Social media for learning and employability

Jenna Condie | University of Salford | @jennacondie

 Flickr: mkhmarketing

#salfordpsych #atp13

I am here because it was really hard to find you online

Flickr: infomatique

Flickr: AveryEstelle

 Flickr: Linh H. Nguyen

What was the last thing you posted online?

Where did you post it?

Why did you post it?

Who was it for?

How did you post it?

Or…

Digital lives

 Flickr: Sean MacEntee

Who

is

the

teacher?

Who

is

the

learner?

New culture of learning…

Learner Identity

Dialogical

Groupwork: What would you do?

I want to change classes…I can’t stand [insert your name here] #fml

you get the picture

Lee Lee @leelee123 Lee Lee @leelee123

Groupwork: What identity work is going on here?

I want to change classes…I can’t stand [insert your name here] #fml

Smiley from Flickr: you get the picture

Lee Lee @leelee123 Lee Lee @leelee123

Discursive analysis of ‘live’ examples

What is the tweet doing? Positions taken up?Real and imagined audiences?Reflecting the wider social & cultural context?

Becoming a social professional

A good place to start?

CreatingGuidelines…

…or is it policies?

Flickr: b_d_solis

2008

2013

The only constant is change…& increasing complexity

 Flickr: catherinecronin

The moment of realisation

Embracing social media head on

Thoughts? Actions! Flickr: Alexkess

Social media for learning and employability

Jenna Condie | University of Salford | @jennacondie

 Flickr: mkhmarketing

#salfordpsych #atp13