Why Educators Can't Live Without Social Media

Presented at Jisc #Digifest 16 in Birmingham, UK.

From student recruitment to alumni relations, social media has a place at every step of the student experience. In 2016, digital literacy, capability, and capacity have never been more important for employability, critical thinking, and academic success.

Our digital identities matter and we are all lifelong learners via digital channels.

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Transcript

1. @ericstoller #digifest16 Why educators can’t live without social media
2. xkcd.com @ericstoller #digifest16
3. “it blurs social & professional” – a Twitter user who happens to be an academic #digifest16
4. #digifest16 Agree / Disagree
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6. Why does social media matter? #digifest16
7. Digital Capabilities #digifest16
8. Digital Literacies #digifest16
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10. #digifest16 Agree / Disagree
11. How can social media impact employability? #digifest16
12. #SIT15 #digifest16
13. Career development #digifest16
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17. How can we use social media for Academic success? #digifest16
18. #digifest16 The student experience is holistic
19. #digifest16 Director of Digital engagement @unilincoln
20. Student engagement #digifest16
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23. What does social media have to do with Critical thinking? #digifest16
25. http://bit.ly/GaryVeeSnaps The Snap Generation: A Guide to Snapchat’s History #digifest16
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29. We are all digital role models #digifest16
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32. Do you carve out time for learning? #digifest16
33. #digifest16 Agree / Disagree
34. Social Media Enhances @ericstoller #digifest16 Teaching Critical Thinking Career Development Digital Literacy Digital Capability Student engagement
35. ericstoller.com/work ericstoller@gmail.com Questions & Answers @ericstoller #digifest16