social media for educators

Tanya Joosten, @tjoostenDirector, Interim, Learning Technology CenterLecturer, Department of CommunicationUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Who am I?

I will change the world

Who are our students?

Why do we need to transform?

Engage us

Be human

I want to feel connected

According to a survey by Joosten (2009), students reported that they need good

(67%) and frequent communication (90%) with their instructor and good communication with their classmates (75%). They also reported that they

need to feel connected to learn (80%) (http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).

I don’t use e-mail

According to PEW Internet study, “Teens who participated in focus groups for this

study said that they view email as something you use to talk to ‘old people,’ institutions, or to send complex instructions to large groups “ (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/Teens-and-Technology.aspx?r=1).

I *do* use social media – A LOT

According to Bulik (July 8th, 2009) “…They

go to social networking sites 5 days per week and check in 4 times a day for a total of an hour per day” (para 7).

According to PEW Internet study, “…

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of online 18-29 year olds use these sites–similar to the rate among teens–with 45% doing so on a typical day” (http://tinyurl.com/33hynyx).

What is social media?

Web 2.0

Social Media

Social Networking

Sites

850+ Million on Facebook

New survey results also show that among adults 18 and older, Facebook has taken over as the social network of choice

73% of adult profile owners use Facebook

I am mobile

According to Joosten (2009), 71% of students want to receive text messages about their class (http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).

According to PEW Interent, “the

typical American teen sends and receives 50 or more messages per day, or 1,500 per month.”

Answer… social media?

What is social media?

youtube

Boyd and Ellison (2007)

 web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system,

(2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and

(3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system

People sharing; everybody and anybody can share anything anywhere

Solutions UWMSocialMedia.wikispaces.com

Complementing LMS, not replacing

Rachel Baum, Jewish Studies

Susan Stalewski, Health Sciences

Satisfaction

Engagement, Learning, Presence

Communication and Networks

Would you recommend the instructor continue using the social networkingtools? Why or Why not?

If you could fix one thing about the use of the social networking tools, what would it be?

Other benefits of social media

Increases interactions between instructors and students

Enhances communicationBuilds feelings of connectednessOvercomes the challenges of

students at a distance or in remote locations

Facilitates providing timely student feedback

Helps students stay organized Increases student performanceProvides a medium for instructors

enhance their identity and encourage students

Results in high levels of satisfaction of instructors and students

EDUSOCMEDIA

Youtube.com, Twitter.com

#edusocmediaEdusocmedia.wikispaces.com

Social media: What do we do with it?

5 questions to consider

What is the pedagogical need?How will the selected social media

help meet that need?What aspects of the learning process

should be improved?What learning outcomes can be

better achieved through the use of the selected social media over other technologies?

What is the expected behavior of students within the selected social media?

What is your pedagogical need?

Increase communication and contactEngage students through rich,

current mediaGather and provide feedback in the

classroomCreate a cooperative and

collaborative learning opportunitiesProvide experiential learning

opportunities

One case

Need: Increase communication and contact

How will a social media help meet that need?

Students are already using it, or it is available on mobile devices

Provides instant or immediate access to information

Lean medium that is primarily text based

Requires focused and succinct messages with a manageable amount of information

Twitter

Getting started with Twitter

Complete bio or profile

Tips for completing your bio• Upload a picture of yourself, true

representation

• Follow the social media culture

• Focus on potential common interests

• Identify your educational institution

• Be professional, yet personal

How to update your bio

Navigating the interface

Tweeting: Introduce yourself

I’m Tanya Joosten from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, teach communication, help other faculty use technology #WLI12

Build your network

Following

Hashtags

• #wli12• #edusocmedia• #edtech• #highered

#socmedia #sachat #edchat #lrnchat

Google: education hashtags

Others ways to network

• Conference hashtags (#blend12, #et4online, #eli12, #nmc12)

• Join live sessions (#edchat, #sachat)

• Review campus twitter accounts and hasthags (@uwm, #iamuwm)

Tips to developing a network• Update social media profiles to include

an image and a bio appropriate for the social media.

• Connect with colleagues through conference or professional group hashtags.

• Identify useful or influential colleagues and review to who they are connected.

• Participate in your educational institution’s social media accounts.

Increase feedback opportunities in the classroom using Twitter

Building cooperation and feedback

CATs Peer Instruction Reflection

An example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8

Benefits

• Provides an opportunity for active learning in large lectures

• Enhances students participation and engagement in class 

• Provides frequent, low stakes feedback on student learning

• Creates an opportunity for just in time teaching or to address weaknesses in student learning

• Provides a strategy for integrating blended courses, online and f2f

• Develops cooperation among students

• Increases students satisfaction

Increase communication through a Facebook fan page

Increasing communication and encouraging contact

Who are our students?

• I want to feel connected

• I don’t use email

• I use social media, a lot

Getting started with Facebook

Create a fan page

Share rich media and content on various social media to engage students

Developing a richer learning experience

Creating a YouTube Account

Your YouTube Channel

Creating a YouTube Playlist

YouTube alternatives

CONTENT & PUBLICATION SchoolTube TeacherTube Vimeo

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT MIT World PBS.org TED YouTube.EDU

And many more!

Benefits

Improving student learning

Helps instructors manage their workload 

Enhances 21st century literacy skills for instructors and students

Facilitates the use of rich and current content

Enhances student engagement 

Develop strategies for managing your social media

5 questions to consider

• What is the pedagogical need?

• How will the selected social media help meet that need?

• What aspects of the learning process should be improved?

• What learning outcomes can be better achieved through the use of the selected social media over other technologies?

• What is the expected behavior of students within the selected social media?

What is your pedagogical need?• Increase communication and encourage

contact

• Engage students through rich, current media

• Gather and provide feedback in the classroom

• Create a cooperative and collaborative learning opportunities

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