social media
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Social Media for All
Andrew MiddletonHead of Innovation & Professional Development, QESSSheffield Hallam University
Sue BeckinghamFaculty of Arts, Computing & SciencesSheffield Hallam University
@andrewmid @suebecks
In this session...
Consider how social media can be used to support, enhance or transform learning
Look at the SM4L framework and ask
How well do personal technologies, social media promote inclusivity?
Evaluate the framework and your examples in terms of inclusivity
What are social media?
websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to particulate in social networking
Smart Learning building upon mobile learning
maturity of the technologies
affordability of software
multiple functionality
connectivity
location sensitive
social reach
portability and compactness
personalisation
computing power
real and virtual capacity
device neutrality and interoperability
personal ownership
range of media
SPONTANEITYCREATIVITY
CO-OPERATION & COLABORATION
LIFEWIDE & LIFELONG
UBIQUITY & ACCESS to LEARNING
AUTHENCITY
PRODUCTIVITY
Unconstrained
informalself-determined
creative
alert, flexible and ready
free
unboundedfuzzy
reflectiveresponsive
self-directed
autonomous
SPONTANEITYCO
-OPE
RATI
ON
&
COLA
BORA
TIO
NLIFE-WIDE & LIFELONG
UBIQU
ITY & ACCESS to LEARN
ING
AUTHENCITY
PRODUCTIVITY
Spatially open
informalself-determined
creative
alert, flexible and ready
free
situated
context specific
reflectivelocation sensitive
self-directedchallenged
autonomous
communal
Socially open
informal
person-centred
creative
alert
free
unboundedfuzzy
reflective
responsive
self-directed
formal flexible
Smart Learning building upon open learning
Temporally open
informalsynchronous
creative
ready
free
situated
context diverse
reflectivetime sensitive
challenged
asynchronous
immersed forward looking
frequencyregularity
timelypace
The SM4L Framework
Why? – to help us understand social media as something that is not trivial, but that has real
purpose to engage (all?) learners
Socially Inclusive
Social Media for Learning
Supporting and validating learning through mutually beneficial, jointly enterprising and communally
constructive communities of practiceFostering a sense of belonging, being and becoming
Promoting collegiality
Social Media for Learning
Life-wide and Lifelong
Connecting formal, non-formal and informal learning progression
Developing online presenceDeveloping digital literacies
Social Media for Learning
Media Neutral
Learning across and through rich, multiple media
Social Media for Learning
Learner-centred
Promoting self-regulation, self-expression, self-efficacy and confidence
Accommodating niche interests and activities, the ‘long tail’ of education
Social Media for Learning
Co-operative
Promotes working together productively and critically with peers (co-creation) in self-
organising, robust networks that are scalable, loosely structured, self-validating,
and knowledge-forming
Social Media for Learning
Open and Accessible
Supporting spatial, temporal and social openness Promoting open engagement in terms of access
being geographically extended, inclusive, controlled by the learner, gratis, open market or unconstrained
freedom
Social Media for Learning
Authentically Situated
Making connections across learning, social and professional networks
Being scholarly and establishing professional online presence and digital identity
Breakout 1: Idea generationDiscuss the main idea on each card. Write down some examples for what this could involve in reality.One idea for each 'idea card'. Short and inspiring
Aim for 140 characters or less!
Breakout 2: Inclusivity review
Does this approach improve or hinder inclusivity? How?Give it an inclusivity rating
Discussion• How helpful is the framework?
• Tell us about one or two of your ideas and how they stand up in regard to inclusivity.