Time always seems to be an issue when it comes to developing technology tools, especially if it is the first time a person is using it and trying to familiarize themselves with it.
eight barriers
Integrity
submissions
privacy
Separate
accounts
Grading
Inability to measure effectiveness
Lack of integration
Takes too much time
Lack of support
first two worried faculty the mos
student submission integrity as the largest obstacle
authenticity concern
not related solely to teaching with social sites
second largest barrier
privacy concerns
100 percent of the colleges and universities studied are using it.1
using social media for marketing and communication
higher-education professionals
teaching and learning process
faculty
faculty concerns about social media
how those concerns might be mitigated for some of the more common social network sites
female faculty members are more likely to express concerns about privacy than their male counterparts
Could institutions provide professional development in the realm of social media and its incorporation into the classroom to help these individuals tap into the asset of social media?
concerned about removing the "invisible" barrier between instructors and students
what you don't know can hurt you
FERPA
strategies for bringing social media into the teaching and learning process while being mindful of integrity and privacy issues
create a single Twitter account for their class
have the students manage the Twitter account
can't tweet from their own
students learn what content is appropriate or "tweet-worthy"
job postings requiring social media skills rose 87 percent
there is something to be said for being concise where it counts
I didn't realize the lack of privacy controls on Pinterest until I started pinning things for my wedding. I had dozens upon dozens of notifications of people repinning this and liking that - mainly from people I didn't know. I can see where this could be worrisome for educators.
on't add any comments that can be taken out of context
Think before you pin
Don't add any comments that can be taken out of context
better privacy protections
word clouds
see if they've used certain words or phrases too often
faculty can ensure distinct boundaries between students' schoolwork and social lives on these sites.
concerns are decreasing over time
student/alumni community
cannot fully replace face-to-face encounters
not everybody participates
The more that faculty members understand the effective uses of social media for teaching and learning, and the better the industry gets at learning how to balance "privacy" within the social sphere, the faster these new practices will proliferate across higher-education faculty and support student engagement and success.
#1: This is very similar in education, I think. Because the students we teach are growing up in the digital era, it is imperative that we utilize social media into our teachings.
#2: In one year of teaching, I can't even count begin to count the number of times I asked students to get off their cell phones. If they are that connected to mobile devices, why not utilize them as a teaching resource! If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right?
I have heard such good things about Google+ and Google+ Hangouts, but I haven't used them or figured them out yet. Incorporating an assignment using Google+ for this EDLT 561 course may be beneficial for future sections.
#4: Do infographics like the one I'm currently looking at fall into the category of images? I totally agree with this point and can several ways to utilize images through social media in education. Multimodal learning can be very effective, and I know I personally learn better when I have an image to associate with content.
The possibilities for using videos in education as a means of social media are endless. Video sites like Vine are like Twitter (but for videos) in that they are typically very brief. Using video social media tools like this could help students learn the importance of being concise but effective.
In online classes, podcasts are extremely important, but I have also seen them used more and more in flipped classrooms. For example, one of the high school science teachers I used to work with ran her classes as flipped classrooms. Because of this, she would use podcasts to teach students outside of the actual class time so that when students did show up to class that day, they could hit the ground running with labs, projects, etc. She was able to get a lot more done by using podcasts, and she expressed how great they are for student review purposes, as well.
handy infographic
technology and trends are changing all the time
6 trends
somewhat geared towards businesses
implications
classroom
must!
Social media
Mobile is growing
Google+
Images will be the top content and furthest reaching
ADDIE is an instructional design approach for creating the best instruction in an organized, efficient, and effective manner.
As other Instructional System Design (ISD) models, ADDIE provides a step-by-step approach for designing the course or training but it also provides for implementing and improving that instruction.
The 5 components or phases of design give ADDIE its name.
Analysis:Identify needs and constraints
Design:Define learning activities, assessment and media
Development: Produce, perform formative evaluation, and revise
Implementation: Deliver the instruction
Evaluation: Evaluate results
rin is usually at the head of the pack when it comes to effectively integrating technology and this fall she has done it again, producing a beautiful infographic of her course syllabus (excerpt at right).
The traditional, hour-long lecture that is so familiar to on-the-ground undergraduates has little place in an online learning environment. However, a shorter, more tightly focused microlecture can help engage learners and add a multimedia punch to a course.
The use of social media as a communication tool for educators is inevitable. The paramount value of using social media is the creation and maintenance of relationships. It is a communication accelerant that moves information between people faster than we have ever experienced and, in fewer words than we are used to using.
Teachers work in the solitude of their classrooms, interrupted with occasional chances to talk with other teachers during the day. Twitter is an online technological tool which can break down the rigid classroom schedule barriers and allow teachers to collaborate.
This article gives reasons to use twitter in the classroom. The article suggest advantages of twitter, and making connections using twitter. This shows collaboration, professional development, reliable networks, and staying current in educational trends.