Social Media and Education: The Conflict Between

Technology and Institutional Education, and

the Future

Sarah “Intellagirl” RobbinsEducause

October 2008

OR

Prof. Edupunk: How I Learned to Stop Worrying

and Love the Web

Sarah “Intellagirl” RobbinsEducause

October 2008

Learning is Changing

Many of the benefits of institutional learning

can now be accomplished via

social media.

What does higher education provide?

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Membership in intellectual and social affinity groups

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Engaging in intellectual discussions

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Access to resources and experts

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Official endorsement of completion

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Accumulate and develop skills for employment

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Association with professional community

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Guidance through experiences and thought processes

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What role does social media play in the lives of those engaged with it?

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Self Expression

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Sharing enthusiasm for common interestshttp://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/

Access to experts and personalities

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Enhance personal and professional reputation

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Build and share skills

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Social media changes… who we can reach

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Howard Rheingold

Social media changes… how many people we can reach

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Social media changes… our methods of expression

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All communication is educational

Dialogic communication allows for more

community, exchange of ideas

Social Media creates new ways to learn without the

communities and structures created by institutions.

What is the educator’s role in a world where production and consumption of information has been…

Democratic

Amateur

Distributed

Educators are no longer the GATEKEEPERS of knowledge

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the role

of educators

is changing

Teaching students how to learn in an information economy

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Teaching students the importance of contributing to a community

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Relating as more experienced co-creators rather than employers

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Serving as guides as students shape their own paths

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In a world of social media, educators

are more important than ever

Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins

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