Date post: | 14-Jan-2015 |
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A fly on the Facebook Wall
teaching using social media
The challenge...
• Fundamentals of Science (Year long)• Statistics (traditionally ‘dry’ subject)• Core Module (350 students)• 9 o’clock Monday morning• Didn’t know each other• Catering for different learning styles• ANSWER: Facebook
How it worked – Part 1
• Avoiding the ‘Creepy Tree-house Effect’• Closed Groups• Semester 1 (ALL – alternate SM and
traditional)• Set Tasks (TASKPRODS)• Students posted work• Feedback
Seven Collectives Pages...
TASKPRODS (problem solving)
Students post their up work...
TASKPRODS (data)
Students can post and upload work in any way they like
And I mean ANY way they like...
I call this piece “Frequency Histogram with Guinea Pig”
Guess what we’re watching?
Video Posts
FEEDBACK
Roundup Videos...
How it worked – Part 2
• Semester 2 (optional – entirely on SM)
• Could work alone or in groups (2-5)
• Choose from 1 of 6 Creative Projects
Stats Guides: printed / interactive
Stats Guides: Video Guide
Data Collection: observational / data logging
Data Collection: DIY experiments
The output
Result
Data Collection: Ornithopters
Data Collection: Rube Goldberg Machines
A fly on the Facebook Wall
THANK YOU