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Tim Moriarty

Taylor & Francis Online :: Educational use of social networking technology in higher ed... - 6 views

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  • Another instance of using social media in enhancing engagement of community members is illustrated by a recent study of an online community of professionals. Tu, Blocher, and Ntoruru (2008) integrated Diigo, a social book marking website, in the manuscript review process for a refereed international journal as a means to establish an online professional community of journal reviewers. Their findings indicated that Diigo engaged the community members to elaborate their comments and to generate collective intelligence in the review process, although critical issues of trust and professional relationships pertaining to the online community were also observed.
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 29 Mar 12
       
      I didn't get the chance to post a sticky note with this one yesterday, so here it is now. I highlighted this section of the text because it the part that states "critical issues of trust ...were also observed" struck me as interesting. What did they mean by critical issues of trust exactly? I can see several ways to interpret that and I wish they would have expanded on that with a little more explaination. If they did later on in the article I missed it. I think the idea of peer review of something like this is a great use of Diigo!
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 29 Mar 12
       
      Peer review is definitely possible within Diigo. Students can upload their work into a group then others could mark up with highlights and notes to provide feedback. Anyone have any additional ideas on how they could use Diigo within their classroom learning environments?
    • Jeannie Anderson
      Jeannie Anderson on 02 Apr 12
       
      First and foremost, many students don't even know what social bookmarking is. I have an assignment where I simply introduce them to the concept, give them the opportunity to create an account, and ask them to bookmark and tag 5-10 sites that are useful to them. I also talk about how they can tag articles by class so that they can easily find them later if they need to review them for other classes. I'm just figuring out uses of Diigo beyond simply bookmarking for yourself in this week's discussion. I like that you can present an article to students through Diigo and they can respond directly to the text at the very sentence they read that generated a particular thought that they then add as a sticky note. In a discussion, students read the article, then respond. Here, they can respond WHILE reading. That just creates a greater potential for learning. If I hadn't stopped to read this interaction between Jo Lynn and Bob, I might not be applying the very ideas that I'm writing about in this comment. Instead, I may have skimmed right through the text. Jo Lynn, instead, slowed my reading and caused me to pause and think more deeply about a passage.
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 15 Mar 12
       
      When thinking about CoP elements within a learning environment, what social media tool would you place at the top of your list to build a CoP for your course? Why would you choose that tool and how would you integrate it into your existing pedagogy?
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 29 Mar 12
       
      Definitely discussion groups or blog groups for online classes. I think it gives the online "classroom" or more personal feel and allows each of the students to get to know each other. I'm not sure about my face-to-face dev. math courses. I have a hard enough time getting some of them to do their homework and check Blackboard for their grades much less participate in addition "work" for the class outside of class meetings!
  • They found that the students in cooperative learning classrooms perceived higher sense of community and reported greater motivation in achievement goals than those in non-cooperative learning classrooms.
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 28 Mar 12
       
      The classes I've had with the highest overall success rates had a fantastic group of students who were nearly all actively participating in lecture discussions each class meeting. These classes had this same sense of community being mentioned here.
    • Jeannie Anderson
      Jeannie Anderson on 02 Apr 12
       
      I agree, Jo Lynn. I have had a lot of feedback from my online students about how "fun" they think my OL classes are. It's because they're engaging with each other.
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  • that sense of classroom community is an essential element of successful e-learning.
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 28 Mar 12
       
      I've experienced this myself through the online classes I've taken from the discussion boards utilitzed. At first I thought it was just one more thing to do, but quickly realized the valuable purpose was to bring everyone together & create that sense of community even though we weren't in a classroom together.
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 29 Mar 12
       
      Agreed. I am not the best student in the traditional sense. I tend to be more timid which causes me to not always ask questions or participate. You get me in an online setting now and it can be hard to get me to shut up. I started with that thought of it being one more thing I had to do but ultimately found that it provided me with the opportunity to have a voice. Some of this came from having open technical-related discussion boards where students would post issues they were having. Since I had a technical background, I would often respond with answers, options, or more questions to help others out. Even in the regular discussion boards, it was rare I would just meet the minimum. I tended to contribute well beyond that.
    • Jeannie Anderson
      Jeannie Anderson on 02 Apr 12
       
      Students are required to take more ownership of their education in the online setting. You can easily get by on the minimum, but students soon realize that the more they're engaged, the more they get out of the course.
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 02 Apr 12
       
      The MOT taught me that concept as I progressed in the courses. Once I decided to complete my Ed.M. online, it was second nature to be engaged through the discussions. I couldn't get enough.
  • With this in mind, hybrid communities mixing online interaction with face-to-face interaction may be ideal.
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 28 Mar 12
       
