Self-Guided Social Media Training

Manual Team B: Nicole Brainard, Jamaica Love, Tenaya Watson, and

Lourdes WeaverAET/562

May 30, 2016Dr. Kathryn Wyatt

Training Overview

• Training Manual for Online Facilitators• Outline of Manual

• Overview of Social Learning• Problem Solving Through Social Learning

• Incorporating Social Media Tools for Online Classrooms

What is Social Learning?• According to authors Mark Reed, et. al. in the scholarly

article What is Social Learning? (2010), social learning is referred to as the “process of which individuals can learn and grow from each other while incorporating social change in society” (pg. 2).

Learning Photo retrieved from www.forbes.com

Problem Solving through Social Learning

• Rodrigues, et al. in the article Enhancing E-learning Experience with Online Social Networks (2011), discusses the impact that social media has on problem solving and collaboration, stressing that the use of these types of applications drastically improves educators abilities to connect and work together in developing teaching strategies that will benefit both instructor and students.

Business Issues and Relationships

• Social learning can help strengthen business relationships by encouraging people to share ideas with each other and collaborate together on projects

• Social learning gets employees engaged, and makes them responsible for their own learning

• Policies should be set up regarding social learning and the use of social media

• Resources should be allocated for marketing and promoting social learning and social media tools

Social Media Tools:Facebook

Google DocsYouTubePinterest Facebook and Google Photo

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Pinterest and YouTube Image retrieved from www.mediabistr.com

Facebook

• According to the Facebook website (2016), Facebook is referenced as a free communication tool that serves as a basic function for individuals needing to connect and/or link to people via social media (para. 1).

• Communicate by forming chat groups, post comments, and link educational materials

• Social communities/networks• Training tool

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www.fwallpapers.com

Google Docs

According to the Google Docs website article What is Google Drive? (2015), Google Docs is referenced as having unlimited storage for users allowing people to email, upload documents, or connect in virtual groups to communicate (para. 3-5).

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www.blueprince.nl

Pinterest

• “The visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas,” (Pinterest. 2016. para. 1).

• Diversity of topics and information• Collaboration tool• Limitations• Outdated links• Keyword searches not always

effective• Examples• Blogs specific to educational

resources• Collaboration among various

instructors• Content/Curriculum specific

information

Pinterest Photo retrieved from https://www.theodysseyonline.com/just-

love-pinterest

YouTube

• “YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe” (www.youtube.com, para. 1)

• Can be used in the classroom to enhance the instructor’s lesson

• YouTube users can access, watch, upload, and share videos on a variety of topics

• Benefits• Variety of topics• Provides visual and auditory aides

• Limitations• Reliability• Staying on task• Weeding through videos

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Conclusion

Social learning is done on a daily basis by observing and/or interacting with others. People are constantly learning through collaboration or utilizing social media tools. Facebook, Google Docs, Pinterest, and YouTube are just some of the social media tools that help people interact with one another and learn from. These tools change the way in which people learn, and allow people to research additional information. Social learning and social media could guide online facilitators and/or learners in the classroom.

References• Ellison, N. B., Steinfield, C., & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook “friends:” Social capital

and college students’ use of online social network sites. Journal of Computer‐Mediated Communication, 12(4), 1143-1168. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x/full

• Facebook. (2016). Retrieved on May 23, 2016 from https://www.facebook.com/• Facebook Photo retrieved from www.fwallpapers.com• Facebook and Google Photo retrieved from www.co_magnet.net• Google Docs.(2015). What is google drive? Retrieved on April 30, 2016 from

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledocuments• Google Docs Photo retrieved from www.blueprince.nl• Learning Photo retrieved from www.forbes.com• Pinterest and YouTube Image retrieved from www.mediabistr.com

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Prell , C , Raymond , C & Stringer , L. (2010).What is social learning? Ecology and Society , 15(4) , pp. r1 . Retrieved from https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/1624

• Rodrigues, J. J. P. C., Sabino, F. M. R. & Zhou, L. (2011). Enhancing e-learning experience with online social networks. IET Communications, 5(8), 1147. Pages 1147-1154. doi:10.1049/iet-com.2010.0409. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e58dfd11-4f95-4c71-9474-7811f58608a8%40sessionmgr4004&vid=1&hid=4106.

• YouTube. (2016). Retrieved on May 30, 2016 from https://www.youtube.com/• YouTube Photo retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/