#edsome: teaching and learning with social media
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#EdSoMe: Ideas for Teaching & Learning with Social Media
Dr. Chris Linder & Chandler Thompson, University of Georgia
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Introduce YourselfText 721510 & your name, role, & institution to 37607
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What is a hope you have related to using social media?
Text 721511 and your message to 37607
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What is a fear you have related to using social media?
Text 760775 and your message to 37607
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“Technology should not and will never replace education, but assist
educational practice, improve teaching efficiency, and enhance student learning experiences.”
(Liu, 2010, p. 113)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
Connectivity & networked learning
(Kabilan, Ahmad, Abidin, 2010; Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
Increased engagement & communication throughout the week
(Brown, 2013)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
Faculty engagement & intentional use increases effectiveness
(Junco, Elavsky, & Heiberger, 2013)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
Less anxiety to answer via Twitter
(Jackson, 2011)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
Technical benefits: Up-to-date technology, ease of use, efficient
(Hurt, Moss, Bradley, Larson, Lovelace, Prevost, 2012)
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Faculty-Student Relationships
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
Privacy
(Friesen & Lowe, 2011)#USGTL #EdSoMe
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
Accessibility
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
Student resistance (prefer to keep “academic” and “social” separate)
(Brown, 2013; Hurt et al., 2012)
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
Copyright, ownership, and original work
(Brown, 2013)
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
Commercialism
(Friesen & Lowe, 2011)
EXAMPLES
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Sharing & Strategizing
• Find two people to talk to (groups of 3)
• Share one idea you have for incorporating social media in your classroom as an activity or an assignment.
• Brainstorm the challenges, benefits, and logistical aspects of your idea.
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Contact Us!
• Dr. Chris Linder• @proflinder• [email protected]
• Assistant Professor, College Student Affairs Administration
• Chandler Thompson• @ChandElaine• [email protected]
• Graduate Student, College Student Affairs Administration
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References• Brown, P. G. (20130). An experiment in using Twitter in teaching a student affairs practicum course. The
Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/AnExperimentInUsingTwitter.html.
• Friesen, N., & Lowe, S. (2011). The questionable promise of social media for education: Connective learning and the commercial imperative. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28, 183-194. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00426.x
• Hurt, N. E., Moss, G. S., Bradley, C. L., Larson, L. R., Lovelace, M. D., Prevost, L. B., Riley, N., Domizi, D., & Camus, M. S. (2012). The ‘Facebook’ effect: College students’ perceptions of online discussions in the age of social networking. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 6(2), 1-24.
• Jackson, C. (2011). Your students love social media…and so can you. Teaching Tolerance, 48(39) 38-41. Retrieved http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-39-spring-2011/feature/your-students-love-social-media-and-so-can-you.
• Junco, R., Elavsky, C. M., & Heiberger, G. (2013). Putting Twitter to the test: Assessing outcomes for student collaboration, engagement and success. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(2), 273-287. doi: 10.111/j.1467-8535.2012.01284.x
• Kabilan, M. K., Ahmad, N., & Abidin, M. J. F. (2010). Facebook: An online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education? Internet and Higher Education, 13, 179-187.
• Liu, Y. (2010). Social media as a learning resource. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 3(1), 101-114.
• Tarantino, K., McDonough, J., & Hua, M. (2013). Effects of student engagement with social media on student learning: A review of literature. The Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/EffectsOfStudentEngagementWithSocialMedia.html.