The Use of Digital Social Networks in University Contexts

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to provide elements of analysis that allow us to know and understand the school activities carried out by young university students through the use of digital social networks. To do this, we analyzed the data collected through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews to a group of young students of the Universidad Veracruzana, institutional education, belonging to different academic areas and to the Xalapa campus, whose ages range between 18 and 35 years. The results allowed us to show certain peculiarities regarding the use given to networks in  school environments, including the type of social networks that predominate, roles in which they are immersed,  subjects, as well as the forms of organization and interaction with their peers and teachers. It is considered that this study provides several lines to work in future research projects that will allow us to know young contemporary students going through the university in the era of the digital culture with the objective to contribute to the design of academic activities that promote the reflection on an improvement of the teaching learning process. This work was carried out within the framework of the Digital Literacy Thematic Network in the University, recognized and approved by the National Council of Science and Technology.