Social Networks In Higher Education

Abstract

The integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education imposes new demands on educators, and in general on all sectors of society, which requires a process of adaptation and transformation, which is reflected in new uses. cultures that lead to innovation. Social networks are tools that allow us to maintain constant communication, providing instant access to information regardless of distance. This study uses the Descriptive method in a participatory action research in the classroom with 91 students during two academic semesters, each semester divided into two groups generating the strategy of sharing knowledge in a playful way of a professional academic program in an official Colombian university. The result suggests that social media should be incorporated into higher education as an institutional policy, not just as an episodic event.