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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR TEACHING AND
LEARNINGAnastasia Trekles, Ph.D.
Office of Learning Technology
Why Social Media? Social media and Web
2.0 technologies can extend learning into new and exciting areas
Web 2.0 can touch every level of Bloom’s Taxonomy, from Remembering to Creating
Even better: social media is FREE and easy to access – and usually familiar to students as well
See http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+
Taxonomy
Advantages of Social Media
Everyone is using it – it’s almost guaranteed to reach its audience
Free of cost Naturally creative
and intuitive interfaces
Enable easy sharing and disseminating of information
64.4% of faculty use social media for personal reasons
44.7% use it for professional reasons
33.8% use it in their teaching
Facebook and YouTube are the most common social media in use by educators
Blogs, wikis, LinkedIn, podcasts, and Twitter are used a little less often
With social media, students can… Compare and share
notes and resources Debate and discuss Contribute more
equally Learn from one
another Learn from experts
and others in the field Get exposed to new
ideas, cultures, and languages
The Flip Side: Potential Pitfalls
Social media is, of course, social by nature!
Posts are not always private, although they can be made that way
Students (and others) can say and do things we’d rather they didn’t
Luckily, severe incidents are quite rare, and easy to avoid
Social Media Can Make Learning Fun Post important announcements and actually get
them read! Create group projects like collaborative projects,
scavenger hunts, and round-robin discussions Allow students to showcase their unique talents
and interests through pictures and video Build a community of learners by encouraging
students to share and ask each other questions Encourage students to connect in more
meaningful, convenient, and personalized ways
Facebook Allows for private,
members-only groups to be created
Also allows for public pages to be created for a class to use for announcements and other one-way postings
You don’t have to “friend” your students – that’s a personal choice
You can create a “school-only” Facebook account strictly for your class activities
About Groups: https://www.facebook.com/about/groups
About Pages: https://www.facebook.com/about/pages
Great infographic on Facebook in college classrooms: http://www.schools.com/visuals/college-professors-on-facebook.html
Twitter Lots of neat discussions
can be had in 140 characters or less!
Don’t believe it? Check out http://twitter.com/FieldingEngl102
Keep students engaged and interested with short tidbits, helpful hints, and online resources
Use hashtags to keep conversations related and easier to follow
About Twitter: https://support.twitter.com
Twitter for Teachers: http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html
Ways to use Twitter in academia: http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/
Twubs – great for following hashtags: http://twubs.com
Google+ Google has a large
number of social-infused features, including the popular Hangout tool
Also, consider Google Docs as a collaborative tool or an alternative to Office
Google Drive (formerly Docs): http://drive.google.com
Hangouts: http://www.google.com/hangouts
Google’s Education page with tutorials and more: http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/
Pinterest Pinterest as a teaching
tool? You bet! Pinterest can take
information on any topic and make it visual, user-friendly and easy to categorize and share
So many resources are already available – students can easily browse and repin things they find
Similar sites include Scoop.it and Learni.st
Pinterest Help Center: https://en.help.pinterest.com/home
The OLT Pinboard: http://www.pinterest.com/pncolt/technology-to-the-rescue/
How colleges are using Pinterest for education: http://teachthought.com/social-media/how-colleges-are-using-pinterest-in-education/
YouTube YouTube provides a great
platform for students to share and publish as well as learn
We all know there is a tremendous amount of valuable content out there – just search and you’ll find something good!
Armed with smartphones or other camera devices, students can easily create and upload their own work
Great for reviews and study groups, presentations, and group projects
YouTube Education University channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCScmg5b9x0xQ
10 YouTube Channels to make you smarter: http://mashable.com/2013/04/04/youtube-education/
Using online video in the classroom: http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom
What’s integrated into BlackBoard? Blogs – for student thoughts to be shared and
commented on Wikis – for fluid student conversations and
group document editing Collaboration – “chat room” and whiteboard
function similar to Adobe Connect (requires Java)
Kaltura – media sharing tool for videos you upload (yours or someone elses)
Mashups – integration from YouTube, Slideshare.net, and Flickr available
Caveats and Parting Thoughts Social Media can be a terrific tool for
learning But, it can be a little “messy” – there’s a
lot to negotiate, and a lot to keep up with No tool is perfect, either Requires patience and a willingness to
try something different, or think about an old activity in a new way
Thanks!
Staci: [email protected] Alex: [email protected] Twitter: @PNCOLT http://pnc.edu/distance for all
workshop notes, links, and training needs
Resources Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education:
http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/overcoming-hurdles-social-media-education
Great blog on social media in higher ed: http://blog.reyjunco.com Social Media resource round-up:
http://www.edutopia.org/social-media-education-resources Six ways to use social media in education:
http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2012/04/six-ways-to-use-social-media-in-education/
Friedman, L.W., Friedman, H.H. (2013). Using social media technologies to enhance online learning. Journal of Educators Online, 10(1). Retrieved from http://www.thejeo.com/Archives/Volume10Number1/Friedman.pdf.