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Build Community and Engagement

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Using Social Media Tools

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Build Community and Engagement

Inside and Outside the Classroom

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On a recent Google+ post by our own OIT Max, he shared an article about things we can do to help online students be successful. The article shared 10 top ideas that came from students surveyed.
http://lakelandlearningtechnologies.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/question-6/

Why Social Media?

Social media statistics

Social media statistics from the Nielsen Social Media Report 2012.
People continue to spend more time on social media networks than other types of sites.
20% on computers and 30% on mobile devices.

17% of consumers' PC time is spent on Facebook.

People using social media experience a variety of emotions, the majority positive.

Source: State of the Media - The Social Media Report 2012
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2012/state-of-the-media-the-s...

Prevalence of technology in communication

According to the Nielsen report, we tend to connect using a computer, with a mobile phone 2nd, and third with tablets.


Source: State of the Media - The Social Media Report 2012
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2012/state-of-the-media-the-s...

Faculty Spotlights

Here are some examples of faculty at Boise State using social media in the classroom.
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John Conrad

Using Facebook in the Classroom
John Conrad from Engineering, shared his experiences using Facebook

Extend Office Hours

  • Most questions appear in it
  • Responses reaches many students
  • Students respond to easy questions
  • More responsive

Classroom Discussion

  • Expand classroom discussion
  • Student - Instructor
  • Student - Student
  • Extend classroom discussion
  • Using lecture capture
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Shauna Anderson

Social Media in the Classroom
Shauna Anderson, who teaches Technical Communication, shares how she uses different social media tools.

Why Use Facebook?

  • Build community
  • Use familiar applications
  • Use mobile devices
  • Group instant messaging

PInterest: Graphic Assignments

  • Create graphic projects
  • Share graphics
  • Many infographics 
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Share Videos

  • Track views
  • Estimate minutes watched
Photo by Rego - d4u.hu

Kelly Arispe

Using Celly

Living Communities

  • Create private cells
  • Group messages 
  • Can use with SMS
  • Use app or website
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Video

Twitter

Photo by Sham Hardy

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Facebook

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Pinterest

Pinterest Users by Device Type

Pinterest had the largest one year increase in time spent than any other social network, between 2011 and 2011.

Examples

Some examples of classroom use of Pinterest are:
Annotated Bibliography - Children's Fantasy Literature (www.pinterest.com/shelbsvog/eled-405-childrens-fantasy-literature-collectio...)

Presentations - Women's Suffrage Movement (pinterest.com/historybyzim/women-s-suffrage-movement/)

Bonus Content - Vintage TIME Covers (www.pinterest.com/time_magazine/vintage-time-covers/)

Resources - Flags at the Smithsonian (www.pinterest.com/smithsonian/flags-at-the-smithsonian/)

Google Hangouts

Examples

Other Tools

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Many other tools are available. For example, Reddit, allows for social posting to exchange knowledge, get answers, etc.

ePortfolios

Show What You Know
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ePortfolios...

  • Support reflective learning
  • Create communities
  • Allow students to tell their STORY
  • Collect assessment data