Overview of Social media in education. Delivered in DIT.

1. Social Media in Education
Claudia Igbrude
@iclaudiad

2. Objectives
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Explain what online social media is.
Describe some social media networks in common
use.
Differentiate between various media for social
networking.
Consider the pros and cons of social media
networks in education.
Select appropriate social media networks for use
in context.
Integrate social media tools into teaching

3. In the beginning…
The Internet…before…
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AjEWVsadoho/TZkMEFvw7II/AAAAAAAAABI/aKDAqmch7b4/s1600/web-2_0-
concept+web+1.0.jpg

4. What is Social Media?
“…a group of Internet-based applications that
build on the ideological and technological
foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation
and exchange of user-generated content.”
Source: Kaplan Andreas M., Haenlein Michael, (2010), Users of the world, unite! The challenges and
opportunities of social media, Business Horizons, Vol. 53, Issue 1 (page 61)

5. Some examples of Social Media in
common use
http://www.technograte.com/2012/06/3-fundamental-steps-to-creating-effective-social-media-marketing-campaigns/

6. Social Media Drivers
 Mobile Devices
 Internet Access
http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/03/16/need-more-evidence-on-why-you-should-have-a-m

7. Micro-blogging (Twitter)
Allows brief text
updates: 140
characters

8. Micro-blogging (Twitter) benefits
 Knowledge sharing,
 Personal learning networks
 Access to global conversations around topics of
interest
 Keeping informed

9. Example of Twitter use
 UT Dallas
 Dr. Rankin, Professor of History
 Problem : how to reach more students and involve
more people in class discussions both in and out of
the classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8

10. Facebook
 Build online networks
 Communication with students or potential students:
Group OR Page??
https://www.facebook.com/help/155275634539412/

11. Example of Facebook Use
"In 1999, the Internet was cool. Adding online
interaction to traditional courses got students
excited and motivated them to perform better.
Today, though, the Internet is no longer inherently
cool, and is even a little boring.”
Read Full article:
http://chronicle.com/article/Go-Where-the-
Students-Are-/138801/

12. Social Bookmarking (Delicious)
 Share, organise, search, discover, and manage
bookmarks of web resources with students and
colleagues
 Creating Folksonomies/Collaborative tagging:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy

13. More Social Media Networks for
education

14. Connecting,
Communication
Content Creation
Niche Networks
Research support
Media Sharing,
Curation
Learning and
Info networks

15. So why use Social media in
education?
 Communication, notification
 Social Constructivism.
 Extending learning beyond scope of class.
 Meeting students in their own space.
 Creating learning networks.
 …..why would you?

16. Things to consider
 How to deal with equity
 Privacy concerns and issues
 Integrity of information posted by users
 Integration with existing systems (VLE/LMS)
 Institutional Support
 Content Ownership and tracking

17. Questions?

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