Digital Learning online task - Social Media by Monika https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia This is a working space for those of you exploring the topic of social media in education. Please remember to put your name on any post you make. en-us 2016-05-21 10:36:23 UTC 2023-03-27 16:10:45 UTC hello@padlet.com http://41.media.tumblr.com/dd4603bdbf08daf81410d5e5f6aec251/tumblr_inline_nzk6uxX6gE1tg8iwb_500.jpg Researchgate. https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137723147 Mahdi: Social media can facilitate communicating our research with other researchers around the world. Here, is my profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahdi_Sharifzadeh
It also enables discussions between authors and readers on technical matters.

]]> 2016-11-15 14:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137723147 Programming forums https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137726881 Mahdi: When I have a technical problem in computational programming, I just Google it. Almost in all instances, I find some solutions in on-line Forums. Here is the one that I use for an open-source optimization programming software tool called Pyomo:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pyomo-forum

]]> 2016-11-15 14:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137726881 Mendelly https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137731082 Mahdi: Mendelly facilitates teamwork on joint publication through sharing references and resources. Here is a video explaining that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NOI5HQ5m4 

 ]]> 2016-11-15 14:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137731082 Social Media for Learning https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137952342 Mahdi: This article suggests 5 methods for using Social Media As Learning Tools


]]> 2016-11-16 01:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137952342 How Do Engineers Use Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC] https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137952982 Mahdi: Statistics on how engineers use social media

]]> 2016-11-16 01:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137952982 Constructivism and Technology https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137959462 Mahdi: Here is an interesting article

Monika: This is good because it shows a link between social media and a theory you discussed in How students learn. In this module we are also looking at a new theory - connectivism (you have a video from George Siemens and an article to read in the online session folder on Blackboard), do you think this theory explains learning better?

Mahdi: Yes, I think the limitation of constructivism (even in its social-oriented statement) is that it assumes the learning process to be an internal process. It ignores the effect of learning accommodated through technology, within an organization or a database. In addition, the life-time of knowledge is significantly shorter when it comes to connectivism theory. In the new connectivism theory information is being supplied continually and the foundation of our knowledge alters frequently. ]]> 2016-11-16 02:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137959462 The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) – A literature review https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137960417 Mahdi: a comprehensive review paper:
Paul A. Tess. The role of social media in higher education classes (real and virtual) – A literature review. Computers in Human Behavior, 2013, 29 (50), A60–A68.

Monika: I've added a link to the paper.

]]> 2016-11-16 02:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/137960417 100+ examples of use of social media for learning https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138893192 from: Social Learning Handbook 2014, by Jane Hart

]]> 2016-11-19 19:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138893192 Blogging https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138893255 Mahdi: Recently, I attended a conference on Carbon Capture and Storage. They were asking sponsored attendees to prepare blogs from events. I think this is very good method for immortalizing the conference talks. Here are mine:

[T1] Technical Blog: Talk given by Brian Allison, An update on UK government CCS policy. UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting, Edinburgh, 15th September 2016, (link).


[T2] Technical Blog: Talk given by Andrew Chadwick, Update on investigations into development of UK onshore test injection sites. UKCCSRC Biannual Meeting, Edinburgh, 15th September 2016, (link).

]]> 2016-11-19 19:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138893255 3 Ways to Use Social Media in Education - MS https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138951986
This article explores the use of social media throughout the process (steps) of student experience. Social Media could be used to (1) attract prospective students in a more aggressive market driven by tuition fees, (2) communicate with students constantly during the learning process as students expect a more immersive experience, and (3) learn using social media as a medium.

Monika: The third use, the one dealing with teaching and learning is probably the one that would be most useful to us. The authors mention VLE and how VLEs don't support learning. Do you think social media do a better job at that?

https://medium.com/learn-ium/3-ways-to-use-social-media-in-education-21121e120b88#.gtk4ksdgs]]> 2016-11-20 18:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138951986 Why use social media to support learning? - MS https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138952624
An article by The Learning Systems Team of the Open University.

Excerpt 
Here are some of the reasons of why we support the use of social media here at the Open University, covering:
  • Making learning more social
  • Encouraging deeper reading and discussions
  • Being a catalyst for creation and collaboration
  • Putting us closer to where the students are

Also, the article suggest to read this article about using Periscope and other streaming tools to engage students.

