Social Media as a Professional

MediumAn equilibrium of

enthusiasm and protection for student teachers

Lee Dunn

School of EducationCollege of Social SciencesThe University of Glasgow

lee.dunn@glasgow.ac.ukTwitter @leeandrewdunn

www.leedunn.co.uk

Rationaleand background

When I was a student

source: John Atkinson, Wrong Hands

My students teachers

Having everyone onboard

• The use of social media is a personal disposition e.g. to use it or not to use it and the types of social media (Dunn, 2013)• What will it be used for? Personal vs Professional• The line between the two can often be blurred

Allow students to use social media for learning,support and discussion.

Allow students to learn how to develop and use social media.

Allow them to work professionally.source: John Atkinson, Wrong Hands

Paper Abstract

The paper considers the professional use of online social contexts to support teaching and to encourage discussion between learners.

It will illustrate some factors intended to protect their digital identities, confidence and online well-being.

Pilot Course

Learning

DiscussionAssessment

Background Information

• Based on a wider project report Analysis of Digital Media to Support University Online Learning (Dunn et al, 2015)

• Student activity can be seen on Twitter using #MEduc14 and #MEduc15

• Draws on data/information from:

• External Examiner• Staff involved in developing / maintaining the course• Students participating on the course

School of Education

Teacher Training

• Diverse Initial Teacher Education programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate.

• Developing a range of new online programmes and courses.

• Seeking to nurture digital culture, capability and resilience within all our students as an extension to the graduate attributes framework.

• Focus on social media, digital content and knowledge transfer as a result of internal drivers (Teaching Scotland’s Future), external influences (Scottish Government Consultation on the National Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy) and evidence informed pedagogy.

About the Pilot Course

The Course

• 20 credit course

• 11 week duration

• 70 students

• 1 induction lecture

• 2 peer group seminars

• 8 online units

Course Content

Content is structured and covers a range of media types that student teachers need to be able to replicate for their own teaching purposes e.g. streaming media, narrated presentations, animations etc.

#MEduc14 #MEduc15

Course Assessment

• Individual Assignment (1000 word essay) assessed at 60% of overall grade.

• Group Assignment (technological artefact) assessed at 40% of overall grade.

• Students MUST demonstrate that they have collaborated with their group and that they have used online methods of communicating e.g. Twitter or alternative.

Assessment Examples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVr6h3TUVuE&feature=youtu.behttps://prezi.com/qcxrcrgw__qt/technology-in-education/

Social Mediaas a ProfessionalMedium

Social Media for Teachers

Protecting Identities

All student teachers within the School of Education are required to read this document and sign a Fitness to Practice statement

Those (70) students sitting the pilot course will explore the design, use and professional contexts of online social interaction

The guidance is provided by The General Teaching Council Scotland

References & Sources

GTCS Professional Guidelines on the Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media (last accessed 14.12.2015) http://www.gtcs.org.uk/web/FILES/teacher-regulation/professional-guidance-ecomms-social-media.pdf

Teaching Scotland’s Future (last accessed 14.12.2015)http://www.gov.scot/resource/doc/337626/0110852.pdf

Scottish Government Consultation on a National Strategy for Digital Learning and Teaching (last accessed 14.12.2015)http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00485856.pdf

Dunn, L. (2013) Using social media to enhance learning and teaching. In: Social Media 2013: 18th International Conference on Education and Technology, Hong Kong, China, 1-3 Aug 2013.

Dunn, L., Dickson, B., Trinder, J., Kerr, J., and Andrews, M. (2015) Analysis of Digital Media: Supporting University-Wide Online Learning via Moodle. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.

Lee Dunn

Co-Director for MSc Online Learning Programme Leader for Technologies

School Lead for Digital Learning & Teaching

lee.dunn@glasgow.ac.ukTwitter @leeandrewdunn

www.leedunn.co.uk