Investigating the Role of Social Media on Student Engagement and Authentic Learning during Post COVID-19

Abstract

Social media-supported academic Apps such as Google Classroom, Zoom, ClassIn can simplify teaching and learning, even after the COVID-19 pandemic. Student engagement is a challenging task for educators in internet-enabled technology-enhanced learning platforms. This chapter investigates the role of various SNS platform to ensure sustainable learning. Quantitative data were collected (n = 285) using an online survey technique with the students from a recognized university in China. All the proposed hypotheses were supported. The findings indicated that constructs such as affective engagement (AE) and social engagement (SE) are significant forecasters of social interaction (SI) that may lead to achieve authentic learning task (ALTask) post COVID-19. Further, lack of attention (LAN) was found to significantly moderate social interaction and authentic learning tasks post COVID-19.