Social media and active learning

Tip van Daan Romein, kan alleen vanaf werkplek of via browser in remote VUW: There is a distinct lack of research that has considered university staff use of and attitudes towards Facebook. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of how teaching staff at one UK university use Facebook, and their attitudes towards Facebook and online professionalism, in terms of the student-staff relationship. An online survey was developed that included the Principles of Adult Learning Scale to explore whether attitudes towards the use of Facebook as an academic tool differed between teaching staff with a teachercentred style and teaching staff with a learning-centred style. This article offers insight into teaching staff attitudes towards the use of Facebook in an educational context. The results shed light on whether or not teaching style is related to attitudes towards use. Differences in attitude were found which indicate those with a teacher-centred style do not view online and offline identities blurring as much.

Our kids live on social media these days. One crucial way to make learning relevant is to meet 'em where they live, which means finding social media sites that work in the classroom. Social media organically dovetails with subjects like language arts and social studies, but tech savvy teachers know that collaboration can work in any classroom. Not all social media sites are equal - and not everyone is comfortable turning their students lose on Facebook or Twitter. Here are 10 Top sites that are safe while still engaging.

We all have a digital footprint - a permanent record of where we have been and what we have done on the interwebs.It is a good idea to regularly do a health check of that digital footprint. So here is a list, as short as could be and still remainthorough, that should help ensure everything is on the up and up

A backchannel is a conversation that takes place alongside an activity or event. In most cases, this happens using a digital or mobile device. There are many different ways you can backchannel. You could use Twitter, Today's Meet, or Google Moderator just to name a few. Having a backchannel is a great way to open up a conversation to all students in class and expand on any discussion.

The authors describe the wiki assignment that was conducted in a online college course and discuss the advantages and limitations on the wiki assignment in practice.

Personal Learning Networks (PLN's) are a cost-effective means for educators to grow professionally. Each PLN is crafted and personalized based on the professional interests and goals of an individual educator. This is a FREE means of professional development available 24/7 from anywhere. This board provides some of the most important social media tools that comprise many PLN's.

Here are the tools that were mentioned in our week 2 discussion boards in the SMOOC---Social Media for Active Learning

The author discusses the survey results on faculty's social media tools usage and their concerns about it (e.g., privacy, grading, lack of support, etc.) and discusses how these concerns can be mitigated.

The author shares a table that shows diverse ways that twitter could be used based on Bloom's Taxomomy.

The author provides strategies to build or extend the Personal Learning Network using social media tools

The author summarizes some articles on the use of social media in both K-12 and higher education and discusses key areas of consideration for instructors (e.g., ownership, privacy, accessibility, etc.).

The author argues that we need to introduce elementary students to the virtual and social environment in appropriate ways at the beginning. And the author introduces three examples of integrating social media into young students' learning.

This article gives lesson ideas using social media tools in the classroom.

This prezi presentation provides tips for uisng social media tools in the formal learning context.

The author argues that we need to include visual literacy instruction using social media. He provides three examples using Instagram, Emoji, and memes.

The author shares her teaching experience using blogging. We can see the writing assignment using blogging for juniors and the effect of it.

This article provides practical advice on how to use Google+ to enhance student engagement and learning in classroom.