slides for webinar: social media to support internationalization of teacher education
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Moderator
Jennifer Manise
Longview
Foundation
@LongviewGlobal
Daniel Foster
The Pennsylvania
State University
@FosterDanielD
Using Social Media to Support Internationalization of Teacher Education and
Broader Applications to the Classroom
Webinar Presenters
Melanie Miller Foster
The Pennsylvania State
University
@GlobalMelanie
Caitlin Haugen
Global Teacher
Education
@caitlinhaugen
Moderator
Jennifer Manise
Longview
Foundation
@LongviewGlobal
Daniel Foster
The Pennsylvania
State University
@FosterDanielD
Using Social Media to Support Internationalization of Teacher Education and
Broader Applications to the Classroom
Webinar Presenters
Melanie Miller Foster
The Pennsylvania State
University
@GlobalMelanie
Caitlin Haugen
Global Teacher
Education
@caitlinhaugen
CONNECT…Continue the conversation
#web2socialtprep
Poll Question #1
Why are you participating in
this webinar today?
Poll Question #2
What role do you play in
education?
Caitlin HaugenExecutive Director
Global Teacher Education
@caitlinhaugen
Using Social Media to Support Internationalization of Teacher Education and
Broader Applications to the Classroom
Poll Question #3
What social media platform(s)
do you use professionally?
Social Media for Internationalizing Teacher Education
Caitlin Haugen, Global Teacher Education
Social Media!?!?!
What is the first thing that pops in to
your head when you hear the words
“social media?”
Graphic courtesy Bosmol.com.
What is social media?
“A group of internet applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user generated content.”
Kaplan & Haenlein
Users of the World Unite! (2009), p. 61.
Web 2.0?
User Generated Content?
Social Media + Internationalization
User Generated Content
Engagement
User Generated Content
Let’s get to work!!
Global Education can feel isolating…it doesn’t have to be
Share what we are doing, find connections
Types of content:
Events
Projects
Research
Conferences
Blog
How do we engage?
Relevant users
Example: Twitterati
Hashtags
General: #GlobalEd, #EdChat, #HigherEd
Specific: #TeacherPrep, #Internationalization, #EdTech
Content specific (#historyedchat)
Mission driven (#GlobalCompetence)
How do we engage?
Identify Interests
Highlight organizations
Follow companies of interest
Find relevant groups
Preparing Globally Competent Teachers
Global Teacher Educationhttp://www.globalteachereducation.org/connect
Rules of Thumb…
If you are not confident, start small
Do unto others…
Make it interesting –pictures, infographics
Pictochart, PicMonkey, PowerPoint
Participation ≠ Engagement
Be content creators, not just consumers
Resources to Learn More
Global Education Conference: @GlobalEdCon
Edutopia: @Edutopia
Incorporating social media into learning spaces
Use policies
Student engagement
Nonprofit Tech for Good: @NonprofitOrgs
“How to” blog and articles
Webinar series
Social Media Management
Hootsuite
What others?
Daniel Foster
Assistant Professor
Agricultural & Extension
Education
@FosterDanielD
Using Social Media to Support Internationalization of Teacher Education and
Broader Applications to the Classroom
Melanie Miller
Foster
Assistant Professor
International Agriculture
@GlobalMelanie
Daniel Foster@FosterDanielDPenn State
Melanie Miller Foster@GlobalMelaniePenn State
1. Describe pragmatic approaches for engaging teacher education stakeholders with social media
2. Identifying interventions to develop global competency through application of teacher candidates digital literacy skills.
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Context Matters - Agriculture: Local or Global?
• Depends on local conditions
• Global impact
Engage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep @TeachAgPSU
Social Media in Global Agriculture• BBC News (Nov., 2014):
“Nomads in northern China now rely on social media to find missing cattle and sell livestock.”
• Penn State Innovation (Oct., 2014):
“PlantVillage solves crop problems by democratizing science-based knowledge.”
