Intro to Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools Through Faculty Practices. July 22, 2010. University of Delaware. http://bit.ly/smpractices0710

1. Intro to Social Media and Web 2.0
Tools Through Faculty Practices
Mathieu Plourde, Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
July 22, 2010

2. I Know What You’re Thinking…
Yet another IT
geek will try
to show us
how to
teach…
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3. Overview of This Session
Introduction
Faculty Practices
Conclusion/Discussion
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4. Social Presence
• Slides on Slideshare
• Live video feed on Ustream (session is recorded)
• Use this Hashtag on Twitter for backchannel
discussions:
#smpractices
• All links are available at the following URL:
http://bit.ly/smpractices0710
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5. Notification
&
Awareness
Opting-In Discovery
& &
Openness Sharing
Contexts
Relationship Discussion
& &
Presence Backchannel
Creation
&
Authoring
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6. Faculty Practices
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7. Blockers
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8. Blockers
• 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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9. Things That Should Remain Private
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10. Things That Should Remain Private
• Grades
• Graded papers
• Instructor feedback
• Exams
• Copyrighted material
• Email conversations
• Private experiences
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11. Different Aggregating Strategies
• Google Doc
• Wiki
• Start Page
• Blog
• Web Page
• … and Many
More!
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12. Using an LMS as an Aggregator
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13. Source: Jonathan Mott, Educause Quarterly, Vol. 33, Number 1, 2010
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14. 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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15. Questions, Comments?
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16. Thank You!
• Mathieu Plourde
Project Leader, LMS
IT-Client Support & Services
University of Delaware
mathieu@udel.edu
Twitter: mathplourde
• IT-Academic Technology Services
East Hall, Second Floor
ats-info@udel.edu
http://www.udel.edu/ats/
302-831-0640
http://bit.ly/smpractices0710
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