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integrating social media in your classroom freeing your classroom from between four walls Jolanda Morkel Senior lecturer, Department of Architectural Technology & Interior Design Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT part-time coordinator, OpenArchitecture THOUGHTFUL LEARNER SUPPORT IN BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WESTERN CAPE REGION ACADEMIC SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT MINI-CONFERENCE, 4 JULY 2015

Transcript of Integrating Social Media in your classrooms_Unisa, 4 July 2015

integrating social media in your classroomfreeing your classroom from between four walls

Jolanda MorkelSenior lecturer, Department of Architectural Technology & Interior DesignFaculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

CPUT part-time coordinator, OpenArchitecture

THOUGHTFUL LEARNER SUPPORT IN BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

WESTERN CAPE REGION ACADEMIC SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT MINI-CONFERENCE, 4 JULY 2015

Facebook. Twitter. Academia.edu Researchgate. Pinterest. Slideshare Soundcloud. Whatsapp. Google + Google Hangout. Instagram. Slideshare.

DISCUSS… Which social media platforms/ tools do you use most often in your work and/or personal life?If you can, please find the facebook group SM_unisa and respond to the question (poll). Click relevant option/s and add options if needed. Team up with someone who does have access/ connectivity, if you don’t have.

Here is the link to the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/926094277447998/

Mayfield, A. 2008

Beckingham, S.2015

Venable, M. 2011

Beckingham, S.2015

Shrock 2012 http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html

Based on Anderson and Krathwohl's Taxonomy 2000 (adapted Bloom’s Taxonomy 1956

remembering

understanding

applying

analyzing

creating

evaluating .

http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html

DISCUSS… What apps/ platforms are your students using? How can you better engage them and why?

Go to www.twitter.com/signup, enter your name, e mail address and a memorable password. Select a username which makes you easily identifiable to others. Click “Create my account” and your account is live.

Have a look around, search #SM_unisa and look for me @Jolanda_Morkel - “follow me” if you want.

DISCUSS…What are the pitfalls of using social media in teaching and learning and what precautions can you take to avoid them?If you can keep it to 140 characters, please tweet. Use #SM_unisa. Alternatively, make a post in the facebook group SM_unisa. Team up with someone who does have access, if you don’t.

Whatsapp

To join the whatsapp group (SM_unisa), please e mail me your mobile number, name and surname, to [email protected] (use SM_unisa for the e mail subject) and I will add you to the SM_unisa Whatsapp group.

please join the conversation.

www.jolandastudio.blogspot.com

@Jolanda Morkel

#SM_unisa