Abstract
As the technology continues to advance, it becomes imperative to use technology as a tool for learning. In learning 3D animation field, digital sculpting skills are one of the important skills for students; however, each student has different learning ability, which are obstacles in doing digital sculpting. In this research, we use the social media and lecturer’s direct instructions to promote students’ digital sculpting skills. In methodology, we create a learning management plan of our learning method, then let the students practise digital sculpting by using video sharing and group discussion via Facebook group, together with lecturer’s direct instructions both inside and outside the classroom. Analysis shows that the students have improved their digital sculpting skills and are satisfied with this learning method. Social media and lecturer’s direct instructions act as a useful learning method and instrument for students’ discussion, practising and researching.
Highlights
Nowadays, the society is in transition, from a society that gives importance to information, socalledinformation-based society to a society that gives importance to knowledge or knowledge-based society
The digital sculpting class is 4 hours per week, Facebook group is the social media, which the lecturer creates with the video to make the students follow up, practise and discuss about the digital sculpting as shown in figure 1
The students discuss the digital sculpting techniques or problems found with the lecturer though Facebook group as shown in figure 2
Summary
The society is in transition, from a society that gives importance to information, socalledinformation-based society to a society that gives importance to knowledge or knowledge-based society. Data information and communication technology tools will and quickly access to knowledge. Popular social media among university students such as Facebook and YouTube are widely used in higher education and with this instrument of educational innovation, lecturers will need to know and learn how to use social media in their courses to help the students learn more and achieve learning objectives (Seechaliao, 2014). The social media can facilitate university learning activities (Irwin et al, 2012). It can help students connect with the experts on specific field topics, the lecturer can communicate with the students to make announcements and provides students with useful information and helps them in research process (Dlamini, 2019). Video sharing that is distributed through social media is not just an online video that is made for entertainment or marketing but it turns out that video sharing becomes an
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