Social media and technology-enhanced learning
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Social media and technology-enhanced learning
Sarah Stewart 2012Australian College of Midwives
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Thoughts for today
• What do you want to get out of today's session?
• Why do we need to consider social media as learners and teachers?
• My story• Issues to consider• Tips for getting started
What is social media?
“web-based and mobile technologies that turn communication into interactive dialogue”
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73532212@N00/2945559128
Why is social media relevant to us as learners and teachers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE
How to use social media for learning and teaching?
To deliver content and
manage courses
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Share resources
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Organize, advertise and take part in real time events
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Real time help
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137737248
Mobile options eg class announcements
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Use alternative media to process and present work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34427466731@N01/241843728
Following international events, issues and discussions, in real-time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10717364@N06/3792337931
Becoming part of national and international campaigns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2364696515/in/set-72157603545124242/
Connecting with “famous” people, people of influence, culture and power
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Enhancing face-to-face relationships
Connecting students at a distance
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Sharing advice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67953162@N00/3943777830
Aid ongoing teacher and peer feedback
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Taking class discussion to a wider audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44921934@N00/302001867
Grow online communities/networks of learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503019876@N01/1804295568
Facilitate collaboration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29809546@N00/2199685678
Develop digital literacy skills
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/3796822070
Prepare students for life
outside university
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Otago-Polytechnic-School-of-Midwifery/
293406710680213
Some examples
“Facilitating Online”: http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online
Virtual Birthing Unit: http://wikieducator.org/The_virtual_birthing_unit_project
Eportfolio: http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com
Collaborative wiki for teachers to share resources:
http://mindthegap2011.wikispaces.com
How to write a paper for publication in 6 weeks:
http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com
Reflective journal: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
Twitter: #phdchat
Virtual International Day of the Midwife:
http://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart
YouTube/Blip.TV: http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart
Issues to think about
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Chicken or egg?What comes first
– pedagogy or technology?
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What is it you actually want to achieve?
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Facebook won't stop you being a rubbish teacher!?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72527902@N00/990858552
What support do you need?
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What support do your students
need?
How open do you want to be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/609777936
What are the issues of privacy, security and professional online
behavior
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How will you develop your own online profile?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16851909@N00/93136022
10 top tips for using social media for personal learning and
networking
Read articles, blog posts and watch ‘how to’
videos on YouTube
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Connect with teachers who use social media, both F2F and online
Be prepared to give time
to networking and don't
expect things to happen over night
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Be consistent about how you 'brand' yourself
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Be open
Focus on what you can give as opposed to what you can receive
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenr/2926296193/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Focus on quality, not quantity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8663326@N06/4429964169
Be authentic
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Practice what you preach
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Always respond to people when they contact you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44373968@N00/2565606353
“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.”
- Jay Baer, Convince & Convert
ResourcesResources
* http://www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning/*http://mashable.com*http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book*http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/three-
generations-of-distance-education-pedagogy-challenges-and-opportunities
*http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Social%20Media
Contact
Email: [email protected]:
http://www.facebook.com/sarahmstewartTwitter: SarahStewartBlog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comSkype: sarah.m.stewart