using facebook with wbl learners
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Using Facebook with WBL Learners
Do you Facebook?
Which of the following statements best describes you?a)I don’t use Facebookb)I use Facebook privately, but not in educationc)I’m setting out on the path of using Facebook in educationd)I use Facebook in education alreadye)Other
So ...Is using Facebook for Learning a good idea?
Just another tool?
My up-front position:It’s a tool – one of many – which can be used to support learning. It doesn’t replace existing tools, but rather supplements them. For so long as students are using it, I’ll try to work with it rather than against it. When it goes the way of the dinosaurs, we’ll all move on.
Why use it?
Over one billion users! It’s where most of the students are.
Why not use it?
Is your provider using Facebook for marketing already?
Social Media
Sharing stories using social media – even ones about social media.
Facebook Profile Home
The stuff you want to see – and your links to Groups, Pages and Apps
Unfollowing your ‘Friends’
Following, stalking, policing, guiding – what you don’t want to see.
Pages for Groups
When interesting stuff appears online, share it with groups of learners.
Snowdays!
You can work with learners who can’t be in class.
Using Facebook Chat
A way of keeping in touch with past students?
Chat directly to the IWB?
The argument against ...
It’s distracting
Spamming Anonymous posters
Cyber-bullying
All of these comments came from a group of learners aged 16-19
Town crier
Facebook games Need to respond
No connection
Social vs learning
Old and boring
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The argument for ...
Connect from anywhere
Download Docs Useful for sharing
Get interesting stuff
All of these comments came from a group of learners aged 16-19
Get it on phone Ask for help
Group forum
Chat facility
Connect when off
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Facebook and Legal Issues
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/2115/
More on e-Safety
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-safety/