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There have been endless expectations in the potential of social media among academicians when this currently natural phenomenon entered and settled in our professional and private lives. The goal of this paper is to provide readers with an insight into the current trendy issue of social applications in university teaching/learning environment where aspect of real proven collaboration is highlighted. Students’ perspective forms another key aspect of the explored issue. The sub-goal is to compare the results of real active cooperation of students in the social media space with students’ perception of social media potential in the process of education. The paper brings both deep literature reviews on this issue and tangible results gained from series of conducted surveys and follow up semi directed discussions. Findings from the survey do not correspond to great expectations and stressed features of new virtual space and possibilities brought by Web 2.0 phenomenon that would fruitfully foster the process of education.
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Cerna, M. (2015). Potential of Social Media Not Only in Collaborative Learning: Expectations and Reality Case Study. In: Cheung, S., Kwok, Lf., Yang, H., Fong, J., Kwan, R. (eds) Hybrid Learning: Innovation in Educational Practices. ICHL 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9167. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20621-9_11
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