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Active Learning Institute. Educause Solutions in Action “ Reaching and Engaging Today's Learners” April 20, 2009 Barbara Knauff, Senior Instructional Technologist Academic Computing, Dartmouth College. Our Next Speaker: Christopher Rice Professor, Department of Political Science
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Active Learning Institute Educause Solutions in Action “Reaching and Engaging Today's Learners”April 20, 2009 Barbara Knauff, Senior Instructional Technologist Academic Computing, Dartmouth College Our Next Speaker: Christopher Rice Professor, Department of Political Science NetworkBlue: Social Media for Student Success
Building NetworkBlue:UsingSocial Media for Student Retention & Success • Christopher S. Rice, Ph.D. • University of Kentucky
The Birth of NetworkBlue Photo (cc) 2007 Flickr User Haeretik
Harnessing the power of social media to build community around issues (cc) 2007 Flickr User Code Poet
Engaging Digital Natives where they already are (cc) 2009 Flickr User Cristóbal Cobo Romaní
Avoiding“Creepy Treehouse”Syndrome (cc) Flickr user Chris Shiflett
Student Leadership is the Key © 2009 Michael Speaks
Social Media Benefits • Enhance peer-to-peer learning, mentoring and advising programs on campus. • Provide a platform for student leadership activities and opportunities (K Crew, etc.) • More easily facilitate building communities of practice and communities of scholars within and between departments and colleges. • Get faculty involved in online campus social life, faculty mentoring, provide communities of practice around web 2.0 tool adoption.
NetworkBlue (Ning) Tools • Activity streams • Blogs • Chatwalls • Video (YouTube, Slideshare) • Photos (diagrams, Flickr) • Groups • Threaded Discussion Forums • Ubiquitous Chat • .mp3
christopher.rice@uky.edutwitter: @ricetopherSL: Ricetopher Freenote