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Social Media for Formal Learning. Learning Environments and Social Media: Friends or Opponents Afua Gyasi , Instructional Design and Project Manager (M.Ed. Instructional Technology, GMU) & Shannon Wzientek , Instructional Designer, BOMI International (MA in ISD candidate, UM). Methodology.
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Social Media for Formal Learning Learning Environments and Social Media: Friends or OpponentsAfua Gyasi, Instructional Design and Project Manager (M.Ed. Instructional Technology, GMU)& Shannon Wzientek, Instructional Designer, BOMI International (MA in ISD candidate, UM)
Methodology • Can SM be used for formal learning? • CD vs. Socmed
Conclusions • Social media can support and enhance formal learning. • Clear instructions are important. • Facilitation is key.
Thoughts • Beginner (CD?): • familiar tools • more structure • multimedia • Advanced (socmed?): • higher order tasks • facilitation