      When teaching a fully onlilne course, I've thought about having students submit a face-shot of themselves so that while they are participating in the group discussions they will have a visual of the person they're talking to in their mind. However, my question is - does this break any of the privacy issues? Is this not a good idea? I see the benefits, I can see a few draw backs, but somehow want to create more of a sense of community with the fully online course. Any suggestions?
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 29 Mar 12
       
      Jo Lynn, I can say that anything you do to promote creating a sense of community in an online course is definitely helpful. That is one of the key components that can lead to failure for some students if they feel isolated. This is one big reason many courses have some type of ice breaker introduction, typically in discussions. I have taken online courses through Waubonsee in the past along with Illinois Online Network. Fairly recently I completed my Masters program online originally through Global Campus until it was brought into UIUC. For myself, and many others in those latter programs, we had a closer connection with our classmates with various means including photos. This also included short video-like screencasts of the units we progressed through that brought a deeper connection with the instructor as well. Aside from our readings, some courses had short videos with the instructor sharing things like an overview of the unit or sharing the important details of the expected work. The contribution of images or video by the students was left open to their choice. The instructor provided a model for us to follow but it was left for the student to decide upon their involvement based on their personal views. There tended to be at least 1 that wouldn't provide more than a text based response or a picture of their pet but many that would contribute as was modeled by the instructor. My recommendation would be to try to get students to provide more like a picture of themselves but don't expect that all will be comfortable opening up that much. How about everyone else? Any other thoughts on this topic? Anyone ever tried doing this previously that could offer up a story of their experience?
    • Jeannie Anderson
      Jeannie Anderson on 02 Apr 12
       
      Bob, I completed the MOT program last March. I loved it. One limitation blackboard seems to have is that your picture or icon does not accompany your posts. D2L has that function, as does Moodle. Obviously, we see it here as well, although I seem to be the only person with a picture. Might this be something that will be included in a future upgrade?
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 02 Apr 12
       
      I could always be possible. Right now the institution has some elements disabled. One of those is the ability to upload a picture. I am fairly positive that doesn't follow around to the discussions at this time. Obviously we would have to enable that feature to provide that functionality in the future.
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 02 Apr 12
       
      As long as I have been a member of Diigo, I have never once gone back to edit my profile. Of course now their server is down so I couldn't put my image up but I will have to do that and fill in their blanks in the near future.
    • Tim Moriarty
      Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
       
      When getting my Masters in CS from DePaul, I took many online classes. Very little interaction between the students though. Granted, this was several years ago now before the social networking boom. I'm working to increase interaction in my online classes and online interaction in my face to face classes. I think the model is heading toward hybrid and I would be comfortable giving that a try in a couple of my classes. Sitting in class and listening, especially in a class that is geared around social technologies, building software and the like can't be the only way. Learn by doing and engagement with others, combined with some traditional "sage on a stage" might be a better way to go.
    • Tim Moriarty
      Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
       
      Agree about need to separate private social networking from professional and academic.  It would be nice if the most used social network (Facebook) did a better job with this.  Google+ circles are a nice step in the right direction.
  • Another student also expressed her favorable feelings of engaging in the class social network: ‘This course site was fun and interesting. I accessed it very often to find out what others are up to’. Likewise, many of the participants reported that the integration of Ning in their courses engaged them to participate in their classroom CoP. This is perhaps best reflected in one participant's comment: ‘Being able to stay in touch with the instructor and the classmates out of class as well as to share our personal interests via Ning made me feel more connected and closer to them.
    • Tim Moriarty
      Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
       
      Would like to use more social networking techniques in my CIS 110 class to promote engagement.
Tim Moriarty

The Innovative Educator: The World's Simplest Social Media Policy - 7 views

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shared by Tim Moriarty on 30 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Educators must get over their fears lest they make themselves irrelevant and leave their students unprepared.
    • Bob Johnson
      Bob Johnson on 30 Mar 12
       
      How do you feel about this statement? What, if any, fears do you have with bringing social media into your classroom? Learning environments are progressing towards social infrastructures but can's say I agree with the use of 'irrelevant' here but what are your thoughts? 
    • Larry Modaff
      Larry Modaff on 30 Mar 12
       
      "Fear" is a little extreme. Might be better to say challenged and sometimes frustrated over the emerging "need" to include social media in education. I'm still a big fan of the premise that technology--any and all technology including social media--should be used when and where it advances the learner toward one of the stated outcomes of the course. If the higher-ups here at WCC for some reason forced faculty to use social media (by that I mean the likes of Facebook, Twitter, You Tube), I would certainly use them more than I do today. Still, I would do so knowing that they don't necessarily move the student any closer to achieving the stated outcomes of the course. To use them just to use them (I feel) is counterproductive. I've heard many conference presentations where faculty have said their use of social media does improve "classroom climate." When asked, though, all of the presenters I've seen have said they're not sure they help students learn more about the topic. After this week, I can say that Diigo could definitely help students move toward course outcomes in many courses. If I was to use Diigo, I'd be sure to make using it part of the students' grade. By the way, anyone who uses the word "lest" is probably typing tongue-in-cheek. ;)
    • Daniel Ward
      Daniel Ward on 02 Apr 12
       
