BY: ZAHRA JAMSHED

COMPETING AGAINST THE

“ C a t s p la y in g P ia n o ”IN THE CLASS ROOM

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C la s s r o o m F r u s t r a t io n

- distracting peers- contextual comparison: what’s on twitter is more “relevant” or “cool”

- educators have to compete for attention

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C o m p u t e r s = B o r e d o m

• Educators rely on powerpointand talk “at” students rather than “with” them

• Hindsight on learning experiencewill be discussion rather than the computerized presentation

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“ the only s olution to wandering minds is to remove all temptation”

Why not extend the discussion in to this

digital realm? If your student’s

concentration is drifting then drift with them.

I S T H IS T R U E ?

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1. social media & class discussions:- twitter responses create the curriculum

2. students:-seek, select, share

3. mutual levels of engagement:-don’t ‘ban’ or ‘allow’, but create mutual engagement

M E T H O D

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T H E L E C T U R E :

broken up by online involvement

Live interaction

Feedback

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B IT E S IZ E D

F R E E : E d u c a t io n

• Before “educating” on the internet; it was “locked up”• Introducing students to ‘Free’ education• Why not learn right on the edge with recent, current text that references others, rather than the older articles alone?

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Personalized Learning• How do we get there?Same way Facebook created a new system of communication, can create a new system of learning

• Re-engage & retain• SOCRAIT

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The “ L e a r n T h is ” Button

• “share”, “like” “retweet” etc, you could have a “learn this” button

• See other questions or create questions• Personalize to your questions

• Monitor your success

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WELCOME TO: T W IT T E R V E R S IT Y

“Social Media Certificate” offered by SFU, NYU and Harvard Extension School

Not a form of distraction, but an art to be studied

“if you don’t have Linkedin or Facebook, it is impossible for employers to find out about you”

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T E A C H YO U R S E L F :

Free Learning:Once an idea is on the internet, it is yours to research

The Educator: Forget about “teacher” or “instructor”turn them in to the “learning coach”

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LEAVING THE T E X T B O O K BEHIND

• E-book, I-pad and kindle• inexpensive in the long run

• Freedom of education: public, save, share• Digital textbooks taking over the learning

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A P P L E : iBook

• Interactive textbooks for the ipad• Free iBook Author App #appleed• Lower textbook costs and increased availability ($15 vs $0)

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E R A S ING• Not a privilege, but a right • quality education to the masses: online• writer - share their work & educate

t he Exclusivit yof Learning

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T W IT T E R v s F A C E B O O K

-Students grew up on Facebook, pushed to twitter-“tweeting” quasi-journalism-in the know & up to date

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Changing the FAC E of #EDUCATION through @SOC IALMEDIA”

• Creating an e-learning platform• Cost: traditional learning mastered by all• NOT jumping on the bandwagon: left behind

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L IB R A R IE S & P IN T E R E S T

“Pinning” a book cover

Research best sellers amongst social groups

Post easy-to-read Infographics

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P R O C R A S T IN A T IO N W E B S IT E S

(that aid learning)

www.omg-facts .comwww.didyouknow.org

www.unnecessaryknowledge.com

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S O U R C E S :- http://edudemic.com/2012/03/20-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterestright-now/ http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/professor.aspx?

profarticleid=100015http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/journalism-education/158891/should-

journalism-educators-impose-bans-on-technology-in-the-classroom/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/education/digital-skills-can-be-quickly-

acquired.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=technologyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kAOE3x1aY

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/education/moocs-large-courses-open-to-all-topple-campus-walls.html?_r=2&pagewanted=allhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-silagadze/the-classroom-is-broken_b_1278847.htmlhttp://chronicle.com/article/Teach-Naked-Effort-Strips/47398/http://www.padgadget.com/2012/04/01/usa-classrooms-k-12-moving-towards-digital-textbooks-over-the-next-5-years/http://gigaom.com/apple/apples-textbooks-see-350000-downloads-in-3-days-will-it-last/

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P R E S E N T A T IO NB Y:Z A H R AJ A M S H E D

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