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What is Social Media? Why would I use it?

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What is Social Media? Why would I use it?

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- Tools that allow for social interaction and easy creation of content by users.
- Can be an effective tool for teaching and learning in higher education.
- It can help connect students to information and help them generate a dialogue with their teacher and other students about a course.
- It can also help students and faculty build professional networks that connect them to communities.

https://teaching.usask.ca/articles/social-media-in-teaching.php

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Students may be proficient at communicating informally, but may not fully comprehend what is required to critically assess information, engage with information and present findings in an academic environment

Lack of technology skills or support

Online abuse

Time required to monitor

https://teaching.utoronto.ca/ed-tech/teaching-technology/teaching-social-media/benefits-challenges/

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1. Activities and assessments should be designed carefully, based on appropriate learning outcomes.

2. Comments and posts on social media platforms are public. Have a discussion with your students about communication expectations, boundaries and what is not acceptable.

3. Help prevent online abuse, students should also be reminded that online behaviour is subject to the Student Code of Conduct.

https://teaching.utoronto.ca/ed-tech/teaching-technology/teaching-social-media/benefits-challenges/

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How To Use Social Media As Learning Tools 

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How To Use Social Media As Learning Tools 

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1.    Create a Facebook group for your class

2.    Use blogging for students’ homework assignments.

3.    Use Twitter for bringing fun into the classroom.

4.    Pinterest for pinning educational resources.

5.    Use YouTube for the flipped classroom concept.

https://elearningindustry.com/5-ultimate-tricks-using-social-media-learning-tools

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1. Enable students to easily contact with each other.
2. Students also can work on group assignments from their home.
3. When it is used in pedagogy students who have difficulty in expressing their thoughts in the classroom can get involved in the learning process.
4. It helps to build their confidence level as well.
5. Help teachers to stay in touch with the parents.
6. Students are learning the skill sets required for successful social networking.
7.  Brings  with  it  the  freedom  for  learners  to  connect  and  collaborate  outside  of  institutional boundaries.
8. Students are also being taught new concepts like online privacy.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330497773_Role_of_Social_Media_in_Teaching-Learning_Process

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1. Students have become prone to frequent fluctuations in mood and self-control.
2. Students neglect the studies by spending time on social networking website rather than studying or interacting with the people in person.

3. Students prefer to chat with the friends for the hours and this leads to the waste of time.
4. Students use of social media regularly may lose their ability to engage in face to face communication.
5. Social networking creates the virtual world, that is drastically differ from the reality.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330497773_Role_of_Social_Media_in_Teaching-Learning_Process

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A trusted source of information and platform where organisations can interact with audiences

Connecting with experts on topics via social media

Institutions communicate with students via YouTube and Facebook

It helps in Research process

Enhanced Learning management systems

Learners can build social credibility

https://www.lcibs.co.uk/the-role-of-social-media-in-education/