Abstract
In the 21st century, institutions of higher education are required to broaden their curricula to equip students with global competency skills. The 2014/2015 academic year marked a collaboration project between postgraduate students from the University of Namibia and the William Paterson University in New Jersey in the Educational Technology module using the Facebook web page to promote global competency skills among students. This study ought to understand the University of Namibia postgraduate’s students, lecturer and the lecturer from William Paterson University ‘perceptions on the use of Facebook as a platform for international collaborative learning. The study determines whether the collaborative project promotes global competency skills among students or not. This qualitative study is anchored in a multiple case design. The purposive and convenience sampling methods were used to select the participants. Interview guides and field notes were used to collect data from UNAM postgraduate students and both University of Namibia and William Paterson University lecturers who participated in the collaborative learning project. The activities from the Facebook web page were also analysed. Significantly, the six sets of knowledge from the TPACK framework were the lens through in which the study was observed.
KASHIMBA, J (2021). Promoting Global Competencies At Institutions Of Higher Education: The Use Of Facebook In Collaborative Learning For Postgraduate Students, A Case Study Of The University Of Namibia And Willi. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/promoting-global-competencies-at-institutions-of-higher-education-the-use-of-facebook-in-collaborative-learning-for-postgraduate-students-a-case-study-of-the-university-of-namibia-and-william
KASHIMBA, JULIA "Promoting Global Competencies At Institutions Of Higher Education: The Use Of Facebook In Collaborative Learning For Postgraduate Students, A Case Study Of The University Of Namibia And Willi" Afribary. Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/promoting-global-competencies-at-institutions-of-higher-education-the-use-of-facebook-in-collaborative-learning-for-postgraduate-students-a-case-study-of-the-university-of-namibia-and-william. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
KASHIMBA, JULIA . "Promoting Global Competencies At Institutions Of Higher Education: The Use Of Facebook In Collaborative Learning For Postgraduate Students, A Case Study Of The University Of Namibia And Willi". Afribary, Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/promoting-global-competencies-at-institutions-of-higher-education-the-use-of-facebook-in-collaborative-learning-for-postgraduate-students-a-case-study-of-the-university-of-namibia-and-william >.
KASHIMBA, JULIA . "Promoting Global Competencies At Institutions Of Higher Education: The Use Of Facebook In Collaborative Learning For Postgraduate Students, A Case Study Of The University Of Namibia And Willi" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/promoting-global-competencies-at-institutions-of-higher-education-the-use-of-facebook-in-collaborative-learning-for-postgraduate-students-a-case-study-of-the-university-of-namibia-and-william