DELT- Consumer or Creator? College Students’ Social Media Use, Transmedia Literacies, and Informal Learning

• In Event: RTD/DELT- Student Perspectives & Expertise (v)

Short Description

College students are heavy users of social media and related online environments, but does all of that time spent staring down at a smartphone translate into online consumption or creation? In this survey study, we explore college students’ self-reported online dispositions and skills and discuss implications for how these social media, informal learning, and transmedia literacies can be refined and applied in the higher education classroom.

Authors

• Presenter: Vanessa Dennen, Florida State University

• Presenter: Dawn Adolfson, Florida State University

• Contributor: Bella Zaccor, Florida State University

• Contributor: Denasia Howard, Florida State University