Social Media in education at Lappia © Aaron Riddle
Jan 14, 2015
Social Media
in educationat Lappia
© Aaron Riddle
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What are Social Media?
• Not just communication tools
• By the users
• For the users
• Value created by– User-generated content
– User community
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Social Media of many Types• Communication
– Blogs (e.g. Wordpress)– Microblogging (e.g. Twitter)– Social Networking (e.g. Facebook)
• Collaboration– Wikis (e.g. Wikipedia)– Social Bookmarking (e.g. Delicious, Diigo)– Document Management (e.g. Google Docs)
• Multimedia Sharing– Photographs (e.g. Flickr, Picasa)– Presentations (e.g. Slideshare)– Video (e.g. YouTube)– ePortfolio (e.g. Mahara)
• Entertainment and more– Virtual Worlds (e.g. Second Life)
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How can Social Media be used in Education?
• Passive– Benefit from free information streams
• Already happens
• Active– Participation as Learning Activity
• Requires policy and planning
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Why Social Media at School?
• SoMe is here to stay
• Students use it already
• Students must learn about SoMe– Risks
• Privacy• Reputation damage
– Opportunities• Effective ”free” marketing• Great study resource
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Why Social Media at School?
• Digital citizenship; we must prepare students for a globalized world!– Online identity (personal branding)
• Employers Google prospective employees
• Expose to various tools, learn their use– Learning is a social activity
• Increase student engagement
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Social Media at Lappia• eLearning Centre offers SoMe tools
– Wiki– Blog– ePortfolio
• Less risk• Support provided
– etukipalvelut.fi, eluennot.lappia.fi, Viikon e-vinkki, koulutukset, lähituki, jne
• No subscription to outside services– Do assist, but cannot support
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Lappia Wiki
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Lappia Wiki
• MediaWiki, open source wiki software
• Used for Wikipedia
• Low threshold
• Open to all
• Good for larger group work tasks and project work (semi-permanent)
• Plugins for RSS, Twitter, YouTube and Slideshare
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Lappia Blog
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Lappia Blog
• Wordpress, open source blog software
• Open to any user
• A simple way to publish information
• A good tool for group tasks of longer duration
• Plugins for RSS, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and SlideShare
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Lappia Mahara
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Lappia Mahara
• Mahara, open source ePortfolio software• Extension of Lappia Moodle• Content (files, links, blog, text, etc.)• Views (collections of content)• Access (to all, groups, friends, individual
users)• Messaging via ”wall” and (group) forums• Repository for study related data.
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How Social Media fit in
• Build or extend existing online learning
• SoMe tend to be open
• Certain study data cannot be open
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”Suljettu” verkko-opintojakso
Oppimisprosessin/opintojakson vaiheistus,
osallistujat, tehtävät, materiaalitMoodle
Yhteisöllinen työskentely
Moodlen wiki
Vuorovaikutteisetonline-sessiot
LearnLinc
AikataulutMoodlen kalenteri
Ohjaus ja vertaistukiMoodlen keskustelualueet, wiki
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Avoin verkko-opintojakso
Opintojakson seurantasivuesim. wiki tai blogi
Yhteisöllinen työskentelyRyhmien
wiki-työtilat, GDocs
Vuorovaikutteisetonline-sessiot
LearnLinc
Oppimisen reflektointi
Opiskelijoiden blogit
Ohjaus ja vertaistukiQaiku, NING
AikataulutGoogle calendar
Materiaalien jakaminenSlideshare,
Delicious
Mukaillen Jere Majava 2005
Voi liittää mitä tahansa verkkopalveluja
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Osin avoin verkko-opintojakso
Opintojakson seurantasivuesim. Moodle
Yhteisöllinen työskentely
Moodlen wiki
Vuorovaikutteisetonline-sessiot
LearnLinc
Oppimisen reflektointi
Lappia blogiMahara
AikataulutMoodlen kalenteri
Materiaalien jakaminenMoodle Delicious
Lappia wiki
Mukaillen Jere Majava 2005
Facebook,Twitter, jne
Voi liittää mitä tahansa verkkopalveluja
Voi liittää mitä tahansa Moodlen tms.
ominaisuuksia
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