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Social Media for Enhanced e-Education at Namibian Schools

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The continuous technological changes have influenced service delivery in various sectors. Within the education sector, both learners and teachers use different technological devices in teaching and learning. Devices such as computers, mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers are used to access information. Technology has power to transform the teaching and learning paradigm. One should not ignore a variety of e-Learning platforms which are available including social media. This book chapter focuses on the effects of social media in education. A quantitative case study research approach is used. This was supported by document review on current emerging teaching techniques. Approximately 800 participants from high schools and tertiary institutions were engaged. Results from the engaged participants indicate that Facebook is distracting students from studying as they spend a lot of time in online. This book chapter proposes a modern teaching approach that could be used and explains the role of social media.

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  1. Informatics Department, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 13 Storch Street, Windhoek, Namibia

    Nobert Rangarirai Jere & Pardon Blessings Maoneke

  2. Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Kwazulu Natal, Oliver Tambo Building, University Road, Westville, Durban, South Africa

    Tlou Boikhutso

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  1. Microsoft Innovation Centre, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Technology Microsoft Innovation Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Durgesh Kumar Mishra

  2. Faculty of Computers and Information, Banha University Faculty of Computers and Information, Banha, Egypt

    Ahmad Taher Azar

  3. Sabar Institute of Technology, Asst. Prof., Dept. of Info. Tech. Sabar Institute of Technology, Gujarat, Gujarat, India

    Amit Joshi

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Jere, N.R., Boikhutso, T., Maoneke, P.B. (2018). Social Media for Enhanced e-Education at Namibian Schools. In: Mishra, D., Azar, A., Joshi, A. (eds) Information and Communication Technology . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 625. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5508-9_12

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