UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ AWARENESS AND UTILISATION OF LINKEDIN SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOL FOR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
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awareness, LinkedIn, utilization, university studentsAbstract
This study examines university students’ awareness and utilization of LinkedIn social networking tool for learning and engagement in Ondo State Nigeria. The sample population consisted of 270 students randomly selected from three public universities in Ondo State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The instrument used in the study was a self-developed questionnaire titled Students’ Awareness and Utilisation of LinkedIn Networking Tool Questionnaire (SAULNTQ). The instrument was validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Two research questions and one research hypothesis were generated for the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson product-moment correlation was used to test the research hypothesis. The findings revealed that University students’ awareness of LinkedIn social networking tool was very high with a mean rating of 3.13, using 2.45 as the decision rule. It was also revealed in the study that university students’ level of utilization of LinkedIn social networking tools was very high. The study also revealed that there was no significant relationship between university students’ level of awareness and utilization of LinkedIn social networking tools (N = 100; r = .020; p>0.05). The study therefore recommends that university authorities should further organize training and development programs to enhance students' skills and knowledge on utilizing LinkedIn effectively, especially for learning and engagement in Nigerian universities. It was also recommended that university authorities encourage collaboration among students to share best practices and innovative approaches for using LinkedIn in teaching.
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