Advances in Education Technology for Midwifery – Social Media

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42834622@N00/4333362932 Sarah StewartSarah StewartSocial Media and E-learning ConsultantSocial Media and E-learning Consultant

ICM, Prague, June 2014ICM, Prague, June 2014Creative Commons Licence BY Creative Commons Licence BY

Thoughts for today

• Any particular questions you want me to address? How do you use social media?

• How to use social media for teaching and learning?

• Issues to consider• Tips for getting started

How to use social media for teaching and learning?

To deliver content and

manage courses

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Share resources

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Organize, advertise and take part in real time events

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Real time help

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Mobile options, especially when students are on clinical placements

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Use alternative media to process and present work

Following international events, issues and discussions, in real-time

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Becoming part of national and international campaigns

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Connecting with international midwifery leaders and researchers

Enhancing face-to-face relationships

Connecting students at a distance

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Sharing advice

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Aid ongoing teacher and peer feedback

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Taking class discussion to a wider audience

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Grow online communities/networks of learning

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Facilitate collaboration

Develop digital literacy skills

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Prepare students for life

outside university

Some examples

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Otago-Polytechnic-School-of-Midwifery/293406710680213

Virtual Birthing Unit: http://wikieducator.org/The_virtual_birthing_unit_project

Eportfolio: http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com

Collaborative wiki for teachers to share resources:

http://mindthegap2011.wikispaces.com

How to write a paper for publication in 6 weeks:

http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com

Reflective journal: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com

Twitter: #phdchat

Virtual International Day of the Midwife:

http://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife

MOOCs

https://www.coursera.org/course/healthcaresafety

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart

YouTube/Vimeo: http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart

Issues to consider

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Chicken or egg?What comes first

– pedagogy or technology?

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What is it you actually want to achieve?

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Facebook won't stop you being a rubbish teacher!?

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What support do you need?

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What support do your students need?

How open do you want to be?

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What are the issues of privacy, security and professional online

behavior

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How will you develop your own online profile?

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Tips for getting started

Read articles, blog posts and watch ‘how to’

videos on YouTube

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Connect with teachers who use social media, both F2F and online

Be prepared to give time

to networking and don't

expect things to happen over night

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Focus on developing skills and networks with one or two tools

Be consistent about how you 'brand' yourself

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Be mindful of “creepy treehouse”

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“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.”

- Jay Baer, Convince & Convert

Sarah Stewart*Http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com

*Twitter: @SarahStewart

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*LinkedIn: SarahStewart

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