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Paul King – Social Media Strategist, WSI – OTEN

Twitter: @paulduncanking

We are all social creatures

• Social Relationships: “We Can't Do Without Them."

Is Facebook is just a social site or does it have educational benefits?

Social learning - Can Facebook and related tools improve educational outcomes?

• Conclusions: "Online social networking sites, such as Facebook, can help students become academically and socially integrated as well as improving learning outcomes”

University of Hong Kong Angela Yan Yu, Douglas Vogel and Ron Chi-Wai Kwok of City Stella Wen Tian of the University of Science & Technology of China (Suzhou Campus) and http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/ip-sl050911.php

Study - Educational benefits of social networking sites

• "What we found was that students using social networking sites are actually practicing the kinds of 21st-century skills we want them to develop to be successful today,“

University of Minnesota; researcher Christine Greenhow; July 10, 2008http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2008f/UR_191308_REGION1.html

The Human Factor: The Connection Between Social Networking and Learning

• “The researchers found that student participation in an online social network may, in and of itself, lead to positive learning outcomes that could support the goals of retention and engagement in a university setting.”

Mary Arnold; Instructional Technologist http://elearningauthor.blogspot.com/ http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/769/the-human-factor-the-connection-between-social-networking-and-learning#.TqFexVfthwc.twitter

Benefits of Social Networking Services (SNS)

Major findings – significant benefits associated with use SNS including

• Delivering Educational Outcomes• Facilitating Supportive Relationships• Fosters strong sense of community and belonging• Helps to successfully adapt to change and stressful

events.• Promotes internet and media literacy

• 2011 - Research Conducted by UWS, Murdoch Uni & Inspire Foundation (Cooperative

Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing, bringing together 63 partners in an enviable mix of world class youth researchers across 13 universities, innovative thinkers from industry and business, and mental health and youth advocates across the nongovernment and government sector.)

http://ow.ly/8Kx2n

YAW-CRC Research, 63 partners across 13 universities

Australian Stats

Number of Aussies on Facebook26 Jan 2012 - 10,703,340

• Penetration of Online Population – 62.84%

User Age Distribution for Facebook Australia

• Fastest Growing Group – Over 35s

OTEN Facebook Timeline

2008 • first OTEN Facebook Page (netbook with dongle) 700 fans

– Competition win iPod posting comment on Wall about Promotional Movie

2009• Setup Landing Page for OTEN Page• around 5 more pages setup for teaching areas

2010• Set up independent Wireless

Network• OTEN Page 2,500 Fans• 17 Teaching Section pages

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Resources

•Facebook Guide for Teachers (attached)•Every Teachers must have guide to Facebookhttp://edudemic.com/2011/01/every-teachers-must-have-guide-to-facebook/

•100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroomhttp://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/

Moodle site - Facebook for Educators; http://

online.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/course/view.php?id=10070

Contact

LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/paulduncankingTwitter: www.twitter.com/paulduncanking Email: paul.d.king@tafensw.edu.au