Elçi, AlevÇubukçuo?lu Devran, Begüm13.07.20192019-07-1613.07.20192019-07-16201497833190748180302-9743https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07482-5_4https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/26171st International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2014 - Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014 -- 22 June 2014 through 27 June 2014 -- Heraklion, Crete -- 105932Narrative research is started to be used in educational context recently. This article focuses on a discussion of the reasons for choosing narrative research approach in discovering the experiences of social media usage in higher education. Moreover, the preliminary information of ongoing study is provided. The authors use this method to convey their experiences about using social media for supporting their teaching and learning outside the classroom. The increasing trend in social media usage among new generations is being used as an advantage to interact and communicate with students in 'their way'. © 2014 Springer International Publishing.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCollaborationLearningNarrativeNarrative ResearchSocial MediaStorytellingConference Object8523 LNCSPART 1364210.1007/978-3-319-07482-5_4Q3N/A