Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement
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| internalnotes | Aladjem, R. and Nachmias, R. (2011) ‘Constructing knowledge via mobile devices – one interaction at a time’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp.599–607. Alred, G., Garvey, B. and Smith, R. (1998) The Mentoring Pocket Book, Management Pocketbooks Ltd., Alresford, Hants. Amabile, T.M. (1985) ‘Motivation and creativity: effects of motivational orientation on creative writers’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp.393–399. Berge, L.Z. and Collins, M.P. (1995) Computer Mediated Communication and the Online Classroom: Overview and Perspectives, Hampton Press, Inc., Cresskill, NJ. Costa, C. (2010) Lifelong learning in web 2.0 environments’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.275–284. Cunningham, J.B. and Eberle, T. (1993) ‘Characteristics of the mentoring experience: a qualitative study’, Personnel Review, Vol. 22, pp.54–66. Debatin, B., Lovejoy, J.P., Horn, A. and Hughes, B.N. (2009) ‘Facebook and online privacy: attitudes, behaviors, and unintended consequences’, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 15, pp.83–106. Ferris, D. and Hedgcock, J. (1998) Teaching ESL Composition: Purpose, Process and Practice, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. Garvey, B. and Harris, G.R. (2008) The Benefits of Mentoring: A Literature Review for East Mentor’s Forum, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. Harasim, L. (1996) ‘Networlds: Networks as Social Space’, Global Networks: Computers and International Communication, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. Harmer, J. (1999) The Practice of English Language Teaching, Longman, London. Kabilan, M.K., Ahmad, N. and Abidin, M.J.Z. (2010) ‘Facebook: an online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education?’, The Internet and Higher Education, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp.179–187. Kent, T., Dennis, C. and Tanton, S. (2003) ‘An evaluation of mentoring for SME retailers’, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 31, No. 8, pp.440–448. King, L. and Gurland, S.T. (2007) ‘Creativity and experience of a creative task: person and environment effects’, Journal of Research in Personality, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp.1252–1259. Lave, J. and Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. MacCallum, J. and Beltman, S. (1999) International Year of Older Persons Mentoring, Research Project, Murdoch University. Magagula, C.M. (2005) Capacity Building using an Online Training Course. Available online at: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu Matthews, S.E and LaRose, R. (2000) ‘Internet self-efficacy and the psychology of the digital divide’, Journal for Computer Mediated Communication, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp.123–144. McCarthy, J. (2012) ‘Connected: online mentoring in Facebook for final year digital media students’, in Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Peters, S. (Eds): Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources, IGI Global, pp.204–221. McNaught, C., Lam, P., Cheng, K.F., Kennedy, D.M. and Mohan, J.B. (2009) ‘Challenges in employing complex e-learning strategies in campus-based universities’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.266–285. Moore, M.G. and Kearsley, G. (1996) Distance Education: A Systems View, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA. Moran, J.D., Milgram, R.M., Sawyers, J.K. and Fu, V.R. (1983). Original thinking in preschool children. . Child Development, Vol. 54, pp.921–926. Omar, H., Embi, M.A. and Yunus, M.M. (2012) ‘ESL learners' interaction in an online discussion via Facebook’, Asian Social Science, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp.67–74. Pelling, E.L and White, K.M. (2009) ‘The theory of planned behavior applied to young people’s use of social networking web sites’, Cyberpsychology & Behaviour, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp.755–759. Ramage, J. and Henderson, L. (2009) A Review of Mentoring Literature and Best Practice, NESTA, London. Rashid, A.R. (2011) ‘Vocabulary learning among less proficient young adults using children’s stories’, MexTesol, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp.1–11. Seliger, W. and Shohamy, E. (1990) Second Language Research Methods Oxford Applied Linguistic, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Socialbakers (2012) Facebook Media Statistics in Malaysia. Available online at: http://www. socialbakers.com/facebook-pages/media/malaysia/ Torrance, E.P. (1981) Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM), Scholastic Testing Service, Inc., Bensenville, IL. Vygotsky, L. (1978) Mind in Society: The development of Higher Psychological Processes, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Yunus, M.M., Salehi, H. and Chenzi, C. (2012) ‘Integrating social networking tools into ESL writing classroom: Strengths and weaknesses’, English Language Teaching, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp.42–48. Zaleha, A. (2011). Collisions of Two Communities: Developing Higher Education Student Teachers’ Creativity in Design Through a Social Networking Collaboration with Professional Designers, PhD Thesis, The Nottingham Jubilee Press, pp.1–33. Zimmerman, B.J and Schunk, D.H. (1989) Self-regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: Theory, Research and Practice, Springer-Verlag, New York. |
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| spelling | 11091 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=11091 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal UniSZA Unisza unisza image/jpeg inches 96 96 1424 773 05 05 2014-07-02 10:59:42 1424x773 5285-01-FH02-FBK-14-00762.jpg UniSZA Private Access Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether social networking sites SNS, especially Facebook, could be used to enhance interior design students' creativity by connecting them with professional interior architects in an online mentoring activity. Of particular interest is to explore the perceptions of the students and the interior architects regarding the use of SNS in fostering collaboration between learners and professionals. The study involved five professional interior architects and ten interior design students in a community college in Malaysia. This study employed a one group pre-test and post-test experimental design. Triangulation, involving semi-structured interviews, was used. The findings show that engagement in an online mentoring activity with professional interior architects via Facebook does contribute to the enhancement of creativity among the students. The use of SNS in fostering collaboration between learners and professionals is also perceived positively by both the students and interior architects. 