Monika: Do you think that this aspect of putting yourself close to the students is important in HE?

https://medium.com/@GoTeamLTS/why-use-social-media-to-support-learning-db0534ef48ec#.gaj08pnvv
]]> 2016-11-20 18:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138952624 A framework for using social media to support Self-RegulatedLearning (SRL) in Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) - MS https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138963026
To assist higher education faculty and instructors in scaffolding student self regulation skills in the creation of PLEs we developed a pedagogical framework for social media use based on the levels of interactivity that social media tools enable. These levels are: (1) personal information management, (2) social interaction and collaboration, and (3) information aggregation and management






Dabbagh, N., Kitsantas, A., 2012. Personal Learning Environments, social media, and self-regulated learning: A natural formula for connecting formal and informal learning. The Internet and Higher Education, Social Media in Higher Education 15, 3–8. doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2011.06.002



]]> 2016-11-20 20:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/138963026 Janet De Wilde: What are the challenges and opportunities: Student identity creation in social media https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/146997699
I am thrilled to have found this article which explores curriculum design and students identity creation in social media - I teach postgraduate students to enhance their social media profile for professionalism and this  article (very recently published 2016) addresses the challenges and opportunities of doing this

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131516301993]]> 2017-01-13 10:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/146997699 Janet De Wilde - What are the challenges and opportunities in using Twitter for learning. https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/146999621 This article analyses students' perception of twitter for learning. This is very interesting for me as I  ask postgraduate students to use twitter during some courses and I have found the majority do not use twitter. However we still go ahead and use twitter and blogging during courses and have found students get really engaged.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096751616302780]]> 2017-01-13 10:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/146999621 Janet De Wilde: What Social Media is available out there? https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147001406 I found this question interesting and thought I would investigate if I knew all the social media. This article is helpful in that regard, it includes the obvious ones I know about and use: twitter, facebook, instagram, snapchat. However it does have others I don't know about such as Digg -so there is still some exploration and learning to do.


https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-social-media-explaining-the-big-trend-3486616]]> 2017-01-13 10:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147001406 Janet De Wilde: How are social media used in your discipline? https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147002189 In my discipline of professional development social media has a significant role to play. It can be used in the social constructivism approach by creating knowledge together for example on a wiki, I use twitter in learning how to market research, how to connect people, we use LinkedIn groups for extended learning and connections, we use blogging for consolidation of knowledge. There are so many uses - I just love social media as it brings knowledge and people together :D ]]> 2017-01-13 10:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147002189 Janet De Wilde: Pedagogical rationale behind using social media in learning https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147004865 I find Laurillard's work helpful for example when using social media in learning, we (I) need to pause to consider the differences between discussion, co-operation and collaboration (Laurillard 2012). Learning can happen via each of these social interaction approaches but we must be clear about our rationale of which social media platform we are using and what learning we are aiming for.

]]> 2017-01-13 11:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147004865 Mark Anderson: Feeling Better Connected https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147385865
Hi everyone! Loads of really useful contributions here.

I find it fascinating how divided people can be about the use of social media. Some colleagues love it. Others view it with a mix of disdain, suspicion and fear! I think understanding the cultural context into which new technologies are being introduced is critical to nurturing their incorporation into practice, and that might be particularly true for the very public and 'slippery' world of social media.

Feeling Better Connected is a report that emerged a couple of years ago from the University of Canberra (Lupton, 2014). It reports on quite an extensive international survey that was undertaken into how academic staff and postgraduate students were using social media in their work. One of the really interesting aspects of the research is that it goes into quite some detail about the fears and misgivings people have around the use of social media (key elements of the cultural context) as well as the advantages they feel it offers.

https://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/arts-design/attachments2/pdf/n-and-mrc/Feeling-Better-Connected-report-final.pdf

]]> 2017-01-16 16:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/147385865 Mark Anderson: 3 resources https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/148128987 Hi Janet! Any thoughts yet about which 3 sources on social media we want to share with other group members? There's loads of good stuff here. :-)]]> 2017-01-19 16:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monikapazio/socialmedia/wish/148128987