social networking explained
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Welcome to Social Networking Explained
Facilitator: Ann Brady
Sydney Community College
Our first discussion will be about what we understand by the term online social networking. While everyone is logging in and we are checking sound and voice levels please consider this question!
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What is online social networking Definitions Examples How do I join
Social networking and learning Our current practice A social view of learning Using social networks for teaching and
learning
What is social networking?
Definitions
Social networking is the practice of expanding the number of one's business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals.http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci942884,00.html
An association of people drawn together by family, work or hobby. The term was first coined by professor J. A. Barnes in the 1950s, who defined the size of social network as a group of about 100 to 150 people . http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=social+network&i=55313,00.asp
A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Networking
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Social networking as a tool for learning
Why do students enrol in an SCC course?
What activities do you use to engage your students?
This perspective shifts the focus of our attention from the content of a subject to the learning activities and human interactions around which that content is situated. This perspective also helps to explain the effectiveness of study groups. Students in these groups can ask questions to clarify areas of uncertainty or confusion, can improve their grasp of the material by hearing the answers to questions from fellow students, and perhaps most powerfully, can take on the role of teacher to help other group members benefit from their understanding (one of the best ways to learn something is, after all, to teach it to others).
John Seely Brown and Richard Adler (2008)Source: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0811.pdf
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