SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1625803
This article is part of the Research TopicDigital Learning Innovations: Trends Emerging Scenario, Challenges and OpportunitiesView all 16 articles
Twitter and YouTube as digital tools in higher education: a systematic review
Provisionally accepted
- European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
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This paper presents a systematic literature review of existing studies reporting on Twitter and YouTube as digital tools in higher education. We used the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews to select articles for review and report the results. The analysis was conducted using tools such as QualSyst for quality assessment and VOSviewer for bibliometric mapping. 28 articles were selected from several databases for the final analysis on the use of YouTube and Twitter in higher education (2019-2024), highlighting their roles in communication and teaching. Key research clusters include interaction and teaching methodologies, digital video libraries, student engagement, and the role of online learning communities in enhancing collaboration and academic performance. Twitter is valued for the collaborative learning, and YouTube for summarizing and reinforcing educational content.
Keywords: higher education, youtube, Twitter, social networks, Systematic review
Received: 09 May 2025; Accepted: 11 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Patricia Olivares, European University of Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
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