8. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Facebook: How Todayās Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media 1
BLOGS, WIKIS, PODCASTS AND FACEBOOK
Mike Moran
Pearson Author and Chief Strategist
Converseon
Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Babson Survey Research Group
Babson College
Hester Tinti-Kane
Vice President of Marketing
Pearson Learning Solutions
A LWAY S L E A R N I N G
how todayās
higher education faculty
use social media
OCTOBER 2012
13. Institutional support
Time (learning or use)
Lack of integration with LMS
Inability to measure effectiveness
Grading and assessment
Separate course and personal accounts
Concerns about privacy
Integrity of student submissions
Perceived barriers to social media use by faculty
70%
66%
63%
54%
48%
42%
37%
33%
20. Blogging
Outcomes suitable to the platform:
ā¢ Engage more deeply on subject matter
ā¢ Work on writing skills
ā¢ Ability to construct an argument
ā¢ Integrate multimedia in construction
ā¢ Engage in discussion and dialogue through comments
ā¢ Establish an online thought presence
ā¢ Gateway towards publishing
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21. Twitter
More suited for:
ā¢ Teaching
ā¢ Training
Research (particularly by Junco)
has shown positive academic outcomes
including engagement and grades.
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22. Twitter
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Outcomes suitable to the platform:
ā¢ Establish peer learning networks (PLE/PLN)
ā¢ Decenter the teaching/learning experience
ā¢ Enable ease of sharing
ā¢ Continue discussions outside of the classroom
ā¢ Easier access to the instructor
ā¢ Participate in wider discussions (hashtags)
ā¢ Include āalumniā in the conversation
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23. Polling
More suited for:
ā¢ Teaching
ā¢ Training
Common platforms:
ā¢ PollEverywhere
ā¢ Proprietary Clickers
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25. Content Curation
More suited for:
ā¢ Teaching
Common platforms:
ā¢ Delicious
ā¢ ScoopIt
ā¢ Pintrest
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26. Content Curation
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Outcomes suitable to the platform:
ā¢ Create peer-curated resources
ā¢ Provide opportunities for deeper learning
ā¢ Aid in course/session improvement
ā¢ Peer engagement in co-construction
ā¢ Develop a PLN/PLE in the course
28. Presentations
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Outcomes suitable to the platform:
ā¢ Student review of the material after-the-fact
ā¢ Better ways of representing concepts
ā¢ Incorporation of media
ā¢ Find similar presentation and ideas for content
29. Social Networking
More suited for:
ā¢ Teaching
ā¢ Training
Common platforms:
ā¢ Facebook
ā¢ LinkedIn
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30. Social Networking
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Outcomes suitable to the platform:
ā¢ Establish peer learning networks (PLE/PLN)
ā¢ Decenter the teaching/learning experience
ā¢ Enable ease of sharing
ā¢ Continue discussions outside of the classroom