TY - JOUR
T1 - Digital identity formation
T2 - socially being real and present on digital networks
AU - Bozkurt, Aras
AU - Tu, Chih Hsiung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 International Council for Educational Media.
PY - 2016/7/2
Y1 - 2016/7/2
N2 - Social networks have become popular communication and interaction environments recently. As digital environments, so as ecosystems, they have potential in terms of networked learning as they fulfill some roles such as mediating an environment for digital identity formation and providing social and emotional presence. Based on this phenomenon, the importance of identity formation as a sociological and psychological process was explained throughout this study. Following that, social networks as digital social ecosystems and learning environments in which self-actualization, self-presentation, and self-disclosure of the individuals were discussed and their necessity as well as their potential for social and emotional presence was explained to better understand social networks. Besides, social networks and “Facebook” as a case were examined. Within this perspective, the purpose of this study was to explore online social networks with an emphasis on learning; to put forward its educational premises; and to analyze digital identity formation, social presence, and emotional presence in social networks.
AB - Social networks have become popular communication and interaction environments recently. As digital environments, so as ecosystems, they have potential in terms of networked learning as they fulfill some roles such as mediating an environment for digital identity formation and providing social and emotional presence. Based on this phenomenon, the importance of identity formation as a sociological and psychological process was explained throughout this study. Following that, social networks as digital social ecosystems and learning environments in which self-actualization, self-presentation, and self-disclosure of the individuals were discussed and their necessity as well as their potential for social and emotional presence was explained to better understand social networks. Besides, social networks and “Facebook” as a case were examined. Within this perspective, the purpose of this study was to explore online social networks with an emphasis on learning; to put forward its educational premises; and to analyze digital identity formation, social presence, and emotional presence in social networks.
KW - Social networks
KW - community of inquiry
KW - emotional presence
KW - identity formation
KW - lifelong learning
KW - social presence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991271468&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84991271468&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09523987.2016.1236885
DO - 10.1080/09523987.2016.1236885
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991271468
SN - 0952-3987
VL - 53
SP - 153
EP - 167
JO - Educational Media International
JF - Educational Media International
IS - 3
ER -