blending with social media
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Presentation from Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and WorkshopTRANSCRIPT
Tanya Joosten, @tjoostenDirector, Interim, Learning Technology CenterLecturer, Department of CommunicationUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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).
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).
According to Bulik (July 8th, 2009) “…They
go to social networking sites 5 days per week and check in 4 times a day for a total of an hour per day” (para 7).
According to PEW Internet study, “…
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of online 18-29 year olds use these sites–similar to the rate among teens–with 45% doing so on a typical day” (http://tinyurl.com/33hynyx).
New survey results also show that among adults 18 and older, Facebook has taken over as the social network of choice
73% of adult profile owners use Facebook
According to Joosten (2009), 71% of students want to receive text messages about their class (http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).
According to PEW Interent, “the typical
American teen sends and receives 50 or more messages per day, or 1,500 per month.”
web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system,
(2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and
(3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system
Increases interactions between instructors and students
Enhances communicationBuilds feelings of connectednessOvercomes the challenges of
students at a distance or in remote locations
Facilitates providing timely student feedback
Helps students stay organized Increases student performanceProvides a medium for instructors
enhance their identity and encourage students
Results in high levels of satisfaction of instructors and students
What is the pedagogical need?How will the selected social media help
meet that need?What aspects of the learning process
should be improved?What learning outcomes can be better
achieved through the use of the selected social media over other technologies?
What is the expected behavior of students within the selected social media?
Increase communication and contactEngage students through rich,
current mediaGather and provide feedback in the
classroomCreate a cooperative and
collaborative learning opportunitiesProvide experiential learning
opportunities
Need: Increase communication and contact
How will a social media help meet that need?
Students are already using it, or it is available on mobile devices
Provides instant or immediate access to information
Lean medium that is primarily text based Requires focused and succinct messages
with a manageable amount of information
Update social media profiles to include an image and a bio appropriate for the social media.
Connect with colleagues through conference or professional group hashtags.
Identify useful or influential colleagues and review to who they are connected.
Participate in your educational institution’s social media accounts.
Youtube.com, Twitter.com
#edusocmediaEdusocmedia.wikispaces.com
twitter.com/tjoosten
facebook.com/tjoosten
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