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INFORMAL LEARNING ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES A Comparison between German and American Students Dr. Birgit Spies, University of Applied Science Fresenius, Hamburg, Germany OnlineEduca 2014 Berlin [email protected] [email protected] www.lernen-im-social-web.com

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INFORMAL LEARNING ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITESA Compar ison between German and Amer ican Students !

Dr. Birgit Spies, University of Applied Science Fresenius, Hamburg, Germany OnlineEduca 2014 Berlin [email protected] [email protected] www.lernen-im-social-web.com

RESEARCH DESIGN

1. Diary (14 days) 9 GER, 8 USA

3. Online Survey 460 GER, 352 USA

2. Problem-focused Interview 9 GER, 8 USA

Model for Socio-Technological Learning

Social ProcessInner Conditions BehaviorDefinition of Learning

Level of Knowledge Level of Activity Level of Relationship

Management of Social Network Sites

Learning Process

ConnectednessIdentityInformation

leads to

is influencing

appears in

is result of

activate

is fundamental to

RESULTS: 1. EVIDENCE OF INFORMAL LEARNING

looking for informationpassing knowledgefinding a solution or helpsupport or giving motivationorganizing and arranging sth.other

based on diary based on online survey

GER USA

minimum once a week or several times a day

GER (N=366) %

USA (N=267) %

looking up for information 20,20 15,00organizing something 46,40 16,10passing knowlegde 25,40 24,30helping other students to find a solution

20,80 17,20motivating other students 19,40 20,20

Activities on Social Network Sites

RESULTS: 2. UNDERSTANDING OF STUDYING AND LEARNING

based on online survey

other

gaining new insights or ideas

it's a daily task

broadening your life experience

working with lecture notes

dealing with unkown subjects

finding and using information

0 22,5 45 67,5 90

67,0

63,9

61,1

36,6

36,1

65,8

7,8

67,3

44,9

25,2

65,4

44,5

80,7

6,9

USA (N=321) % GER (N=424) %(multiple answers allowed)

RESULTS: 3. UNDERSTANDING OF CONNECTEDNESS

based on online survey

I can benefit from my network.

Here I feel as a part of a bigger community.

I can give support.

I can reveive support.

Social networks are some kind of extension of my real life.

0 0,75 1,5 2,25 3

2,1

2,2

2,1

1,8

2,7

2,2

2,6

2,7

2,5

2,9

USA (N=230) GER (N=327)

statements related to social networks sites regarding yourself(disagree fully-disagree somewhat-agree somewhat-agree fully)

CONCLUSION

- There is evidence for informal learning regarding study related work. - Students use the social network sites as a learning resource mostly unconscious. - German and American students differ regarding their understanding of learning and connectedness. Both of them use social network sites in their own way.