Vol 8 No 1 (2014): Research in Education Technology, Pedagogy & Technology

Finita Dewi
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Social networking in the internet offers many new incredible facilities and new ways of communication among people. Many online communities were built to facilitate people to share ideas, experiences, stories, etc. Nowadays, the idea of social networking has expanded to the area of education. Teachers and students start using social media to facilitate the teaching learning process. One of the widely used social networking website for educational purpose is Edmodo. In this study, the use of Edmodo in a blended learning course for nonEnglish department students at Indonesia Education University will be examined. This study will also look at the students’ perception towards the utilization of Edmodo for their learning process. Edmodo as a social learning platform was utilized to facilitate teachers and students to blend face to face and online interaction. Using Blended Learning model, the teacher combined some practical activities in the classroom with extended activities and project works in the virtual class. Forty students taking General English course were involved in this study. Observation and questionnaire were used to collect data regarding the use of Edmodo in assisting students learning process. The result shows that students have positive impression towards the use of Edmodo and feel comfortable of having online interaction with friends and teacher.