UMNG & Social Networks

Abstract

This paper offers a result of a research project entitled “Analysis, design and development of a social network prototype as an observatory at Universidad Militar Nueva Granada” in order to show the recognition that academic community has regarding social networks and how users may project this application for teaching-and-learning processes through a prototype virtual environment to let information storage, communication and dissemination among members of Nueva Granada community facing educational process in order to promote users’ academic training. This is an exploratory study using a sample of teachers, students and staff– and a survey was applied and published at virtual classroom of Distance Learning School data qualitative analysis. So we studied a complete database to provide the relevant elements and purposes of the analysis of the ICT and social networks using PivotTables Excel to chart and analyze results. Respondents wanted to participate in a social network that promotes learning and research, a comprehensive training and a social outreach at the University, and thus to develop the teaching-learning processes.