Using Social Networking Sites as Medium of Instruction at Tertiary Education During Covid-19 Situation in Bangladesh

Authors : Md Fajlay RABBİ, Marzia Khatan SMİTA, Shoeab MOHAMMAD

Pages : 258-264

Doi:10.24331/ijere.741644

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Publication Date : 2020-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The objective of the study was to investigate the use of social networking sites as medium of instruction at tertiary level during COVID-19 in Bangladesh. All the participants were from various public universities in Bangladesh. Data was collected from both faculty members and students Major findings of the study reveal that insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); Most of the people use Facebook for social networking in Bangladesh; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); Most of the students and teachers use cellular data for social networking; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); Most of the faculty members think social networking site is a very easy medium to communicate with students; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); Anywhere, anytime teaching-learning can be possible with the help of social networking; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5); Most of the respondents think that the students of rural areas in Bangladesh had fewer access in social networking sites due to lack of network support and technology. Ultimately, social networking site can be a very useful tool for teaching-learning in emergency situations where face to face teaching-learning is not possible.
Keywords : Social networking sites SNSs, Facebook, COVID 19, teaching learning in emergencies