Title: Educational technology and social media in a developing world context

Authors: Narend Baijnath

Addresses: UNISA, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, 0003, South Africa

Abstract: This paper seeks to explore the use of educational technology in the South African context. The significance of information and communication technology (ICT) in higher education and its arising challenges are explored with special focus on social media as a component of enhanced teaching and learning. The article concludes with an exploration of the challenges and opportunities for the largest South African university: the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Keywords: higher education; social media; South Africa; educational technology; ICT.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMILE.2013.051658

International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 2013 Vol.1 No.1, pp.32 - 42

Received: 19 Sep 2012
Accepted: 20 Sep 2012
Published online: 28 Feb 2014 *

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