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Social Media in Higher Education Researchers New social dimensions
Kim FlintoffAcademic Engagement Developer, Curtin Teaching and Learning
The Shift Begins in Kindergarten
“rigorous and based on college- and career-ready expectations” http://www.all4ed.org/
Not a new idea
Adopt an SEO focus• Presence – you have
to be there to play• Connections –
aggregation, syndication, networks
• Activity – give and take
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/05/28/are-social-networks-killing-conversation/facebook-9/
Know thyself
Vanity Search
Analytics
Know your influencers
Optimise your presence
Are changes occurring?“I kluged together a wiki, a blog a message board and asked students to join free public social media services like De.licio.us, Flickr, Youtube, and Twitter. Again I was surprised… they were overwhelmed…”
Howard Rheingold “Social Media Classroom Screencast” Aug 19, 2008http://socialmediaclassroom.com/index.php/using-the-smc Photo by Joi Ito
http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-2121488118-hd.jpg
Networking from student to professional
“Interestingly, researchers found that very few students in the study were actually aware of the academic and professional networking opportunities that the Web sites provide. Making this opportunity more known to students, Greenhow says, is just one way that educators can work with students and their experiences on social networking sites.”
University of Minnesota study into Educational benefits of social networking.http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2008f/UR_191308_REGION1.html
Personal Technology
“Personalization cannot take place at scale without technology.”Culture Shift: Teaching in a Learner-Centered Environment Powered by Digital Learninghttp://www.all4ed.org/
Personal Learning Environmenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/adesigna/3923138328
Matters of TrustSocial media has not, and will not, change the fundamentals of learning, but will rather complement and supplement its dynamics by creating new channels of communication. Social media will also create new channels of trust as the global reach of the Internet exposes learners to new sources of learning, be those sources, people or repositories. Rasmus, D. Social Media in Higher Education: Time to take the plunge. http://danielwrasmus.com/Documents/Rasmus%20-%20Social%20Media%20in%20Higher%20Education.pdf
Academic Networks
Content or Relationships
3 hours
“In a nutshell, bitly's research reveals that generally, links shared on Facebook, Twitter, and via direct sources like email or instant message have a shelf life of about 3 hours.”
Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/24507/Shelf-Life-of-Social-Media-Links-Only-3-Hours-Data.aspx#ixzz1x4RNvKWG