Mobile Learning and Social Media: Increasing Engagement and Interactivity
Tanya Joosten | University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeInterim Associate Director, Learning Technology CenterLecturer, Department of Communication http://UWMSocialMedia.wikispaces.com/
Who are our students?
I want to feel connected
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).
I don’t use e-mail
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).
I *do* use social media – A LOT
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).
I am mobile
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.”
Solutions UWMSocialMedia.wikispaces.com
Would you recommend the instructor continue using the social networkingtools? Why or Why not?
What did you like best about your experience using the social networking tools (facebook & twitter) in this class?
If you could fix one thing about the use of the social networking tools, what would it be?
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Overall, I am happy with using SNSI would take another course that used SNSI would recommend that the instructor continue to use SNS
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Engagement: Social networking made me feel more involved in the courseSocail Presence: I was able to form in-dividual impressions of my instructorLearning: The social networking tools were beneficial to my learning
Communication and Networks
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70 SNS facilitated better comm between the instructor and stu-dents
SNS made interaction with my instructor more effective
SNS helped me be more aware of course happenings
SNS increased the frequency of my par-ticipation in this course
Connect w/me
professorjoosten.blogpost.com
twitter.com/tjoosten
linkedin.com/in/tjoosten
facebook.com/tjoosten
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