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#EdSoMe: Ideas for Teaching & Learning with Social Media
Dr. Chris Linder, University of GeorgiaPrepared for SACSA 2014
Thanks to Chandler Thompson, Elon University, for her assistance with this presentation!
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Introduce YourselfText 199094 and your Name, Role, and Institution to 37607.
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What is a hope you have for using social media for learning? Text 199631 and your answer to 37607.
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What is a fear you have in using social media for learning? Text 199633 and your answer to 37607.
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“Technology should not and will never replace education, but assist educational practice,
improve teaching efficiency, and enhance student learning
experiences.” (Liu, 2010, p. 113)
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Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
• Increased engagement with course material outside of class (Brown,2013; Kabilan, Ahmad, & Abidin, 2010)
• Enhanced faculty-student relationships • Collaborative & connected Learning (Kabilan et al.,
2010; Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013)
• Technical benefits: Up-to-date technology, ease of use, efficient (Hurt, Moss, Bradley, Larson, Lovelace, & Prevost, 2012)
• Increasing expectations to engage “professionally” on social media
• Contributes to a constructivist approach to learning (Brown, 2013)
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Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
• Requires time & engagement! (Junco, Elavsky, & Heiberger, 2013)
• Privacy (Friesen & Lowe, 2011)
• Accessibility & comfort in use• Student resistance (Brown, 2013; Hurt et al., 2012)
• Boundaries • Copyright & original work (Brown, 2013)
• Increased commercialism (Friesen & Lowe, 2011)
EXAMPLES
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Discussion
• Find two people to talk to (groups of 3)
• Share one idea you have for incorporating social media in your classroom as an activity or an assignment.
• Brainstorm the challenges, benefits, and logistical aspects of your idea.
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Contact Information
Dr. Chris LinderAssistant Professor, College Student Affairs AdministrationUniversity of GeorgiaTwitter: @proflinderEmail: [email protected]: drchrislinder.wordpress.com
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References• Brown, P. G. (2013). An experiment in using Twitter in teaching a student affairs practicum course. The
Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/AnExperimentInUsingTwitter.html.
• Friesen, N., & Lowe, S. (2011). The questionable promise of social media for education: Connective learning and the commercial imperative. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28, 183-194. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00426.x
• Hurt, N. E., Moss, G. S., Bradley, C. L., Larson, L. R., Lovelace, M. D., Prevost, L. B., Riley, N., Domizi, D., & Camus, M. S. (2012). The ‘Facebook’ effect: College students’ perceptions of online discussions in the age of social networking. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 6(2), 1-24.
• Jackson, C. (2011). Your students love social media…and so can you. Teaching Tolerance, 48(39) 38-41. Retrieved http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-39-spring-2011/feature/your-students-love-social-media-and-so-can-you.
• Junco, R., Elavsky, C. M., & Heiberger, G. (2013). Putting Twitter to the test: Assessing outcomes for student collaboration, engagement and success. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(2), 273-287. doi: 10.111/j.1467-8535.2012.01284.x
• Kabilan, M. K., Ahmad, N., & Abidin, M. J. F. (2010). Facebook: An online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education? Internet and Higher Education, 13, 179-187.
• Liu, Y. (2010). Social media as a learning resource. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 3(1), 101-114.
• Tarantino, K., McDonough, J., & Hua, M. (2013). Effects of student engagement with social media on student learning: A review of literature. The Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/EffectsOfStudentEngagementWithSocialMedia.html.