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
The biggest hurdle
and all that “global stuff”
are just
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Social M
ed
ia
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
From A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning by L. Dee Fink, 2003
Interactive Nature of Significant LearningFrom A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for
Significant Learning by L. Dee Fink, 2003
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Social Media Competence
• Leadership across time zones and borders
• Think creatively
• Communicate effectively
• Embrace technology
“…by understanding social media, you will see how it can be applied to solve your problems.”
– Lee Aase
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Technology Tip of the Day
Teaching First….
Technology Second.
Technology integration should be based on content, pedagogy and planning.
It is not the Tool/Platform that Matters
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Goal #1
Describe pragmatic approaches for engaging teacher education stakeholders with social media
@TeachAgPSU
Engage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
WHO???? WHAT?
Three Reasons I Use Social Media: One faculty member’s perspectives
1. To create “connected educators” & digital advocates for agricultural education
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Three Reasons I Use Social Media: One faculty member’s perspectives
1. To create “connected educators” & digital advocates for agricultural education
2. To engage in extended learning platforms
3. To develop a community of learners
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Specific Examples from @TeachAgPSU• Engaging Stakeholders
– Sponsors; Teachers/Programs; Professional Organizations; Future Teachers (Recruitment)
• Programmatic Emphasis (Culture)– Classes (Hashtags & Blogs)
• #AEE412; #AEE400; #AEE311, etc• http://psuaee311.blogspot.com/
– Learning Cohorts• #psuaged15
– Experiences (Co-Curricular Student Organizations)• #TeachAgDSA14; #GLAG14; #AgEd2Korea• #TeachAgGenius
– Flickr Account/Hootsuite Platform
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Book Suggestions: - Pure Genius (Wettrick, 2014) - Inquiry And Innovation in the Classroom (Juliani, 2015)
BUT HOW??? #TeachAg Avengers• Student advocates
• Paid a small stipend
• Platforms:– Program Blog
– YouTube
@TeachAgPSU
Engage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Goal #2
Identifying interventions to develop global competency through application of teacher candidates’ digital literacy skills.
@TeachAgPSU
Engage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Why? Our Goals
• Open mind
• Try something new
• Encourage creativity
• Reflection on experience
• Communicate main ideas
• Capture thoughts in real-time
• Share learning with stakeholders
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
#LionsOnLocation: Belize 2014
• Introduction to “Professional” Social Media
• Real Time, Micro-Reflections
• Created Learning Artifact via “Storify” for Stakeholders
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Global Teacher Education: #AgEd2Korea
Platforms
• Adobe Connect
• Blog
• Community of Practice
• YouTube
• Flickr
Embedded course with one-month contextually-relevant immersion experience in Korea.(Thank you USDE Fulbright Hayes!)
@TeachAgPSU
#GLAG14: Global Learning in Agriculture
• Digital Archive: In-the-Moment-Learning
• Continued & Expanded Conversations
– Backchannel
– Follow Up
– Professional Networking
@TeachAgPSUEngage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
Outcomes
• New competencies
• Inspired to engage
@TeachAgPSU
Engage in Twitter Conversation at #Web2SocialTprep
• Repository of artifacts
• Professional network
Questions?
Fan, Follow , Like, our Program! Penn State Teach Ag! is on the web!
Blog: http://teachagpsu.blogspot.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachAgPSU
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PSUTeachAg
Pintrest: http://pinterest.com/psuteachag/
Question and Answer
Jennifer Manise
Longview
Foundation
@LongviewGlobal
Caitlin Haugen
Global Teacher
Education
@caitlinhaugen
Daniel Foster
The Pennsylvania
State University
@FosterDanielD
Melanie Miller Foster
The Pennsylvania State
University
@GlobalMelanie
Jennifer Manise
Longview
Foundation
Daniel Foster
The Pennsylvania
State University
Using Social Media to Support Internationalization of Teacher Education and
Broader Applications to the Classroom
Melanie Miller Foster
The Pennsylvania State
University
Caitlin Haugen
Global Teacher
Education
http://www.globalteachereducation.org/webinars