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SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF FACEBOOK

SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF FACEBOOK . NAOMI DU PLESSIS VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY:VAAL CAMPUS September 2011.

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SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF FACEBOOK

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  1. SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGHER EDUCATION:THE CASE OF FACEBOOK NAOMI DU PLESSIS VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY:VAAL CAMPUS September 2011

  2. Any technology that is able to captivate so many students for so much time not only carries implications for how those students view the world but also offers an opportunity for educators (Unknown)

  3. Why are we here?

  4. E-learning http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/e_learning.html

  5. My e-learning experiences

  6. Student-centred learning

  7. Student-centred learning

  8. Student-centred learning

  9. The main principles of student-centred learning are:

  10. Just a few facts… • 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on Facebook • In 20 minutes 1,000,000 links are shared on Facebook • In 20 minutes 1,323,000 photos are tagged • 750 million photos were uploaded to Facebook over New Year’s weekend • 48% of 18 to 34 year olds check Facebook right when they wake up • 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day • There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages) • Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events • Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month • Australian’s spend more time per month on Facebook than any other country at over 7 hours on average • Facebook makes money through advertising and virtual products

  11. Some order must be created…

  12. House rules on gadgets in class

  13. Accounts students keep

  14. Facebook in my classroom

  15. Twitter in my classroom

  16. Colleagues views on Facebook…

  17. Comments from active lecturers

  18. 5 W’s & H???

  19. Accounts

  20. Students: Managing online reputation

  21. Students: Managing online reputation

  22. How do institutions feel about social media?

  23. Facebook in HE: Quo Vadis?

  24. Implications for teaching and learning?

  25. Downside of Facebook

  26. Downside of Facebook

  27. Basic rules using FB in education

  28. The case of Farmville

  29. Pros and cons of Farmville Negative: • Time consuming • Eating bandwidth • Obsession • In August 2011 a court heard that Adam Hamnett, of Greather Manchester was so desperate to buy virtual animals for his FarmVille account that first he robbed from a blind man, Brian McKenzie, and then murdered Peter Boustead when his friends threatened to report the matter to the police Positive: • Time management • Planning • Time lines • Financial planning • Budgeting • Investigation into certain crops etc.

  30. Follow news feeds

  31. Poll your classes

  32. Learn a foreign language

  33. Students create their own news sources and info on campus

  34. Media Studies students to follow politicians

  35. Create subject specific sites for students

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