Effective, efficient, enriching
- 1. Effective, Efficient, Enriching; Using Social Media in the Classroom Sheena Bhim
- 2. Aim To demonstrate that new media technologies can be used safely to facilitate learning and embed good practice
- 3. Trends and patterns • Proliferation of smartphones and wifi/3G • Social networking has changed the way we communicate • User generated content comprises more and more of what our students consume
- 4. Consequences • Attention spans are shorter • Instant gratification • Always connected to each other • Are used to accessing information immediately: Viral trends now spread worldwide and die within a week.
- 5. Why am I telling you this? Students aren’t going to stop using these facilities, even if we impose sanctions.
- 7. Benefits • Resources can be created and distributed quickly and with ease • All resources can be stored centrally online • Fast- moving subjects or subjects with a contemporary focus can alert students to important events, articles, etc • Students are more likely to check Facebook and Twitter on phones than voicemail/email
- 8. Benefits • TV listings- students can watch/ record relevant programmes on short notice • Rapport • Encourages a love of learning • Quick feedback- especially good for visual work and exam technique
- 9. Potential pitfalls... • Keeping personal and professional separate • Students may not have smartphones/access outside college • TMI, CBA: governing students’ communication • Setting boundaries for work-life balance • Keeping up with changes to technology • Creating a safe learning environment online
- 10. 1. Blogs at Aquinas • http://aquinasmediaa2011.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://asmediaaquinas.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=f34a99a130750b15 • http://aquinaspoliticsa21112.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://aquinaspoliticsas1112.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://aquinasreligiousstudies2011.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://sophiestocka2media.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://mattbeckwithmedia.blogspot.co.uk/
- 11. How @ aquinasmedia helped Media students this year • Sony’s • Coursework feedback • Direct messaging enables students to have open dialogue without others being able to see • Restricted communication focuses user • Collective ID- could alert students to current events e.g. Beyonce’s tumblr, Barack Obama’s campaign, Trayvon Martin, user generated content • Helps students synthesise complex theory- grades improve.
- 12. Evidence of students engaging with subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XrlC_sdTJZw
- 15. Contact with ex- students