#EdSoME: Teaching & Learning with Social Media

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1. #USGTL #EdSoMe! #EdSoMe: Ideas for Teaching & Learning with Social Media Dr. Chris Linder & Chandler Thompson, University of Georgia
2. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Introduce Yourself! Text 721510 & your name, role, & institution to 37607!
3. #USGTL #EdSoMe! What is a hope you have related to using social media?! Text 721511 and your message to 37607! !
4. #USGTL #EdSoMe! What is a fear you have related to using social media?! Text 760775 and your message to 37607! !
5. #USGTL #EdSoMe! “Technology should not and will never replace education, but assist educational practice, improve teaching efficiency, and enhance student learning experiences.”! (Liu, 2010, p. 113) !
6. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms ! Connectivity & networked learning 
 ! ! ! ! (Kabilan, Ahmad, Abidin, 2010; Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013)! #USGTL #EdSoMe!
7. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms ! Increased engagement & communication throughout the week ! ! ! (Brown, 2013)!
8. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms ! Faculty engagement & intentional use increases effectiveness 
 ! ! ! ! ! ! (Junco, Elavsky, & Heiberger, 2013)! !
9. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms ! Less anxiety to answer via Twitter ! ! ! ! (Jackson, 2011)!
10. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms ! Technical benefits: Up- to-date technology, ease of use, efficient 
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11. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Faculty-Student Relationships!
12. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms! Privacy ! ! ! ! ! ! !(Friesen & Lowe, 2011)! #USGTL #EdSoMe!
13. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms! Accessibility ! ! ! ! #USGTL #EdSoMe!
14. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms! Student resistance (prefer to keep “academic” and “social” separate) ! ! (Brown, 2013; Hurt et al., 2012)! !
15. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms! Copyright, ownership, and original work ! ! ! (Brown, 2013)! ! ! !
16. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms! Commercialism! ! ! ! ! (Friesen & Lowe, 2011)! !
17. EXAMPLES! #USGTL #EdSoMe!
18. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Sharing & Strategizing! •  Find two people to talk to (groups of 3)! •  Share one idea you have for incorporating social media in your classroom as an activity or an assignment. ! •  Brainstorm the challenges, benefits, and logistical aspects of your idea. ! #USGTL #EdSoMe!
19. #USGTL #EdSoMe! Contact Us!! •  Dr. Chris Linder! •  @proflinder! •  linder@uga.edu! •  Assistant Professor, College Student Affairs Administration! •  Chandler Thompson! •  @ChandElaine! •  cethomp2@uga.edu! •  Graduate Student, College Student Affairs Administration!
20. #USGTL #EdSoMe! References! •  Brown, P. G. (20130). An experiment in using Twitter in teaching a student affairs practicum course. The Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/AnExperimentInUsingTwitter.html.! •  Friesen, N., & Lowe, S. (2011). The questionable promise of social media for education: Connective learning and the commercial imperative. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28, 183-194. doi: 10.1111/j. 1365-2729.2011.00426.x! •  Hurt, N. E., Moss, G. S., Bradley, C. L., Larson, L. R., Lovelace, M. D., Prevost, L. B., Riley, N., Domizi, D., & Camus, M. S. (2012). The ‘Facebook’ effect: College students’ perceptions of online discussions in the age of social networking. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 6(2), 1-24. ! •  Jackson, C. (2011). Your students love social media…and so can you. Teaching Tolerance, 48(39) 38-41. Retrieved http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-39-spring-2011/feature/your-students-love-social-media-and-so- can-you. ! •  Junco, R., Elavsky, C. M., & Heiberger, G. (2013). Putting Twitter to the test: Assessing outcomes for student collaboration, engagement and success. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(2), 273-287. doi: 10.111/j.1467-8535.2012.01284.x! •  Kabilan, M. K., Ahmad, N., & Abidin, M. J. F. (2010). Facebook: An online environment for learning of English in institutions of higher education? Internet and Higher Education, 13, 179-187. ! •  Liu, Y. (2010). Social media as a learning resource. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 3(1), 101-114. ! •  Tarantino, K., McDonough, J., & Hua, M. (2013). Effects of student engagement with social media on student learning: A review of literature. The Journal of Technology in Student Affairs. Retrieved http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/EffectsOfStudentEngagementWithSocialMedia.html. !