Applying Social Media for Encouraging Mutual Support and Social Creativity

Abstract

This study applied the features of social media to implement a picture book in facilitating the students collaborative creative activity. Based on Amabile’s componential theory, this study evaluated the influences of social media in students’ creativity behaviors. The results showed that the students were more active to present multi-thinking, as well as revealed higher significant satisfaction in the perceptions of the ownership of working and peers’ mutual support. Moreover, the collaborative creative environment engaged the students in developing creative works.