Transforming Higher Education: Using Social Media to Ignite Students

@tjoosten | Tanya Joosten

Who am I?

Technology will save us!

Facebook is the answer!

Bwahahahaha!

It’s not about the technology, it’s all social

Larry Johnson, NMC

global collaborative anytime anyplace mobility access literacy

informal learning

Connect

What is the student voice?

Assess your students’ needs

I want to feel connected

According to a survey by Joosten (2009), students reported that they need good (67%) and

frequent communication (90%) with their instructor and good communication with their classmates (75%). They also reported

that they need to feel connected to learn (80%) (http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).

I don’t use email

According to PEW Internet study, “Teens who participated in focus groups for this study said that

they view email as something you use to talk to ‘old people,’ institutions, or to send complex instructions to large groups “ (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/Teens-and-Technology.aspx?r=1).

I use social media

95.1% of 18- and 19-year-olds use social media, primarily Facebook on a daily basis (Salaway, et al., 2009)

96% of undergraduates reported using Facebook (Smith & Caruso, 2010)

43% of undergraduate use Twitter (Smith & Caruso, 2010)

90% use mobile devices to receive and send text messages (Smith, 2010), over 1600 a month (Neilson, 2010)

92% of college-aged students watch YouTube (Moore, 2011)

I like social media for learning

Use

social media

Warning!

Technology is only the medium

Words, Voice, Eye Contact, Hand Gestures, Body

Movements, Posture, Clothes

Eye Contact, Nodding, Hand

Gestures, Posture

? Words, Text or Voice, Emoticons, Eye Contact, Hand

Gestures, Body Movements,

Posture, Clothes

? Words, Text or Voice, Emoticons, Eye Contact, Hand

Gestures, Body Movements,

Posture, Clothes

Medium | Message

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You need

a pedagogical strategy

What is your pedagogical need?

Assess your needs

Increase communication and contact

Engage students through rich, current media

Building cooperation and feedback

Hashtags

• CATs• Peer Instruction• Reflection

No matter the technology, how can you enhance your pedagogy?

Social media

is our future

How do we

prepare?

F2f, Writing,

Telephone, Email,

Social media

Cheating

Deception

Lying

Control

Student

behavior

Technology

One human resource

One mic

Build capacity

• Provide professional development

• Provide best practices and guides

• Motivate use through incentives

• Let grow

What’s new?

An array of journeys to degree

Degree

Open Access

Flex

BlendedSelf-

paced

Traditional Online

Providing you more access and a choice in planning your flexible journey to degree through –blended, open access, flex, self-paced, and traditional online – courses and program.

Digital Content

AssessmentInteractivity

Peer learning forums

Just-in time mentor support

Google (text messaging, IM, video chat), Facebook

Open textbook authoring

Open education resources

Blogs, Video sharing (YouTube)

Delivery and Support

Students

Faculty and

instructors

TAs and Mentors

Online Advising

Online Tutoring

OnlineLibrary

IT Help Desk

Engage our students

Get it!