SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROMOTION OF LEARNING AMONG NCE PART-TIME STUDENTS OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION KANO

Abstract

The study is on the social media and promotion of learning among part time NCE students of Federal College of Education Kano. The objectives were to find out various social networking platforms used by part time NCE students of Federal College of Education Kano and to determine the frequency of social media platform utilization by part-time NCE students of Federal College of Education Kano. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The instrument used for the data collection was social media and promotion of learning questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed among others that part-time NCE students of Federal College of Education, Kano were using Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Histagram Messenger, Snapchart Messenger, Palm chart Messenger and Linkedin Messenger social media platforms. Also, the students visit social media daily and use them for more than 2 hours daily. The study therefore recommended among others that, the students should be encouraged to explore other social media platforms available and that educational institutions should consider the financial and policy commitments involved in adopting social media for learning purposes