e Portfolio

Facebook for Supporting Learners

Anita Holt & John DalzieleLearning Adviser

JISC RSC Northwest

What's happening online?

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Session Contents• What is social media and why should we use

it?• Pages V Groups• Top 8 privacy settings all Facebook users

should know• eReputation: How it can effect you.

What is Social Media?

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From the English National Opera... • http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=aDycZH0CA4I

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Let’s just have an old fashioned face to face chat

Why Facebook?

Strategic Planning

• Showcase students work• Groups discussions• Groups and Societies • Learner Voice• Support and collaboration• Extension Activities• Professional Discussion a

nd Support

Facebook Statisticsin the UK

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Facebook Statistics

50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day

Average user has 130 friends People spend over 700 billion minutes per month

on Facebook

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Groups are designed “for members of groups to connect, share and even collaborate on a given topic or idea.”

The key feature behind Facebook groups is the ability to make them “invite only” or limit these spaces to specific groups.

These groups can be private or closed you will need to “friend” learners in your course to a closed or secret group.

An “open” group option will allow you to add anyone from Facebook.

What are Facebook Groups?

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What Are Facebook Pages?

Facebook Pages “allow entities such as public figures and organisations to broadcast information to their fans.”

If you are looking to set up your courses “official Facebook presence” you would opt for a Facebook Page.

Learners just need to “Like” the page for the semester/term/module and they can always opt out when the semester/term/module is over.

Facebook Pages is a simpler tool to maintain.

Learners and staff, can view an open Facebook Page even if they opt to not have their own personal account

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Privacy: In addition to an open setting, more privacy settings are available for groups. In secret and closed groups, posts are only visible to group members.

Audience: Group members must be approved or added by other members. When a group reaches a certain size, some features are limited. The most useful groups tend to be the ones you create with small groups of people you know.

Communication: In groups, members receive notifications by default when any member posts in the group. Group members can participate in chats, upload photos to shared albums, collaborate on group docs and invite members who are friends to group events.

Groups

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Privacy: Page information and posts are public and generally available to everyone on Facebook.

Audience: Anyone can like a Page to become connected with it and get news feed updates. There is no limit to how many people can like a Page.

Communication: Page admins can share posts under the Page’s name. Page posts appear in the news feeds of people who like the Page. Page admins can also create customized apps for their Pages and check Page Insights to track the Page’s growth and activity.

Pages

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Communication Options: Groups

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Sharing Options: Pages

Facebook Page Survival Tips

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Real Life Facebook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrFdOz1Mj8Q

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Facebook privacy settings

1.Friend Lists

2. Checking In Places

3. Enable HTTPS 4. Remove yourself from Google searches

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5. Make Contact Info Private

6. Avoid Embarrassing Wall Posts

7. Protect Your Albums

8. Instant Personalization

John Dalziel

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Consider your eReputation

Don’t assume learners do not use technology .......!

How & When do you Communicate

Technology isn’t judgemental about Age, Gender or Geography!

Anita Holt

ah@rsc-northwest.ac.uk