Social Media for Learning

Kelly MeekerLINGOs Member Meeting

October 2011@OpenSesameNow | #LINGOS

Learning Objectives

What We’re Talking About: • Using Twitter• Building a network• Finding the conversations that matter• Leading the way

What We’re Not Talking About: • Communications• Fundraising

Definitions

Social Media are communication technologies enabling social

interaction and the exchange of user-generated content.

Social learning is the acquisition of knowledge, skills or competencies that occurs as the result of social

interactions. Adapted from Wikipedia

Where Does Social Media Fit?

Moments of Learning Need

Learning for the first

time

Wanting to learn more

Trying to remember

Things change

Something goes

wrong

Dr. Conrad Gott Fredson’s “5 Moments of Learning Need”

Definitions & Reading Twitter

Link

Tweet

Handle

Name

Learning About Other Users

Basic Types of Tweets

Basic Tweets

@ Mentions

Retweets

Direct Messages

Sending Tweets

Examples of Twitter Networking

Favorites

This can be a

curriculum

Building Your Network

• Keyword searches• Who to follow• Look for this:

Hashtags & Chats

Lists

Introduce Yourself

Find the Conversations

Curate and Share

Tips on Being Private

Facebook = Friend model

Twitter = Follow model

Google+ = Hybrid

LinkedIn = Public

Social Media Policies

Excerpts from Ford Social Media Guidelines

Contact Info

Kelly MeekerCommunity Managerkelly.meeker@opensesame.com@OpenSesameNow

Further resources:www.OpenSesame.com/blog