Using Social Media to Promote Student Learning at Sri Songkhram Industrial Technology College, Nakhon Phanom University

Abstract

        The purposes of this study were: 1) to investigate the use of online social media to enhance the students’ learning, 2) to explore the favorable factors in fostering the students’ learning, 3) To propose guidelines on using online social media to enhance the learning of students at Sri Songkram Industrial Technology College, Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of this study included all 580 students who enrolled in 2016 academic year at Sri Songkram Industrial Technology College, Nakhon Phanom Province. They could be subdivided into Business Computer major, Accounting major, Electrical Power major, Auto Mechanics major, and Electronics major, and 28 ones of teachers, staff officer in Sri Songkram Industrial Technology College, Nakhon Phanom Province. The used instrument was a questionnaire for students and executive interview.

      The results of study were: 1) the use of online social media to enhance the students’ learning, as a whole, was at the low level. Facebook was used the most (= 2.61; S.D. =0.64). The place which online social media was used the most at home or residence (= 2.52; S.D. =0.67). The most used period of time was 13.00 – 15.59. Purpose of use in the most was communication (= 2.38; S.D. =0.78). 2)  The  favorable factors for using social media in fostering the students’ learning, it was found that the students needed the outlets or places which could provide them for broadband internet connections the most (= 2.41; S.D. =0.76). They also needed the computers with internet connections medium (= 2.45; S.D. =0.69). When considering factors for the college, it was found that the university personnel needed to have computers to search for services, at the moderate level (X= 2.59, S.D. = 0.58) and increasing the number of wired internet access at a moderate level (X = 2.56, S.D. = 0.59).. 3)  The guidelines on using online social media, the physical policies were proposed, more outlets for broadband internet connections. Similarly, the increase of computers for retrieving information was suggested. Air-conditioned computer rooms that the students could use online social media conveniently. Have a system for helping students access social media.