Use of Facebook as Course Delivery Media

The 21st century continues to usher in technological advances that change the nature of communication, socialization, and private versus public information. One such changes is the prominence that social networking web sites currently enjoy, especially among the younger generations. Social networking has been defined as online spaces that allow individuals to present themselves, articulate their social networks, and establish or maintain connections with others. While there are numerous types and variations of social networking web sites, the most widely used is Facebook. Online social networking sites such as Facebook is extremely popular as indicated by the numbers of members and visits to the sites. It allows students to connect with users with similar interests, build and maintain relationships with friends, and feel more connected with their campus. The foremost criticisms of online social networking are that students may open themselves to public scrutiny of their online personas. This study is aimed at educators working with students within schools, colleges, universities, work based learning, formal and informal learning settings. It looks at the way in which Facebook can be used as a tool to: support subject teaching across the curriculum, supports out of school hours learning, encourage informal social learning, enable easy communicatio