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Social Media for Teaching and Learning

Anastasia Trekles, Ph.D. Office of Learning Technology. Social Media for Teaching and Learning. 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

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Social Media for Teaching and Learning

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  1. Anastasia Trekles, Ph.D. Office of Learning Technology Social Media for Teaching and Learning

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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/

  11. Pinterest • Pinterest as a teaching tool? You bet! • Pinterestcan 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 • PinterestHelp Center: https://en.help.pinterest.com/home • The OLT Pinboard: http://www.pinterest.com/pncolt/technology-to-the-rescue/ • How colleges are using Pinterestfor education: http://teachthought.com/social-media/how-colleges-are-using-pinterest-in-education/

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Thanks! • Staci: atrekles@pnc.edu • Alex: acrisw00@pnc.edu • Twitter: @PNCOLT • http://pnc.edu/distance for all workshop notes, links, and training needs

  16. 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.

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