1. The what and the how of social
media for teaching and learning
Mathieu Plourde, Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
#sfi2011 - June 2, 2011

2. Disclaimer
• This presentation is not a recipe for success
using web 2.0 technologies and social media.
• Your mileage may vary.
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3. Social Presence
• Slides on Slideshare
• Use this Hashtag on Twitter for backchannel
discussions:
#sfi2011
• Diigo group: http://groups.diigo.com/group/sfi2011
• All links are available at the following URL:
http://bit.ly/sfi2011-sm
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4. Share Your Stories
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5. Traditional Broadcast Media
Credit: Stefan Domanske on Flickr
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6. Social Media
Credit: Francis Chung on Flickr
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7. Credit: Khalid Albaih on Flickr
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8. © Gene Smith: http://nform.ca/publications/social-software-building-block
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9. Notification
&
Awareness
Opting-In Discovery
& &
Openness Sharing
Contexts
Relationship Discussion
& &
Presence Backchannel
Creation
&
Authoring
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10. CONTEXTS
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11. Classroom Backchannel
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12. Fill That Void…
S M T W Th F Sa
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13. TOOLS
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14. Facebook
• Huge user base
• Groups vs. Pages
• Reciprocal system
• “You have to be yourself”
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15. Facebook
• Avoid the creepy treehouse:
define a friending strategy
Credit: AJC1 on Flickr.com
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16. Kathy Shaffer’s Family Simulation
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17. Twitter
• Open system
• 140 characters per tweet
• Many tweets link to a web page
• Hashtags
• #sfi2011
• Non-reciprocal
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18. Monica Rankin’s Twitter Experiment
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19. Twistory Re-enactments
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20. Twitter Scheduler
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21. LinkedIn
• Professional networking
• Groups
• Reciprocal
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22. Diigo
• Social bookmarking tool
• Browser Add-On
• Groups
• Lists
• Join our SFI2011 Diigo Group
• http://groups.diigo.com/group/sfi2011
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23. EDUC897 Diigo Group
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24. Blogging
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25. Location-Aware Technologies
• Google Maps
• Crowdsourcing of local
knowledge
• QRCodes
• Enhanced reality
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26. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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27. Blockers to Adoption
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28. Blockers to Adoption
• Not Enough Time • No Broad Adoption
• Ownership of Posted • Fear of Failure
Content (site and • Continuation of Service
individual)
• Invasion of student
spaces
• No Peer-Review
• Fragmentation
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29. Things That Should Remain Private
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30. Things That Should Remain Private
• Grades
• Graded papers
• Instructor feedback
• Exams
• Copyrighted material
• Email conversations
• Private experiences
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31. Different Aggregating Strategies
• Google Doc
• Wiki
• Start Page
• Blog
• Web Page
• … and Many
More!
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32. Using an LMS as an Aggregator
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33. Source: Jonathan Mott, Educause Quarterly, Vol. 33, Number 1, 2010
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34. Conversational Spaces
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
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35. Social Media Spaces
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL
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36. My Spaces
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37. Personal Learning Networks
Attribution: Alec Couros (courosa) on Flickr.com
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38. Sharing Loop
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39. Conclusion
• Sound pedagogical practices are essential
• Make better use of your face to face time
• Get yourself familiar first, then start small
• Openness=Opting In
• Balance of power has shifted toward the user
• Avoid fragmentation: build a gateway
• Help is available!
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40. Questions, Comments, Demo?
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41. Thank You!
• Mathieu Plourde
Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
University of Delaware
mathieu@udel.edu
Twitter: mathplourde
• Open Education Blog:
http://sites.udel.edu/open/
http://bit.ly/sfi2011-sm
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