EDUC 439/639 Social Networking - Fall 2012

storify- discussed in class. Allows you to create a story 'layer' over multiple social media conversations... pull out pictures, comments of most value etc. a method of curation

problems with klout scores are discussed

klout scoring algorithm was changed in August 2012. This discusses the changes

conference mentioned in class. Conference is in philly this January.

scholarly articles on weak ties and their benefits. (many of these are available through the UD library!) :-)

#udsnf12 article from Chronicle on MOOCS - available through the library if you can't view the whole article.

Discusses the MOOC at Stanford which we discussed in class, some of its pitfalls.

discusses some of the politics involved in MOOCS in higher ed.

#udsnf12 recent upheaval at UVA was connected to some of the MOOC questions we discussed in class.

something Janis mentioned... Kahn academy. Another resource for the self-directed learner

"I was inspired by how they actual artist was teaching others how to play their song.  Many people, including myself, are self taught to play the guitar because of the resources on the Internet from sites such as Ultimate-Guitar.Com, and YouTube, but it is a totally different vibe when you are learning from the artist themselves.  Funny thing was that song "Live and Die" was probably not even in my top five on the album, yet when it feels like the performer is actually talking to you, and teaching the song, you instantly have a different connection. "

After completing the eight-week course, however, I am optimistic that this kind of MOOC will not eat my job because it and I are not really in the same business. At Ursinus College, where I teach, the faculty and administration work individually and collectively to help our students cultivate judgment, the capacity to decide what to think or how to act in areas, like health policy, where no formula can generate the right answer. While we cannot help our students without demanding that they take an active role in their education, we also assume that they do not come in with their judgments already cultivated. College should be a transformative experience for them, and they will need guidance.

The question being asked is completely backward. Why aren't the lessons being recorded by the schools and made available online for the students to review later at home when they're working on home work. Or, the students could study for a test by reviewing any lessons they didn't do well on.

"Many of your friends may not be a part of Google Plus and you won't see lots of old photos of yourself from back in the day. But that's OK because Google Plus has much more to offer. So how do you go about getting connected with others and quickly populate your ghost town? Below are a few strategies that you can use to turn that lifeless Google Plus stream into a vibrant, river of content that can meet your information needs."

"My answer is always the same and we included it in Content Rules because so many people like it and that is the Miniskirt Philosophy as I like to call it. Long enough to cover the essentials, but short enough to keep it interesting."

"The Internet affords children endless opportunities to get into serious trouble, downloading what they shouldn't download, looking at what they shouldn't be looking at, and getting ideas about what they shouldn't be getting ideas about. But the good news is that if your kids are like mine, they may be doing some or all of those things... but there's another use for the Internet that's attracting their time and attention. It's called teaching."

"More and more I am reading articles like this one Colleges worry about always-plugged-in students. In it they talk about college professors and administrators who have or are considering unplugging student's access to the internet or banning technology altogether so students will focus. These learning institutions are moving in the wrong direction! When we blame or ban the technology,  we solve our issue temporarily, but we are ignoring the root of the problem.  "