@article {9171244020131001, title = {Exploring the Potential Benefits of Using Social Media in Education.}, journal = {International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy}, volume = {3}, number = {4}, year = {2013}, pages = {50 - 53}, abstract = {The objective of this work is to investigate the potential benefits of using social media in education. A thorough examination of a large set of these online tools has revealed that social media have many educational advantages. In fact, it has been found out that these web-based applications can improve communication among students and between teachers and students. Thanks to these technologies, both teachers and students can interact with each other in a matter of seconds. Social media can also be used to promote students{\textquoteright} engagement. Students who often complain of being intimidated or bored in the classroom may feel comfortable to express their creativity and voice their opinion on a social network website. Another finding of this study is that social media applications foster collaboration as they allow students to work together to achieve a common goal. Given these educational benefits, we recommend that these online social tools should be used in learning environments. [ABSTRACT}, keywords = {Benefits, collaboration, communication, Computer assisted instruction, education, engagement, Internet in education, Online social networks, social media, Social networks, Teaching aids \& devices}, issn = {21924880}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=91712440\&site=ehost-live}, author = {Faizi, Rdouan and El Afia, Abdellatif and Chiheb, Raddouane} } @article {3318641920080701, title = {An Adaptation of E-learning Standards to M-learning.}, journal = {International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies}, volume = {2}, number = {3}, year = {2008}, pages = {11 - 16}, abstract = {The exploitation of technological advances in learning has result in an exponential progress in this field through e-learning applications in the last decade, and currently through the emergence of a new concept called m-learning. M-learning is defined as the use of mobile technologies for learning; m-learning must benefit from e-learning technological advances in order to avoid reinventing the wheel. Nevertheless, m-learning, which is characterized by the use of mobile devices, permits, for example, the learners{\textquoteright} mobility during their learning, and, as opposed to e-learning, allows a continuous change of the context. Moreover, m-learning faces some constraints caused by the use of its mobile technologies such as the limited screen size, reduced energy, resolution capacity and location change during an activity. Yet, there is an agreement among most research laboratories interested in e- and m- learning on the parallel use of these two learning environments. Therefore, it would be mor}, keywords = {Computer assisted instruction, e-learning, IMS LD, Internet in education, interoperability, LOM, m-learning, Mobile communication systems in education, Online data processing, Online information services, Technological innovations, Telecommunication {\textendash} Study \& teaching, Web-based instruction, Wireless communication systems}, issn = {18657923}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=33186419\&site=ehost-live}, author = {Najima, Daoudi and Rachida, Ajhoun} }