Social Media and Networking Applications in the Education Sector

Abstract

The use of social media is a budding phenomenon that is having a bigger impact on both personal and business life. Social networks are used as tools to facilitate human interaction. Use of social networking sites (SN) complements and improves instruction in conventional classroom settings. For instance, there is a tonne of material available on YouTube, Facebook, wikis, and blogs on a variety of subjects. This study explores the necessity to modify the conventional methods of instruction and learning in light of social media innovation. Discovering the details why higher education students in Delhi-NCR use social media, recognizing the effects of social networking tools on learning and education generally, analyzing the challenges that students may encounter when using social media, and deciding whether traditional learning methods need to change in the age of social media technologies are the main goals of this study. The research technique would involve filling up an online questionnaire by the students at various universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions in Delhi-NCR to reach the study's objectives and investigate the potential effects of social networking platforms on teaching and learning methods. Both quantifiable and qualitative data were gathered. This study is based mostly on the student's viewpoint, examining how using social networking platforms affects students and how it alters conventional teaching and learning methods. To support the use of social networks in higher education, this study underlines the advantages of using them as instruments for creating a new style of learning as well as the drawbacks that may harm the learning process.