Facebook Social Media: A Channel for Promoting Informal Education in Nigeria
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FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA: A CHANNEL FOR PROMOTING INFORMAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA.
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Department of Arts and Humanities, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano.
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Department of Arts and Humanities, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano.
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ABSTRACT
Informal learning is part and parcel of human lives; in which individuals engage in learning processes throughout their lives. A vast amount of intentional and unintentional learning is facilitated every day through social media. The paper specifically focuses on informal learning (unplanned and unorganized learning) among Nigerians via Facebook. The discussions are limited to Facebook social media because it is the most common and frequently used social medium through which Nigerian irrespective of their ages, gender, educational, socio-cultural and geographical background communicate as well as share their experiences, opinions, interest, knowledge, and ideas. Facebook in Nigeria has empowered users to collaboratively create, distribute and exploit information in a “wisdom of the crowd” fashion thereby promoting informal learning.
Keywords: Facebook, social media, informal learning.
