Ayoola, M. J and Oduwobi, E. R (2017) TRENDS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS EFFECT ON TERTIARY EDUCATION - THE STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE. In: National Media Communication Conference for Tertiary Institutions, 31st October -2nd November 2017, Federal Polytechnic. Ilaro.
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This paper identifies and discusses key findings from various literature,the various trends in social media and its effects on tertiary education.Social media is not only being used for entertainment purposes only but also for educative purposes which has both positive and negative influence on students.It is evident that the development of social media has paved way for globalization and it is the main force that has brought human interaction to an interconnect level in recent times. In some ways, it has impacted on the society positively. For instance, with the help of internet, so many social media sites and applications have been created which help users to interact with one another, to create and share textual, visual, audio contents etc. But at the same time, there have been various challenges in the uses of social media sites as it has been creating negative impacts by making people more engrossed, addicted in unhealthy ways to the latest happenings on social media sites such as Face book, Whatsapp, Twitter, YouTube etc. Even though social media networking has a great influence on people’s lives by helping in various fields such as education, human resources, economy etc., it also comes with its bad influences. It is in view of this that this paper tries to juxtapose its positive and negative influences.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Miss Ann Orjime |
| Date Deposited: | 30 May 2020 13:39 |
| Last Modified: | 30 May 2020 13:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/223 |
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