Towards Social That Delivers

TOWARDS SOCIAL THAT DELIVERS

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I’M BERNIE GOLDBACH.TEACHING CREATIVE MULTIMEDIA

AT LIMERICK SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN

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I LIKE ENABLING TECH.IT MAKES THINGS ACCESSIBLE.

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This #LCFEcpd presentation reflects on a process of sharing social activity streams online and invites peer review in an evolving process of multimedia journaling (photostreams, twitter hashtagging and audiologs) as part of critical reflection.

We know:

-- Activity streams can enhance reflective learning.

-- Well-engineered activity streams increase online visibility.

-- In a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), the technology is often close to hand.

-- Effective social activity streams sparks development of community artefacts.

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THE ESSENTIAL WORKFLOW

-- Develop your touchpoints.-- Share personal reflections.-- Integrate reflections with multimedia elements.-- Appreciate the importance of compelling imagery.-- Effective online networking is rarely synchronous.-- Online activities may augment but do not reduce the primacy of written work.-- Activity streams give you 360 degree feedback.

Don’t start into a social activity stream without a workflow in mind.

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ACTIVITY STREAMSDESCRIBED -- Collated recent activities.

-- Typically on a single website, dashboard, or app.-- Facebook’s News Feed is most prominent.-- Stream protocols have emerged via APIs.

Effective activity streams improve learning and personal development.

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BUILDING AN ACTIVITY STREAM

You can leverage reflective audio journaling with tech in your pocket or purse.

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Digital Skill Development.

An Acquired Literacy.

Happens while Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out.

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HASHTAGGED TWEETS

#EDCHATIE

Monday evenings during school year (8:30 – 9:30 PM in Ireland).

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HASHTAGGED TWEETS#LOCC

First Thursday of every month in the Absolute Hotel, Limerick, Ireland.

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HASHTAGGED TWEETS#LIMERICK

If you’re from there, you should give it props via hashtags.

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HASHTAGGED TWEETS#HOWILEARN

FundIt projects like How I Learn work best when coupled to activity streams.

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AUDIOLOGSLEVERAGENEW LITERACIES.

You probably didn’t learn audio journaling in a traditional curriculum.

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PREPARE TO REFLECT

-- Select a simple phrase or a single word.-- Think about an image.-- Try to connect your thought to a personal experience.-- Pause to reflect.-- Clarify your main point.-- You might want to think out loud beforehand.

If you teach audio as a kind of social activity, you need to have your overhead questions in mind.

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MAKING QUICK AUDIO.

The best samples share very memorable personal stories.

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ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTSOF AUDIO LOGS

-- Process should be quick.-- Capture initial thoughts, unformed opinion or personal responses to events.-- Themes emerge after several dozen episodes.-- When bundled, the thematic collection can enhance an ePortfolio. -- Recordings should be in the first person.

Several characteristics identify an audiolog.

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EASY--FROM PHONE TO SITE.

Audioboo works with its app or with email attachments.

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WE TRUST THE HUMAN VOICE. "Levels of trust, commitment,

and satisfaction from users all appear to be positively affected by the use of the human voice in social media.“

Doctoral research by Hyojung Park, University Missouri.

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AUDIO IN ACTIVITY STREAMS

-- Explore events, don’t merely list them.-- Share eureka moments.-- Expect feedback from an open community.-- Listen to related textual and audio commentary.-- Commit to a regular schedule.-- Follow listeners to their main online presence.

Several characteristics identify an audiolog.

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THE #OCTAVERACTIVITY STREAM.

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#OCTAVERMUSIC REFLECTIONS

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Details in the Audio Community on Google Plus and inside Audioboo clips.

FLICKR ACTIVITY STREAMS

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The visual element deserves a slideshow treatment.

MEDIA WRITING MEETS SOCIAL AUDIO

I AM AUDIOBOO.FM/TOPGOLD.

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-- Audioboo is free.

-- You get three minutes of recording with a basic account.

-- I pay £60 annually to get 30 minutes of time for each recording.

-- Audioboo allows an unlimited number of recordings.

-- You automatically get an iTunes identity.

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YOU ALSO NEED TO BE ON GOOGLE PLUS.

[PRIVACY]

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GETTING STARTED

-- Write down an honest thought.-- Forget about assessment.-- Revisit earlier audio segments.-- Listen to others.-- Reflect about your past actions, decisions and learning events.-- Know that getting into a groove takes time.

Everyone can talk. But it takes time to get your real voice.

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GETTING STARTED:EVENTS

Talk about something big.Like running out of water.

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THE GLOBAL SOUND MAP.

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SCRAPBOOK THOUGHTS HAVE REAL PERMALINKS.

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TUMBLR IS A SCRAPBOOK TOO.

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LIST YOUR ACTIVITY STREAM.

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LOOK FOR THE NARRATIVE.

-- Why did it happen?-- Who was there?-- When did it unfold?-- Where were you?-- How does it fit in?-- What was said?

The segues are the glue.

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WHERE TO CREATE AUDIO.

-- Comfortable corner.-- Mindfulness session.-- Immersive birdsong.-- Tasting salt water spray.-- Touching aromatic textures.-- Feeling wood chips underfoot.-- Holding a mug of coffee.-- Plugged into the sound track of your life.

People have their own creative spaces. And their own devices.

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HANDHELD VIDEO OPTIONS.

-- YouTube is king.-- Bambuser offer a live option.-- Google Hangouts put you in the frame (audio only option). – Flickr video now three minutes.

YouTube’s Capture apps are very good. So is Bambuser and Flickr video.

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GRADING THE WORK

-- Are you collecting objective and reflective data to make sense of the experience?-- Do you recognise the recurrence of learning events?-- Is your interpretation a logical outcome of your observations?-- Do you reflect on a concept you learned in class or while reading?-- Are your reflective sessions about the same length of time?

We grade the process of reflection and not the content in the reflective audiolog.

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TIP: KEEP A TICK-OFF LIST..

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SPROUT SOCIAL HELPS ME MANAGE..

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ALL MESSAGING IN ONE STREAM..

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SPROUT SOCIAL WORKFLOW..

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SPROUT SOCIAL TASKINGS..

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SPROUT SOCIAL IMPROVES RESPONSIVENESS..

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FACEBOOK GENERALITIES.

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SPROUT SOCIAL TRENDS

MEASURE WHAT MATTERS

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EMERGENT CREATIVE COLLABORATION

SOCIAL AUDIO ENHANCES GOOGLE HANGOUTS.

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IN-HAND CONVERSATIONS

Engaging, active communication.

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BASIC EQUIPMENT

-- A small notebook.-- Short outline of thoughts.-- Rough sketches.-- Smartphone with data connection.-- Last generation iTouch.-- Unlocked smartphone with wifi.-- Recording app (Audioboo, Soundcloud, Voicebo and even Evernote).-- Micbud with windshield.

Many students come equipped.

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HELPFUL OASES

-- LinkedIn Group “Let’s Talk Here” has clever ice breakers.-- Open University offers “Study Skills Suggestions”.-- Topgold’s Evernote includes a shared ictedu notebook.-- King, Keeping a Learning Journal, 2001.-- The Audio Community on Google Plus is bit.ly/audiog.-- Listen to @documentally, @topgold, @boydjane, @braillesnail and their cross-talk.-- Ira Glass and This American Life.-- Radiolab.

It’s easy to find inspiration.

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CONCLUSIONLEARN TO USE THE TOOLS YOU’RE CARRYING.

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CIRCLE ME.OR FOLLOW ME @TOPGOLD.

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LET’S CONNECT AND SHARE.

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Bernie.Goldbach AT LIT.ie

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