7. Social Media is
a tool
• for
augmenting
human social
and
collaborative
abilities
a medium
• for facilitating
social
connection
and
information
interchange
an ecology
• for enabling a
"system of
people,
practices,
values and
technologies in
a particular
local
environment"
Suter, Alexander and Kaplan, 2005
10. It's about choosing the right
'tools' or strategies for the
context and practical issue you
want to address
What social media should I use?
11. Social Media for
Communication and Collaboration
Collaboration can increase
knowledge, accelerate learning,
and spur innovation. It allows us to
integrate diverse talents and
experiences while avoiding
duplication.
Diana Oblinger
Social Collaboration refers
to processes that help multiple
people interact and share
information to achieve any common
goal.
Jane Hart
12. The added social value >
• Enables and provides support for learning
• Can increase the effectiveness of learning
• Can increase access to learning.
• Allows people to connect with each other in
spite of geographical distances
• Provides a forum and permission to
participate
• It complements face to face
communication
Adapted from George Siemens
http://www.elearnspace.org
13. Different types of involvement
• Creators
• Conversationalists
• Critics
• Collectors
• Joiners
• Spectators
• Inactives
15. Develop your personal learning
network (PLN)
By using a variety of social media tools to
connect and network with people who
you share similar interests or goals
18. + My PLS
(My Personal Learning Space)
My blog is somewhere to keep and record:
• A record of achievements
• A ‘happy file’
• A reflective diary
19. A reflective diary
You may want to consider:
• What went well and why?
• What didn’t go so well and why?
• What did you learn?
• What might you need to learn?
20.
21. Your Expertise
Groups, Polls, Q&As
Share your portfolio,
blog, website
Communicate updates
of new blog posts,
events
Raise and answer
questions