title: Social networking for nurse education: Possibilities, perils and pitfalls.
abstract: In this paper, we consider the potential and implications of using social networking sites such as Facebook® in nurse education. The concept of social networking and the use of Facebook will be explored, as will the theoretical constructs specific to the use of online technology and Web 2.0 tools. Theories around Communities of Inquiry (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2000), Communities of Practice (Wenger, 1998), Activity Theory (Daniels, Cole, & Wertsch, 2007) and Actor-Network theory (Latour, 1997) will be briefly explored, as will the work of Vygotsky (1978), as applies to the social aspects of learning. Boundary issues, such as if and how faculty and students should or could be connected via social networking sites will also be explored.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Aileen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wyllie
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D060756:Social Networking
keywords: nursing education; social media; social networking