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- 1. Presentation for JCC Start-Up Week
CarleenHuxley
8.24.09
Social Media and Higher Education - 2. photo credit: dbarefoot
- 3. Social mediais media designed to be disseminated through
social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable
publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for
social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media
monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to
many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and
information, transforming people from content consumers into
content producers.
~ Wikipedia
Define - 4. Think
- 5. Blogging The Wisdom of Crowds
- 6. Blogging as an instructional tool
Why its used
University of Arizona
- Easy way to publish, share and discuss information on the web in an asynchronous form.
- 7. Beneficial as a distance learning tool.
- 8. Encouraging usual more passive participants to be more active in discussion.
extends learning space beyond the rigidity of the physical classroom
fosters relationships among the students
vests students more in their own learning experience.
Blogs helped students find their voice.
Source: http://elearn.arizona.edu/blogs/bestpractices/index.html - 9. Blogging and College Admissions
- 10. RSS Readers
Really Simple Syndication
http://crankyprofessor.com - 11. Wikis
- 12. Wiki in the classroom
- 13. Social Bookmarking
- Delicious