Curriculum Development: Social Media Decision-Making CardsFiona Handley, CLTMarion Curdy, IS

Planning on using social media?

The 6 Key Steps to Blended Learning

1. Identify the learning objectives2. Look at the curriculum to decide what

is best face-to-face and what is best online

3. Consider the integration and relationship between face-to-face and eLearning

4. Develop the most appropriate eLearning activities to achieve the learning objectives

5. Decide how you will assess these activities

6. Choose the most appropriate technology

Extra issues to consider when using social media• Preparation - student briefing and

technical set up time and effort • Learning potential – commenting?

collaboration? feedback? • Digital footprint• Ownership of data, access to data,

analytics• Technical support available from

LTAs• The social media site’s terms and

conditions• The University’s Social Media policy

and guidance

Social media policy at Brighton• University social media policy and guidelines

are available here:• http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/cltresources/blen

ded-learning/blended-learning-policies/social-media-policy-and-guidelines/

• And• http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/cltresources/use-

of-external-services/

• And • http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/cltresources/mob

ile-policy-guidelines-and-device-support/

The Decision-Making Cards• The ‘cards’ on the following slides have been

created to help you in your decision making about using social media in your teaching, learning, and assessment

• The scales for each criteria run from 1-5 with 5 being high/positive

• They are guidance tools rather than being prescriptive

• To print them out, choose print handouts ‘Print 4 slides horizontal’ from Print Settings.

• For any further guidance on decision making around social media please contact your LTA http://staff.brighton.ac.uk/is/learningandteaching/Pages/Learning-Technologies-Advisers.aspx

Twitter

•Familiarity - 4•Preparation needed - 4•Engaging to use - 4•Learning potential - 3•Digital footprint - 5•Data owned by UoB - 1•Staff access to data - 1•Technical support available - 2

Pinterest

•Familiarity - 4•Preparation needed - 4•Engaging to use - 5•Learning potential - 2•Digital footprint - 5•Data owned by UoB - 1•Staff access to data - 1•Technical support available - 2

Studentcentral wiki•Familiarity – 2 •Preparation needed - 1•Engaging to use - 2•Learning potential - 5•Digital footprint - 2•Data owned by UoB - 5•Staff access to data - 5•Technical support available - 5

Facebook

•Familiarity - 5•Preparation needed - 2•Engaging to use - 5•Learning potential - 3•Digital footprint - 5•Data owned by UoB - 1•Staff access to data - 1•Technical support available - 2

studentfolio

•Familiarity - 3•Preparation needed - 5•Engaging to use - 4•Learning potential - 4•Digital footprint - 3•Data owned by UoB - 5•Staff access to data - 5•Technical support available - 5

Edublogs blog

•Familiarity - 4•Preparation needed - 2•Engaging to use - 4•Learning potential - 4•Digital footprint - 3•Data owned by UoB - 5•Staff access to data - 5•Technical support available - 5

Studentcentral discussion board•Familiarity - 2•Preparation needed - 1 •Engaging to use - 2•Learning potential - 5•Digital footprint - 1•Data owned by UoB - 5•Staff access to data - 5•Technical support available - 5

Studentcentral blog•Familiarity - 3•Preparation needed - 1•Engaging to use - 1•Learning potential - 4•Digital footprint - 2•Data owned by UoB - 5•Staff access to data - 5•Technical support available - 5

LinkedIn

•Familiarity - 4•Preparation needed - 4 •Engaging to use - 4•Learning potential - 2•Digital footprint - 5•Data owned by UoB - 1•Staff access to data - 1•Technical support available - 2

Instagram

•Familiarity - 4•Preparation needed - 4 •Engaging to use - 4•Learning potential - 2•Digital footprint - 5•Data owned by UoB - 1•Staff access to data - 1•Technical support available - 2