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From our Nov 12 Social Networking Software Lunch on LearningTRANSCRIPT
Wrap Up & Next Steps
Lessons Learned: Strengths
• Opportunities for communication
Lessons Learned: Strengths
• Opportunities for communication • Build relationships; student 2 student
and instructor 2 student
Lessons Learned: Strengths
• Opportunities for communication – communication tool
• Build relationships; student 2 student and instructor 2 student
Lessons Learned: Concerns
• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools
Lessons Learned: Concerns
• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools
• Establishing boundaries and avoiding conflict of interest
Lessons Learned: Concerns
• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools
• Establishing boundaries and avoiding conflict of interest
• Students may not want us there – creepy tree house
Is it appropriate?
• 33% somewhat inappropriate• 35% somewhat appropriate• 22% undecided• 4% very inappropriate• 6% very appropriate
Mazer, Murphy & Simonds. (2007). I’ll See You On “Facebook”: The Effects of Computer-Mediated Teacher Self-Disclosure on Student Motivation, Affective Learning, and Classroom Climate. Communication Education 56 (1), 1-17.
Facebook Group
• Gee, I don’t think I want my professors on facebook anymore
17 members
Facebook Groups
• Faculty Ethics on Facebooko 583 members
Lessons Learned: Other Concerns?
Suggestions
• Professional and transactional
Suggestions
• Professional and transactionalo Accept all student friend requests or noneo Remember public nature of comments;
protect student privacyo Focus on course-related topics
Suggestions
• Professional and transactional• Consider a shared agreement
Suggestions
• Professional and transactional• Consider a shared agreement• Determine how much to self-disclose
o Photos, interests, campus groups
My professional presence
Other suggestions?
Social Web for Professional Development
• Engage in the social life of your disciplineo Join an academic SNS
Google Notebook
• Social Networking Services for Academics
http://tinyurl.com/AcademicSNS
Social Web for Professional Development
• Engage in the social life of your professiono Join an academic SNSo Subscribe to a blogo Collaborate using online toolso Create a Facebook Group for your course
Open Office Hours Ask questions, Get advice and Hands-on Help • In the Faculty Room, AH 1109
o Tomorrow, Nov. 13, 12:00 to 1:30o Friday, Nov. 14, 11:30 to 1:00o Tuesday, Nov. 18, 9:00 to 10:30
References
Let’s just be friends. (June 20, 2008). The Chronicle of Higher Education. A28-29.Mazer, Murphy & Simonds. (2007). I’ll See You On “Facebook”: The Effects of Computer-Mediated Teacher Self-Disclosure on Student Motivation, Affective Learning, and Classroom Climate. Communication Education 56 (1), 1-17.Schools grapple with teachers’ Facebook use. (October 10, 2008). eSchool News.http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=55535