Exploring the use of micro note-taking with social interaction features for education

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Abstract

Despite the current high penetration of mobile devices and their rapidly increasing role in social life, little research has been conducted on exploring the use of mobile devices and social interaction features of Web 2.0 technologies for note-taking, but more specifically micro note-taking for education. This study sets out to investigate the perspectives of students regarding the possibility of integrating the features of social network sites into a micro note-taking application. The work aims to facilitate note-taking activities for students on their mobile devices and to support note sharing at a class level. An exploratory survey was conducted at the University of Warwick, UK, predominantly involving students in the department of Computer Science and Warwick Business School. Findings indicate that social network sites are already being used to extend classroom activities such as sharing notes captured by students in lectures. The findings also show that most students have their classmates within their social networks’ friend lists, with the highest rate of usage amongst students being on Facebook. Based on the data collected, the results suggest that applications with social interaction features could enhance students’ current note-taking practices. The results also indicate that micro note-taking features can be regarded as added services on top of existing social networks, and can exploit the functionality of these networks to include features such as note sharing for educational purposes.

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