15 tips on using social media to develop course communities
1. 15 Tips on Using Social Media to Develop Course Communities
Sue Beckingham | @suebecks
Sheffield Hallam University #shult13
2. YouTube
Create short
'about me' videos
Collaborative student
projects to create how
to guides
Record Google
Hangouts e.g. discussing
the assessment brief
3. Blogger (or WordPress)
Getting to know each
other: 'About Me' posts or
behind-the-scenes
journeys through university
life
Add student presentations
to Slideshare and embed
in the blog
Debate a weekly
topic using comments
4. LinkedIn
Set up a Course
group and connect
with alumni
Set of sub groups for
specialisms
Use the poll tool
(within groups)
e.g. vote on revision
topics
FACT:
There are over 30
million students
and recent college
graduates on
LinkedIn.
5. Twitter
Create a course
member list
Share useful links
and aggregate
using a #hashtag
Create a course
paper.li newspaper
6. Facebook Group
What's on page
Student photo of the
week
Post info on
internships, jobs AND
link back to Careers
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Sue Beckingham
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