Trends in online consumption and sharing of content by higher education students
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Morais, Nidia; Sobral, Filomena; Ferreira, Sonia; Gouveia, Teresa; Gomes, Cristina
- Source
- 2017 International Symposium on Computers in Education (SIIE) Computers in Education (SIIE), 2017 International Symposium on. :1-6 Nov, 2017
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
Internet
Mobile handsets
Education
TV
Media
Social network services
Sociology
Higher Education
Students
Content Sharing
Media Consumption
- Language
This article presents a literature review about media consumption and content sharing on the Internet and is part of a research project that aims to outline and understand practices shared among students of a specific Portuguese higher education institution. Much of the studies found allow us to conclude that students that currently attend higher education are used to multitasking and are active users of online devices, platforms and services in both personal and learning contexts. Research shows that the presence of technology and social media in the daily life of young people is no longer just a growing trend but rather a current fact, which produces intensive and participatory communication dynamics.