COLLABORATING & NETWORKING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA IN EDUCATION

Baiyun Chen, PhDAmy Sugar, MA

BLOOM’S DIGITAL TAXONOMY

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy

BLOGS

Faculty generated blog: http://psc1121.blogspot.com/

OrganizationPush informationNegative comments

BLOGS

Authentic learning Increased interactionBeyond course

Privacy concernsWriting styleCopyright

Student generated blog:http://lulamurple.blogspot.com/

One way communication toolConcise postsAcademic vs. social

TWITTER

Multiple ways to receive Twitter feedWidget inside LMS, Twitter Web site, text

updateshttp://twitter.com/goodies/widgetshttp://www.grazr.com/

TWITTER

Personal learning networkShare resources, conduct quick polls Information overload

TWITTER

Hash tags to organize and search posts Export tweets and organize by hash tag

http://www.searchtastic.com/ Share as resource

TWITTER

WIKIS

Group ProjectsAuthentic learningCollaborative editingPublic vs. privateCopyright

SOCIAL NETWORKING

Facilitate online discussions and share extracurricular professional resources

Student groups & program marketing

SOCIAL NETWORKING

Enhanced social interaction and sharing Increased engagement and broader scope Not suited for deep discussion Security and privacy concerns

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

Instructors create resource pages:http://www.diigo.com/list/baiyun/idl6543-la

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Students share resources :http://groups.diigo.com/group/higher-educa

tion-and-public-policy

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

Special features: sticky notes and highlighted points to share

Organization with tagsChallenging for students to apply tags and

write proper descriptions

SOCIAL VIDEO

Anchored instruction Faculty persona

Faculty generated video http://www.youtube.com/user/psychologist3

SOCIAL VIDEO

Student generated video: http://vimeo.com/7926306

Optional assignment Student-centered learning Copyright concerns

AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCING

Connect students across globe Increase interaction Virtual Office hours

SUMMARY

Risks Information overload Copyright concerns Security & privacy concerns

Benefits Collaboration Student engagement Information organization

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