Slack
Adopting Social-Networking Platforms for Active Learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6103238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerald Sabin (0000-0002-3844-8164, Western University), Andrea Olive (0000-0002-3640-9364, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 183-189 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096517001913 |
| OpenAlex | W2784003388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
Online learning in postsecondary institutions has increased dramatically across the United States and Canada. Although research demonstrates the benefits of online learning for student success, instructors face challenges in facilitating communication, delivering course content, and navigating outdated and cumbersome technologies. The authors examine the use of a free third-party platform called Slack as a tool to facilitate better communication among students and faculty, enable the delivery of diverse and dynamic course content, and reach students in an online course that supports both independent and collaborative learning. The authors present a case study of Slack’s use in an online second-year environmental politics course taught at a large Canadian public university. There is a significant and growing literature on how to best engage students in online learning, including active and social learning models as promising approaches to digital teaching. The authors argue that using collaborative social technologies such as Slack—which both replicates and integrates the online and social-media environments that students already inhabit—can assist faculty in meeting their pedagogical goals online. The article documents the instructors’ experience in managing discussion and involving students in their online learning through active learning exercises. Best practices are examined
Collaborative learning · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Multimedia · Online learning · Political science · Public relations · Social learning · Social media · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |