collaborating & networking with social media in education
DESCRIPTION
This conference session focuses on the use of social media technologies in education, such as facebook, ning, delicious, diigo, twitter, and more. It showcases innovative practice, providing examples where instructors and students have used social media tools for personal, academic and professional purposes. We will also discuss the benefits/opportunities and the barriers/risks of using social media for training and education purposes.TRANSCRIPT
COLLABORATING & NETWORKING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION
Baiyun Chen, PhDAmy Sugar, MA
BLOOM’S DIGITAL TAXONOMY
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy
BLOGS
Faculty generated blog: http://psc1121.blogspot.com/
OrganizationPush informationNegative comments
BLOGS
Authentic learning Increased interactionBeyond course
Privacy concernsWriting styleCopyright
Student generated blog:http://lulamurple.blogspot.com/
One way communication toolConcise postsAcademic vs. social
Multiple ways to receive Twitter feedWidget inside LMS, Twitter Web site, text
updateshttp://twitter.com/goodies/widgetshttp://www.grazr.com/
Personal learning networkShare resources, conduct quick polls Information overload
Hash tags to organize and search posts Export tweets and organize by hash tag
http://www.searchtastic.com/ Share as resource
WIKIS
Group ProjectsAuthentic learningCollaborative editingPublic vs. privateCopyright
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Facilitate online discussions and share extracurricular professional resources
Student groups & program marketing
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Enhanced social interaction and sharing Increased engagement and broader scope Not suited for deep discussion Security and privacy concerns
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Instructors create resource pages:http://www.diigo.com/list/baiyun/idl6543-la
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Students share resources :http://groups.diigo.com/group/higher-educa
tion-and-public-policy
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Special features: sticky notes and highlighted points to share
Organization with tagsChallenging for students to apply tags and
write proper descriptions
SOCIAL VIDEO
Anchored instruction Faculty persona
Faculty generated video http://www.youtube.com/user/psychologist3
SOCIAL VIDEO
Student generated video: http://vimeo.com/7926306
Optional assignment Student-centered learning Copyright concerns
AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCING
Connect students across globe Increase interaction Virtual Office hours
SUMMARY
Risks Information overload Copyright concerns Security & privacy concerns
Benefits Collaboration Student engagement Information organization
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