Social Media for Formal Learning

Learning Environments and Social Media: Friends or OpponentsAfua Gyasi, Instructional Design and Project Manager (M.Ed. Instructional Technology, GMU)& Shannon Wzientek, Instructional Designer, BOMI International (MA in ISD candidate, UM)

Methodology

• Can SM be used for formal learning?• CD vs. Socmed

ResultsCD Social Go

Wordcloud backward, model, design, easy video, material, difficult

Comments wanted else than quizzes, multimedia

wanted quizzes/goals, facilitation

Bar charts felt knowledgeable felt somewhat knowledgeable

Source: Afua Gyasi & Shannon Wzientek

Conclusions

• Social media can support and enhance formal learning.

• Clear instructions are important.• Facilitation is key.

Thoughts

• Beginner (CD?): – familiar tools– more structure– multimedia

• Advanced (socmed?): – higher order tasks– facilitation

Resource: Clark Quinn