Tweet this Not that
Most of our students participate in
social networking.
18% of 18 to 29-year-olds
who are online use Twitter. Mobile Phones and Abercrombie by Garry Knight, available under a Creative Commons
attribution license 2.0 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/4888370567/
25% Black 19% Hispanic 9% white Who are online Use twitter
Texting by Jeffrey Kontur, available under a Creative Commons attribution license 2.0 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeff_kontur/4013998424/
70% of college students
surveyed said they wouldn’t be able to study without some form of technology
Courtesy University of South Carolina
28% of 18 to 34-year-olds
check Facebook before they get out of bed. :2006: Pensieri, non sogni. - (Not dreams, indeed.) by Flavio Ronco, available under a Creative Commons attribution license 2.0 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixotropic/199736547/ /
AND sometimes they post things that make them look …foolish Hey, Who’s This Ass? by Orin Zebest, available under a Creative Commons attribution license 2.0 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/33917831@N00/4388729041/
We can educate them to use these tools
responsibly.
Fact or crap Facebook has more than 900 million users. Twitter recently
topped 140 million.
Fact Facebook has more than 900 million users. Twitter recently
topped 140 million.
Fact or crap 100% of universities are using
social media. 98% have a Facebook account,
and 84% have Twitter.
Fact 100% of universities are using
social media. 98% have a Facebook account,
and 84% have Twitter.
Fact or crap 10% of colleges take screenshots
of applicants’ profiles.
crap Actually, 54% of colleges
take screenshots of applicants’ profiles.
Social media smarts
We can encourage them to connect with the
university community.
Social media directories
Share experiences #UofSCaltbreak
If we stop there, We’ve done well.
But we can do more.
“In business terms, most people—
myself included—think of Twitter,
Facebook and other social media as
tools for marketing…[but] the deepest,
most enduring impact of social media
might be on learning.”
Daniel Pink in New Social Learning
convenient
Encourages contact Emphasizes time on task
Communicates high expectations
immediate
Gives prompt feedback
democratic
Respects diverse talents and ways of learning
personalized
Encourages active learning
communal
Develops cooperation
We can design educationally relevant ways to use Twitter in our courses.
as a discussion tool
Faculty: How has reading MBM changed your ideas about responsibility or obligations toward people who are poorer than you are? Student03: I've realized that helping the less fortunate is a social and moral responsibility that nobody is exempt from to help make the world better. Student04: @Faculty it helped me to see that one person really can make a difference if the effort is put forth Student02: @Student03 I definitely agree. It's not up to just one person. Farmer had lots of others help him, like the MacArthur Foundation. Student02: @Student04 Do you think that just one person can make a difference, or that one person inspires many people to help make a difference? Student04: @Student02 i think in a way its the same thing because that one person inspiring others is still making it all happen by involving others
(Junco, Heiberger, & Loken, 2011.)
references
Battishill, R. (2011, January 19) Obsessed with Facebook: Statistics & Facts for 2011. Retrieved from http://thinkmarketing.org/2011/01/obsessed-with-facebook-statistics-facts-for-2011/ Bingham, T. and Conner, M. (2010) The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press. Chickering, A.W. & Gamson Z.F. (1987) Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. AAHE Bulletin March, 3–7. DBAworldwide (2010, September 22) A Day in the Life of Social Media [YouTube]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iReY3W9ZkLU&feature=channel&list=UL Junco, R., Heiberger, G. and Loken, E. (2011) The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27: 119–132. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x Kessler, S. (2011, May 31) 38% of College Students Can’t Go 10 Minutes Without Tech. Retrieved from Mashable website http://mashable.com/2011/05/31/college-tech-device-stats/ Smith, A. (2011, June) 13% of online adults use Twitter. Retrieved from Pew Internet & American Life Project website http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/Twitter%20Update%202011 Smith, A. (2010, September) Technology trends among people of color. Retrieved from Pew Internet & American Life Project website http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2010/September/Technology-Trends-Among-People-of-Color.aspx