Facebook As a Scaffolding Tool for Teaching Indian Management Students: An Action Research.

Abstract

An action research was conducted to know whether Facebook, a web 2.0 technique, can be used as a scaffolding tool for management education in India. The study was conducted on 120 management students from mixed background studying business management in a residential college at Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India. The intervention was in the form of live discussions in a Facebook forum and couple of quizzes and assignments. The study found that, the digital minded students are benefited by the usage of the Facebook as scaffolding tool for their total learning experiences and could help them express their mind outside of the class.