social media and post graduate education

Social media & the post-graduate student

Sarah Stewart 2012Australian College of Midwives

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Aim for today

The aim of this workshop is to introduce you to social media and how you can use it for postgraduate education, as teachers, learners and researchers.

Objectives List some of the common social media tools that

be used for postgraduate education;Identify how you can use these tools to build

personal learning networks;Describe some examples in which social media

can be used for postgraduate education;Discuss the issues that must be considered

when working with social media;Construct a plan for how you can use social

media for your own personal learning.

What is social media?

“web-based and mobile technologies that turn communication into interactive dialogue”

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media


Why is social media relevant to us as learners, teachers & researchers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

Group discussion

What do you know about social media?How do you currently use social media?How would you like to use it in the future?What are your concerns about social media?What would you particularly like to know today?

How can social media be used for

postgraduate learning, teaching & research?

Sharing


Collaboration


Support & mentoring


Sharing advice


Organize, advertise and take part in real time events/conferences


Mobile options


Following international events, issues and discussions, in real-time


Taking class discussion to a wider audience


Aid ongoing teacher and peer feedback


Enhancing face-to-face relationships

Connecting students at a distance

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Grow online communities/networks

of learning


Quick & easy access to latest research


Develop writing skills


Feedback on research


Instant access to

international researchers & scholars


Join online research communities

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Recruiting research

participants


Dissemination of research results


Develop e-portfolio


Develop digital literacy skills


Prepare students for life

outside university

Issues to think about


Chicken or egg?What comes first

– pedagogy or technology?


What is it you actually want to achieve?


Facebook won't stop you being a rubbish teacher!?


What support do you need?


What support do your students

need?

How open do you want to be?


What are the issues of privacy, security and professional online

behavior


My 10 top tools

Twitter: #phdchathttp://phdchat.pbworks.com/w/page/33280234/PhD%20Chat

Blog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com

How to write a paper for publication in 6 weeks:

http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com

Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Thesis-Whisperer/136762006343946

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart

Google Docshttp://www.jordemoderforeningen.dk/fileadmin/Tidsskrift_for_

Jordemoedre/2012/09_2012/Will_you_be_my_friend.pdf

Delicious: http://delicious.com


Group work – set up a Twitter account (Teacher, student, researcher,

university manager, IT provider)How did it go?What did you learn?What went well?What issues arose?What questions do you still have?

Tips for using social media to build a personal learning network

Develop an online presence

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Become familiar with online communication tools


Invest time in getting to know people


Give, as well as take

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Be

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarty/128010935/

“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.”

- Jay Baer, Convince & Convert

Develop a personal plan

How are you going to use social media for your personal learning?

How will you use it as a professional tool?What do you need?

Feedback to the group – what are the key features of your plan?

Conclusion

Any further questions or comments?Feedback

ResourcesResources

*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

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