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Creating an Online Community to engage and support undergraduate engineering students in Green Energy Manufacturing
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, , Drexel University, United States ; , University of Texas, El Paso, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, NV, United States ISBN 978-1-939797-13-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

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This paper discusses the relational patterns of interactions from a network perspective in a Facebook group created to discuss Green Energy Manufacturing. This study uses social network analysis to analyze and interpret the interaction patterns that developed in the Facebook group. Computer-mediated communication provided the opportunity for students to connect in the Facebook group with other Engineering Technology undergraduate students despite geographic location. This group allowed the students to collaborate with their peers and engage in problem-solving activity and inquiry.

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Ruane, R., Chiou, R. & Bill, T. (2015). Creating an Online Community to engage and support undergraduate engineering students in Green Energy Manufacturing. In D. Rutledge & D. Slykhuis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2015--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2039-2048). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved December 6, 2019 from .

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