This loop indicates that

social networking in the

online context may also

constitute an important

element in university

students’ learning because

the learning environment of

the university itself is a

social system of individuals

interacting within a shared

academic context.

Nevertheless, previous

studies have typically

focused on the

structural

characteristics of the

online network and its

impact on the

acquisition of social

resources

Only has the social

learning outcome domain

been rarely investigated,

but also the loop of

social-academic

integration resulting from

online social networking

activities has received

only scant attention.