Post on 15-Jul-2015
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What does social media mean to you?
Make a list of any social media tools you have
1. heard of2. use yourself
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the corporate office
the water cooler
the staff canteen
the bar
What we see now is merely a progression to having conversations online
Technologies that enable communication, collaboration,
participation and sharing.Hughes A, 2009 for JISC
Social Media are
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
Social bookmarksPicturesLivecastingVirtual WorldsWikiMusicEventsDocument/Content
sCRMVideoLocationReviews and RatingsBusiness NetworkingDashboardsListening and Targeting
Comment and ReputationWisdom of the Crowds
Q and AsCollaboration
Social CommerceBlog Platforms
Blogs/ConversationsSocial Curation
StreamsNicheworking
DIY and Custom Social Networks
Discussion Boards and Forums
Social Networks
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?
Social Media forCommunication 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
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
Different types of involvement
• Creators
• Conversationalists
• Critics
• Collectors
• Joiners
• Spectators
• Inactives
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
My PLN
Collaborative projects Sharing resources
+ My PLS (My Personal Learning Space)
My blog is somewhere to keep and record:
• A record of achievements
• A ‘happy file’
• A reflective diary
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?
Your Expertise
Groups, Polls, Q&AsShare your portfolio,
blog, website
Communicate updates of new blog posts, events
Raise and answer questions
Sue Beckingham
s.beckingham@shu.ac.uk
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