6 1 34-45 Aladjem, R. and Nachmias, R. (2011) ‘Constructing knowledge via mobile devices – one interaction at a time’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp.599–607. Alred, G., Garvey, B. and Smith, R. (1998) The Mentoring Pocket Book, Management Pocketbooks Ltd., Alresford, Hants. Amabile, T.M. (1985) ‘Motivation and creativity: effects of motivational orientation on creative writers’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp.393–399. Berge, L.Z. and Collins, M.P. (1995) Computer Mediated Communication and the Online Classroom: Overview and Perspectives, Hampton Press, Inc., Cresskill, NJ. Costa, C. (2010) Lifelong learning in web 2.0 environments’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp.275–284. Cunningham, J.B. and Eberle, T. (1993) ‘Characteristics of the mentoring experience: a qualitative study’, Personnel Review, Vol. 22, pp.54–66. Debatin, B., Lovejoy, J.P., Horn, A. and Hughes, B.N. (2009) ‘Facebook and online privacy: attitudes, behaviors, and unintended consequences’, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 15, pp.83–106. Ferris, D. and Hedgcock, J. (1998) Teaching ESL Composition: Purpose, Process and Practice, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. Garvey, B. and Harris, G.R. (2008) The Benefits of Mentoring: A Literature Review for East Mentor’s Forum, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. Harasim, L. (1996) ‘Networlds: Networks as Social Space’, Global Networks: Computers and International Communication, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. Harmer, J. (1999) The Practice of English Language Teaching, Longman, London. Kabilan, M.K., Ahmad, N. and Abidin, M.J.Z. (2010) ‘Facebook: an online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education?’, The Internet and Higher Education, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp.179–187. Kent, T., Dennis, C. and Tanton, S. (2003) ‘An evaluation of mentoring for SME retailers’, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 31, No. 8, pp.440–448. King, L. and Gurland, S.T. (2007) ‘Creativity and experience of a creative task: person and environment effects’, Journal of Research in Personality, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp.1252–1259. Lave, J. and Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. MacCallum, J. and Beltman, S. (1999) International Year of Older Persons Mentoring, Research Project, Murdoch University. Magagula, C.M. (2005) Capacity Building using an Online Training Course. Available online at: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu Matthews, S.E and LaRose, R. (2000) ‘Internet self-efficacy and the psychology of the digital divide’, Journal for Computer Mediated Communication, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp.123–144. McCarthy, J. (2012) ‘Connected: online mentoring in Facebook for final year digital media students’, in Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Peters, S. (Eds): Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources, IGI Global, pp.204–221. McNaught, C., Lam, P., Cheng, K.F., Kennedy, D.M. and Mohan, J.B. (2009) ‘Challenges in employing complex e-learning strategies in campus-based universities’, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp.266–285. Moore, M.G. and Kearsley, G. (1996) Distance Education: A Systems View, Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA. Moran, J.D., Milgram, R.M., Sawyers, J.K. and Fu, V.R. (1983). Original thinking in preschool children. . Child Development, Vol. 54, pp.921–926. Omar, H., Embi, M.A. and Yunus, M.M. (2012) ‘ESL learners' interaction in an online discussion via Facebook’, Asian Social Science, Vol. 8, No. 11, pp.67–74. Pelling, E.L and White, K.M. (2009) ‘The theory of planned behavior applied to young people’s use of social networking web sites’, Cyberpsychology & Behaviour, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp.755–759. Ramage, J. and Henderson, L. (2009) A Review of Mentoring Literature and Best Practice, NESTA, London. Rashid, A.R. (2011) ‘Vocabulary learning among less proficient young adults using children’s stories’, MexTesol, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp.1–11. Seliger, W. and Shohamy, E. (1990) Second Language Research Methods Oxford Applied Linguistic, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Socialbakers (2012) Facebook Media Statistics in Malaysia. Available online at: http://www. socialbakers.com/facebook-pages/media/malaysia/ Torrance, E.P. (1981) Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM), Scholastic Testing Service, Inc., Bensenville, IL. Vygotsky, L. (1978) Mind in Society: The development of Higher Psychological Processes, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity, Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Yunus, M.M., Salehi, H. and Chenzi, C. (2012) ‘Integrating social networking tools into ESL writing classroom: Strengths and weaknesses’, English Language Teaching, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp.42–48. Zaleha, A. (2011). Collisions of Two Communities: Developing Higher Education Student Teachers’ Creativity in Design Through a Social Networking Collaboration with Professional Designers, PhD Thesis, The Nottingham Jubilee Press, pp.1–33. Zimmerman, B.J and Schunk, D.H. (1989) Self-regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: Theory, Research and Practice, Springer-Verlag, New York. |
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| summary | The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether social networking sites SNS, especially Facebook, could be used to enhance interior design students' creativity by connecting them with professional interior architects in an online mentoring activity. Of particular interest is to explore the perceptions of the students and the interior architects regarding the use of SNS in fostering collaboration between learners and professionals. The study involved five professional interior architects and ten interior design students in a community college in Malaysia. This study employed a one group pre-test and post-test experimental design. Triangulation, involving semi-structured interviews, was used. The findings show that engagement in an online mentoring activity with professional interior architects via Facebook does contribute to the enhancement of creativity among the students. The use of SNS in fostering collaboration between learners and professionals is also perceived positively by both the students and interior architects. |
| title | Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |
| title_full | Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |
| title_fullStr | Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |
| title_short | Social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |
| title_sort | social networking sites for online mentoring and creativity enhancement |