      I have to agree with Larry. Fear is an extreme word. These are new and emerging tools and thus not fully understood. They should be used specifically and evaluated carefully. To use them simply because thehy are available without making sure that they increase the chances of stdents achieving course objectives is unwise in my opinion. I have been teaching for nearly 30 years and have seen the rapid embrace of new technologies that were supposed to improve studet success in the classroom, yet after a decade or so, they were determined not to be the spectacular took they were supposed to be. Any tool shojuld be used in conjunction with achieving the course objectives.
    • Carrie Casper
      Carrie Casper on 02 Apr 12
       
      I agree that the idea is fear is a little much. We should also use social media thoughtfully in education, not just jump on board just because it is the next, biggest, newest thing. Will it actually help our students int he context of the classroom information. My other thought was for more widespread critical use of media sections should be put into the typical freshman introduction to college classes. Classes like College 101 or Freshmen seminar are supposed to expose students to college life a little, work on study skills and critical thinking why not also technology? It seems the perfect place and time to hit all the students as they are entering college. Then media prudence can be taught as well.
    • Tracy Limbrunner
      Tracy Limbrunner on 02 Apr 12
       
      "Will what you're about to share offend, surprise, or shock your current or future * Classmates * Teacher * Friends * Boyfriend/girlfriend * Family * Parents * Employer * Clients * Business partners in a way which critically jeopardizes your relationship? If you answer even one "Yes" for this short list of people, think long and hard before publishing your content."
    • Tracy Limbrunner
      Tracy Limbrunner on 02 Apr 12
       
      This sounds simple enough, but unfortunately I don't think everyone runs through this thought process before they post something on-line. Maybe young kids today are being taught this, but I don't think this was taught to initial users of this technology.
    • Daniel Ward
      Daniel Ward on 02 Apr 12
       
      I agree Tracy. Pre-planning is essential! Whre are you now? Where do you want to be? How long do you want to take to get there? What path do you want to follow? What resources do you want to use? I am concerned that educator who use these tools wil not take the time to think ahead making the learning experience less valuable and even doing the students a disservice.
    • Carrie Casper
      Carrie Casper on 02 Apr 12
       
      I kinda smiled when I saw this because this is basically asking kids not to act like kids. We can warn them and show them consequences but many are going to do it anyway, just like skipping class. They know better but it takes some time to act better.
    • Jo Lynn Sedgwick
      Jo Lynn Sedgwick on 02 Apr 12
       
      Tracy - I am so stealing that for my discussion group/Twitter group intro about using the the class discussion groups as forums strickly for discussing the course material. You're right, not enough people think about their comments/photos/posts getting into the "wrong" hands. They are so focused on shock value for one specific person or audience and they forget that anyone could eventually see it. I know you're right Carrie, kids will be kids, but sometimes they need to be reminded about the consequences because they honestly haven't even thought through what that could include.
  • “Will what you’re about to share offend, surprise, or shock your current or future Classmates  Teacher  Friends Boyfriend/girlfriend  Family Parents Employer Clients Business partners in a way which critically jeopardizes your relationship? If you answer even one “Yes” for this short list of people, think long and hard before publishing your content.”
    • Tracy Limbrunner
      Tracy Limbrunner on 02 Apr 12
       
      Hi, all this is a duplicate, but was trying to figure out how you were all posting text in gray.
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    • Tim Moriarty
      Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
       
      This is a good policy.  There is a need to be able to easily and confidently separate interactions on a personal, academic and professional level.
  • Bob Johnson on 30 Mar 12
     
    I added this recent find about Social Networks into the mix.
  • Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
     
    Also agree that "fear" is too extreme a word. I love technology but am always cautious to embrace it until I'm reasonable confident that it will be effective. Efficacy is the most important criteria.
Bob Johnson

Tech is advancing fast... Cell phones and tablets a thing of the past??? - 1 views

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  • Bob Johnson on 04 Apr 12
     
    We think technology should work for you-to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don't. We started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment.
  • Tim Moriarty on 21 Apr 12
     
    Very interesting. Would like to know how this would work with heavy background noise. Lots of potential for gaming, viewing sporting events, shopping. As human continue to integrate with the "net" more and more what will become of us? The directions feature is quite nice, but how dependent will we become on our web services? Seems like another step of humanity not being able to function without turned on internet resources. That being said, a great way to access all your web services.
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