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Social media and messaging platform use has increased massively over the past two decades. This session will be led by two members of OU staff who have a keen research interest in how social media ...is used by OU students as part of their studies. They will discuss their experiences with various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The session will discuss the benefits of using social media as an OU student alongside your studies, and explore some of various platforms that OU students use to communicate with each other and to feel part of a wider student community. It will also look at some of the concerns and pitfalls around social media use and discuss what OU students should consider when they are using these platforms alongside their studies.
Social media and messaging platform use has increased massively over the past two decades. This session will be led by two members of OU staff who have a keen research interest in how social media ...is used by OU students as part of their studies. They will discuss their experiences with various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The session will discuss the benefits of using social media as an OU student alongside your studies, and explore some of various platforms that OU students use to communicate with each other and to feel part of a wider student community. It will also look at some of the concerns and pitfalls around social media use and discuss what OU students should consider when they are using these platforms alongside their studies.
| Series: | Freshers Orientation; Series 2021 |
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| Episode | 11 |
| Recording date: | 01-02-2021 |
| Published: | 2021 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:16:46 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributors: | Olivia Kelly; Sharon Mallon; H J |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: https://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/social-media-wellbeing-and-ou-student?event=%28re%29Freshers%20Orientation%20%E2%80%93%201%20February%202021 |
| Production number: | SHL00839 |
| Available to public: | yes |
