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Week 2 :
Preparing to use Social and New
Media
MPPP 1423
Best Practices of Teaching and
Learning in New Media

Topics
Social Media tools in Teaching and Learning
Preparation to use Social Media in Teaching
and Learning

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What is Social Media?

Social media is media designed to be disseminated
through social interaction, created using highly
accessible and scalable publishing techniques.

Social media uses Internet and web-based

technologies to transform broadcast media
monologues (one to many) into social media
dialogues (many to many).

Source: Wikipedia

What is Social Media?

Its having conversations

Its making connections
Its building relationships
Its sharing resources and information
Its networking
Its collaborating

Social media is the platform where connection,

conversation and collaboration take place.

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Diagram by Danny Sullivan

en.wikipedia.org/w iki /Dan ny_ Su ll iva n_( techn olo gist)

Social Media in Education

How are these tools being used?

Tools for communication

Tools for sharing of information
Tools for collaborating on projects
Tools for connecting
Tools for saving time

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Social Media in Education

Whos Participating?

Institutions with faculty and students

Institutions with the communities they serve
Faculty with fellow colleagues
Faculty with students
Students with fellow peers

Everyone!

Social Media in Education

Think about two possible social media tools
you could integrate to engage, excite, and/or
educate students.
How would you utilize these tools?
What would you need to learn more about before
implementing these tools in the classroom?
Prepare your simple slide presentation individually and
present in class (40 minutes)

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Facebook in Education
Facebook is a social networking website that is
operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.
Users can add friends and send them messages,
and update their personal profiles to notify friends
about themselves.

Additionally, users can join networks organized by

city, workplace, and school or college. The
website's name stems from the colloquial name of
books given at the start of the academic year by
university administrations with the intention of
helping students to get to know each other better.
Source: Wikipedia

Facebook in Education

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Facebook in Education
Personal Profile

Must be a Friend first

Share as much or as little as
you choose
Limited profile controls

As a user you also control what

you see!

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Facebook in Education
Join a Group

Become a Fan

Long Term relationship

Greater methods for
communication
Seen on Public Profile
Scheduled Events
More formal

Tend to be short-term
Less participant interaction
Not open to public viewing
Less formal

Facebook in Education
Keyword Search:
Medical School
9,800 Groups / 76 Fan Pages
Medical Education
7,500 Groups / 63 Fan Pages
Medical Association
4,600 Groups / 237 Fan Pages
E-Learning 1,500
Groups / 127 Fan Pages
Curriculum Development
1,200 Groups / 4 Fan Pages

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Facebook in Education

Facebook in Education

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Twitter in Education
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service
that enables its users to send and read messages known as
tweets.
Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed
on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's
subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict
delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow
open access.

Source: Wikipedia

Twitter in Education
Who is using Twitter?

Medical Schools
Medical Libraries
Medical School Departments
Medical Organizations
Medical Journals
Faculty
Students

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Twitter in Education
How can Twitter be used?

Announcements
Helping Students to Study
Gathering Resources
Sharing Resources
Promoting Activities
Sharing Employment Opportunities
Networking

Twitter in Education
By Medical Schools

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Twitter in Education
Gathering Resources

Twitter in Education
Sharing of Resources

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Linkedin in Education
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site.
Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is
mainly used for professional networking. As of October
2009, LinkedIn had more than 50 million registered users,
spanning more than 200 countries and territories
worldwide.

Source: Wikipedia

Linkedin in Education

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Linkedin In Education
Keyword Search of Groups:
Medical Education: 213 Groups
Medical Technology: 217 Groups
E-learning: 208 Groups
Instructional Design: 61 Groups
Curriculum Development: 45 Groups

Nings in Education
Ning is an online platform for people to create
their own social networks, launched in
October 2005

Source: Wikipedia

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Nings in Education

Nings in Education

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Best Practices
Facebook Social, personal interactions; become
Friends and Fans
Twitter Quick interactions with Followers
LinkedIn Professional Networking, SIGs, Online CV
Nings Specialized social networks, public or private

Final Thoughts
Preparing to use the new media or social
media need thorough planning..

Dont use technology just for the

sake of technology; make sure it
enhance learning

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Preparation to use Social Media in

Education
User
Student? Educators?
Administration? Parents?
Community? Professional?

Goal
Teaching effectiveness?
Learning enhancement?
Management efficiency?

Preparation to use Social Media in

Education
Output
Cognitive? Psikomotor? Emotion?
Engage? Excite?
Interpersonal? intrapersonal?
Soft skill?
Student identity development?

Pedagogy
Learning theory? Model? Strategy?
Assesment? Evaluation (Formative / Sumative)?

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Preparation to use Social Media in

Education
Social media category?

Preparation to use Social Media in

Education
Which Tools?

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Example of Social Media in

Education
Fostering meaning and community in writing
courses with social media.
Reading technology Twitter assignment
Social learning public service ad campaign
Master of Distance Education Social
Bookmarking
The Elevator Pitch - YouTube
Google+ in Database course current events

Preparation to use Social Media in

Education
Will you use social media in teaching and learning?
Which social media may help you improve the student
experience or learning in your class?
Consider the following question :
What is the pedagogical need?
How will the selected social media help meet the need
What aspects of 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?

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References
Tanya Joosten (2012), Social Media for Educators, John Wiley & Sons
Inc. San Francisco
http://www.kevinstrowbridge.com/blog/tag/teaching/
Promnitz-Hayashi, L. (2011). A learning success story using Facebook.
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2(4), 309-316.
Noraien et al. (2014). Social Media In ESL Classroom: Exploring The
Impact on Language Learning. Journal of Business and Social
Development , 2(1), 14-18.
Junco, R., Heiberger, G., & Loken, E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on
college student engagement and grades. Journal of computer assisted
learning, 27(2), 119-132.

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