable effect from social and cognitive perspectives when evaluated in terms of current literacy skills. Finally, the students who participated in the study stated that their friends' opinions regarding the topic helped their learning and mature their own opinions. Besides, they could access course content with Edmodo from anywhere in a practical way. The above-mentioned results notwithstanding, the limitations with respect to the use of Edmodo in the scope of a course are also among the results.

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