Role of Social Media in Learning 13 - 14 November 2013 Dr. Venkat V S S Sastry Head of Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computing [email protected]@venkat_sastry Times of India, 28 April 2013 • Learning is conversational • Facilitates conversation • Informal learning • Collaboration • Peer-to-peer learning • Powerful tool to disseminate information • Helps leaners acclimatize better in their new environment • Types of learning content • Procedural knowledge • Declarative
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Role of Social Media in Learning13 - 14 November 2013Dr. Venkat V S S SastryHead of Applied Mathematics & Scientific [email protected]@venkat_sastry
Times of India, 28 April 2013
• Learning is conversational• Facilitates conversation
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Proposed design should include
• Make the content learner centric• Make the content shareable across different channels• Provide opportunities for the learner to engage with
the content • Enable collaboration and conversation• Enable learners to cite from attached material
• Define some simple tasks they need to complete; Reward them with some “badges”
• Provide opportunities to test themselves to make sure they understood/completed the key pieces of information
• Engage with alumni in facebook-style community who can support the new students
• Make full use of pedagogical affordances offered by social media