Learning and Teaching in Networked Publics Helen Keegan

                         

SVEA Next Generation Learning Conference, Brussels 23.11.12

Context: Web 2.0 and emerging pedagogies

Science, Technology, Media Arts - Interdisciplinarity

Learning and teaching through social media

MSc Audio Production – Chris

h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57zgMAHutW0    

“For   years   now   I’ve   kind   of   hidden   behind   a  username,   keeping  my   virtual   life   and  my  analogue  one  separate,  so  now  with  this  blog  I’m  beginning  to  mix   the   two  and   I  must  admit   it   is  daunLng.  Unlike  with   the   few   other   social   networking   sites   I’m   on,  where  I  tend  to  sLck  to  my  circle  of  friends  that  I  see  on   a   regular   basis   here   I’m   opening   myself   up   to  others  who  I  don’t  know.”  

       Public  -­‐  Private  

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“I  should  start  by  saying   I  am  a  very  private  person,  and  on  many  occasions  have  been  described  as  being  anL-­‐social,   so   this   module   I   have   found   to   be   very  difficult,   it   has   been   very   un-­‐natural   sharing   my  thoughts   and   opinions   so   openly   with   the   World  Wide  Web.”  

The  only  part  of  my  digital  idenLty  that  was  a  li#le  daunLng  was  taking  the  personal  side  of  my  online  affairs  and  mixing  that  with  the  somewhat  professional,  educaLonal  side  of  it.  When  starLng  my  wordpress  blog  I  did  feel  a  li#le  exposed,  because  essenLally  I  was  starLng  to  blog  and  express  moods  and  feelings  to  people  I  don’t  know,  which  of  course  is  what  I  have  done  for  years  on  street  teams  and  forums,  but  somehow  this  felt  very  different  this  Lme,  and  I  almost  felt  naked  in  a  way,  stripped  of  all  masks  and  plaTorms  to  hide  behind.      

The Power of the Hashtag

This year, compulsory to tweet…

#psvtam  #mscsm  

Mixed reactions, emotions

Learning and teaching through social media

NOTE  lack  of  group  hashtags  for  some  ‘publicly  private’  comments  

“Understanding  how  networks  work  is  one  of  the  most  important  literacies  of  the  21st  century.”  Howard  Rheingold,  2010  

Network literacies

Science, Technology, Media Arts - Interdisciplinarity

@solobasssteve  at  #ir12  (@nancybaym  talk)  

Modelling network and media literacies

@nancybaym feat. @solobasssteve at #ir12, 12 Oct 2011

Using  Instagram  and  Twi#er  to    connect  ‘live’  with  #psvtam  and  #mscsm  students  from  AoIR  Internet  Research  conference    DemonstraLng  network  connecLons;  modeling  behaviours  

@bill_world  @courosa  on  instagram  @heloukee  webstagram  h#p://web.stagram.com/n/heloukee    Video  from  #occupySea#le  h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BmyI6cArE    

#occupy movement, 15 Oct 2011

Connecting with my PLN, posting to twitter

 Twi#er  feed  @replies  showing  hashtags  used  by:    #occupymovement  #occupyToronto  #occupySea#le  #Sea#le  #solidarity  

Connecting through twitter and instagram

PLN and Seattle locals, 15 Oct 2011

Negotiated curriculum, 19 Oct 2011

Driven by learner interests

Serendipity, opportunity

20 Oct 2011

@cogdog skyping into class from U.S.

Telling us about his Storybox project - 21 Oct 2011

Storybox    h#p://cogdogblog.com/storybox/    

 

#mscsm watching on the small screen

Fascinated - 21 Oct 2011

Thanks @cogdog!

Reactions from students on Twitter - 21 Oct 2011

But what about when things go wrong?

Because as well as opportunities, there are risks…

Don’t  take  it  for  granted  that  adults  who  are  acLve  users  of  social  networking  services  know  how  to  behave  appropriately  

online…  

Social networking ≠ digital citizenship

Talk openly and honestly about feelings

Freedom of speech

Respect, impression management, personal opinion

Peer  mentoring/learning  across  levels  and  

disciplines,  educaLon      and  industry  

Blurring boundaries

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Blurring boundaries

Ex-students, industry professionals, tutor-learner roles

We are all learners and producers

BBC Britain in a day

Opening  up  the  processes  of  

knowledge  creaLon  

Crowdsourcing lecture notes - #iCollab11

http://storify.com/heloukee/mscsm-week-6-convergence

Opening up the classroom

UG/PG: ex/current students: on/off campus

Undergraduate  student  a#ending    Postgraduate  class  à        Ex-­‐student  a#ending    Postgraduate  class  à        Mobile  learning:  learners    are  mobile        

à  

Crowdsourced bibliography

A useful exercise in information literacy

Transmedia: students as producers

Mobile film project across multiple platforms

It’s OK to make mistakes!

Mistakes = opportunities for further learning

Don’t  get  hung  up  on  perfecLon  –  enjoy  creaLng!

Making is Connecting (David Gauntlett, 2011)

h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyRbTVwVsJ4    

#mscsm social media tips - #iCollab11

A quick (and rough) video, took 15 minutes to create

h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni-­‐xNhit1EQ    

Serendipity and opportunity

Learner agency

What  (posts)  do  I  share  with  my  network?  

What  effect  might  this  have  on  learners?  

Educators  ‘perform’  online,  only  sharing  the  good  stuff  –  what  about  when  things  go  wrong?  

Ethical issues

To summarise…

Living, breathing curriculum - LEARNING ECOSYSTEM

Leave space in the course to allow for play, emergent curricula, serendipity and opportunity As network involvement increases, so does the likelihood of ad hoc opportunities. Invite suggestions from learners, encourage them to use THEIR networks These are personal tools, increasingly accessed on personal devices. Be open and encourage learners to bring their ideas/practices/networks on board!

Learning and Teaching in Networked Publics Helen Keegan … with thanks to the awesome students from #psvtam and #mscsm 2011

                         

SVEA Next Generation Learning Conference, Brussels 23.11.12