Self-Guided Social

Media Training

ManualRonnie Adams, Makeisha Barnes, Kevin Hood, Katie La Pointe, Pleshetta Williams

AET/562 Social Media for Professional Learning

October 03, 2016

Dr. Sean Spear

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Social Learning

Possible Challenges:

Productivity and efficiency

Firewall, security, and bandwidth issues

Intellectual property issues; confidentiality

Policies

Participation (or lack thereof)

(Levy, 2008)

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Social learning theory (Albert Bandura)

posits that learning is a cognitive

process that takes place in a social

context and can occur purely through

observation or direct instruction, even in

the absence of motor reproduction or

direct reinforcement.

ResourcesTOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

The purpose of this article is to align the current availability of electronic tools with pedagogical approaches for the

intent of increasing social learning.

Digital Influences: Social Learning Theory

This article describes the correlation in how individuals learn by way of observation,behavior Modeling takes place

after observation.

The Use of Social Media for Academic Practice: A Review of Literature.Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and

Practice

This author delved into social media as a tool that could be used both for teaching and learning, noting that both

students and instructors regularly use social media as a tool for communication. It was also noted, however, that

while there are many benefits to learning through social media, such as more active participation and

engagement, some criticize social media as a limiting tool for learning based on factors such as security and

pedagogical limitations.

ResourcesKeep it Social: Using Social Learning Theory to Improve Instructional Strategies

This article depicts the very heart and essence of learning as learning requires social interaction. There are a

plethora of tools utilized with social learning such as pictures and videos, these tools are used to convey information to

learners.

Trends in educational technology through the lens of the highly cited articles published in the journal of educational technology and

society. Journal of Educational Technology & Society

This article discusses the emergence of the internet, World-Wide Web and advanced technologies like mobile devices, sensor

and location technologies have changed the way people interact with each other, their lifestyle and almost every other

aspect of life.

Teaching, Learning, and Sharing: How Today's Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media

This article highlights how higher learning is affected using social media. Faculty members use social media in many areas of

their professional and personal lives. This study was conducted to find out what impact social media had on learning and

whether or not social media should be used.

ResourcesHow to Use Wiki in the Classroom

This article defines a wiki and why teachers should use wikis in the classroom along with the persuasive writing there is also

a video to help make the point further to why teachers should use wikis in the classroom.

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN TEACHING CLINICAL SKILLS THROUGH WEB-BASED LEARNING

ENVIRONMENTS. Journal of Social Work Education

This article discusses the recent developments for delivering distance education while web based technology. Over the year’s

distance education has grown tremendously using programs such as interactive television and computer networks.

HOW TO MAKE WIKIS PART OF YOUR TRAINING PROGRAM

This article discusses the use of wikis in a social learning environment but the focus is not just on classroom teaching but also

on training for companies. The author provides a definition for wikis and also persuades the reader to switch over to

wikis now because the tool is beginning to be used regularly to save cost and build community.

Teaching, Learning, and Sharing: How Today's Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media

This article highlights how higher learning is affected using social media. Faculty member’s use social media in many areas

of their professional and personal lives.

TwitterAnd Social Learning

1. Create Informative Lists of Resources

2. Create Learning Hashtags

3. Create Learning Topics

4. Create Learning Lists

5. Learn How To Search

6. Follow the Influencers

7. Re-Tweet

8. Favorite(Pappas, 2013)

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Twitter is a type of

miniblog that allows

users to quickly and

efficiently

communicate

information. When

used by

organizations, Twitter

can be an invaluable

tool that can

communicate

important information

succinctly and in a

timely manner.

WAYS TO

INCORPORATE

TWITTER INTO THE

PROFESSIONAL

ARENA...

BlogsBlogs a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. Blogs open up

a wide arena for instructors and students to share reflect, publish, improve skills, server others, own their own PD, relate to students and share student work.

The first step to determining whether or not the tool being used is the fit for the learning process. Blogging has the ability to enhance student’s self-awareness and processing

concepts, the use of a blog in the classroom can only be implemented when there are "concepts for students to think through, various resources and content segments to process, or

ideas to construct.

Blogs are also individual tools for learners. They also shift the students into analyzing and synthesizing course materials....and with the appropriate planning curriculum. blogs can be

used to improve student writing, especially for developing skill in analysis and critique. “The blog format is particularly useful for shorter, less formal, assignments. Blog platforms

allow for inclusion and display of multimedia, which may offer an advantage over paper submissions. Blogs provide a means for student response to or discussion of outside-of-class

readings that are not adequately covered during class. They can be useful as a forum for group projects, or act as a collaborative authoring tool for students to develop and present a

group assignment or project. Blogs can be a place where students reflect on readings, much as analog journaling was used as a pedagogical tool in the past.” (II Library)

Blogs

WikisWikis are online communities created to share

knowledge. The most common wiki that most

people have heard of is Wikipedia. The

knowledge is grown by the contributors of the

site, and companies will use wikis to complete

training or to update processes. Companies will

also use wikis to provide customer support

online that is constantly updated by users and

employees to provide a higher level of

customer service. Like most social learning

tools, wikis are not bound by geography. Wikis

have been known to allow users to collaborate

on a problem to find a solution.

Facebook communityFacebook Community pages allow end-users to engage with groups that share similar interest. According to "Connecting To Everything You Care

About" (2016), "Community Pages are a new type of Facebook Page dedicated to a topic or experience that is owned collectively by the community

connected to it. Just like official Pages for businesses, organizations and public figures, Community Pages let you connect with others who share

similar interests and experiences.

On each Community Page, you'll be able to learn more about a topic or an experience—whether it's cooking or learning a new language—and see

what your friends and others in the Facebook community are saying about this topic. Community Pages are still in beta, but our long-term goal is to

make them the best collection of shared knowledge on a topic. We're starting by showing Wikipedia information, but we're also looking for people

who are passionate about any of these topics to sign up to contribute to the Page. We'll let you know when we're ready for your help.” (para. 3-4).

Facebook community Types

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