The use of Twitter among the students of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Cuenca.
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https://doi.org/10.18537/puc.31.04Keywords:
educación, aprendizaje, tuits, interactividad, redes socialesAbstract
This research was conducted in order to learn what are the current trends related to the use of digital platforms and their influence in the training, education, consumption, interactivity, and entertainment among young university students of the Faculty of Philosophy of University of Cuenca. Considering that, Twitter is a social network that provides ease and speed of communication or news in real time, our aim is to discover how they utilize it for the benefit of their own major specialization and what path they follow in terms of interaction.
Regarding the methodology, a literature review approach is employed, the descriptive research of the results of the consumers of the Twitter network. Surveys were applied to collect the data. The research took place in the Schools with the largest number of students in the Faculty with a total of 401 surveys.
The findings show that, first, the most used network among young people is still Facebook. Second, the School of Communication is where Twitter is used the most. Third, it is the desire of almost all the students the inclusion in their major curriculum the subject, social media management.
Keywords: education, learning, tweets, interactivity, social networks
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