Proposal of Parameters and Characterization of Social Network Groups Focussed on University Teaching: Experience and Lessons Learned

Abstract

Social networks are currently established in the personal activity of the university students. However the use of social networks in the teaching-learning process is reserved just for a few isolated cases. It would be very interesting to include the social networks in the teaching daily activities. This article presents a measurement of social network groups focussed on university teaching. The measurement was done through different rates to provide empirical corroboration of the target group profile. The group profile is important since the group guidance could be different due to the teacher interests. The results show that through the established measurement it is possible to clearly distinguish three groups profiles. Deciding the profile which you want to apply to a group will allow defining the strategy, which will optimize the learning process using an environment closer to the students.