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Enhancing Student Collaboration through Social Media in Higher Education

In this guide, explore effective strategies for using social media applications to foster collaboration among students. Learn how various platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Delicious can enhance communication, resource sharing, and group projects. Discover features such as hashtags, saved searches, and multimedia sharing that facilitate asynchronous interactions and strengthen community building. This resource is designed for educators looking to integrate technology into their teaching practices to improve student engagement and collaboration in higher education settings.

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Enhancing Student Collaboration through Social Media in Higher Education

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  1. Social networking FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Brenda KerrInstructional Technology SpecialistMiddle Tennessee State University

  2. Can You Use Social Media Applications to Collaborate with Students? • Twitter • Hash Tags + Saved Searches + Archive • Share text, links, photos, video • Delicious Bookmarks • Shared via Networks • Facebook Pages and Groups • Create group projects • Share text, links, photos, video

  3. Definition: Social Networking A networked service focused on building online or virtual communities Accessible through... The Web Mobile Devices Used to… Build Relationships Share Resources Collaborate

  4. Characteristics Mostly Asynchronous Communication • Place to post • Text updates, notes, discussions • Resources: links, video, images, etc. • Organizational component • Groups or Pages • Meta tags/tagged people (links and images) Combo synchronous/asynchronous • Chat capabilities • Twitter can be used both ways

  5. Examples Social Interaction Other sites • MySpace • Facebook • Twitter • Linked In • Ning • Blogs • Edublogs • Blogger • Xanga • Swaggle (SMS) Resource Gathering • Delicious • Flickr • YouTube/TeacherTube • SlideShare

  6. Twitter • Share Text, Images, Video by Computer/Cell • Hashtags - #mtsocial + saved search • Share resources among group members • Comment on live event • Twitterview – Interview a subject matter specialist • Can be archived • Geotags • Shows location of tweeter • Need to turn on

  7. Twitter Examples • Group collaboration – Student Teachers • Students divided into groups by subject taught • Set up MERLOT accounts • Set up Twitter accounts • Assigned group hashtag • Searched for that hashtag and saved the search • Located MERLOT resources • Share resources with group • Group members clicked on the shared link and saved it to their MERLOT bookmarks.

  8. Twitter Examples • Twittory: Creating a story 150 characters at a time - http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/twittories/twittory-1-the-darkness-inside/ • Follow Politicians on Twitter – http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13109717 • Practice a foreign language • Twitterview (Interview on Twitter)

  9. Sharing Resources • Delicious – • Organize Bookmarks • Tags, Descriptions • Share, Subscribe • YouTube – • Post videos • Comment, share, subscribe. • Flickr – • Post Photos • Upload, describe, share

  10. Delicious Delicious uses a non-hierarchical classification system for bookmarking websites • Users tag each bookmark with freely chosen index terms • View bookmarks made by others • Fresh bookmarks / Hotlist / Explore Tags • Create your own Network of Users • Bundle Networks into groups • Subscribe to specific tags • Bundle Tags

  11. Facebook • Should you use Facebook? • Rule #1: • No Friending! • Use Pages or Groups to connect with students • Tips • Keep all communication professional • Consider creating 2 profiles • Set privacy settings on profile, pages, and groups • Monitor the Page or Group wall regularly • Don’t allow students to post to the wall??

  12. Facebook Pages vs. Groups

  13. Facebook Pages vs. Groups

  14. Facebook Ideas • Create a Group or Fan Page for….. • A specific class project • Each group working on a project • Communicate and share resources • Video Presentations • Use desktop camera to video camera • Record or Upload directly into Facebook • Images • Upload and tag photo albums of images. • Share with world when finished!!!

  15. Conclusion • Reevaluate Web 2.0 Tools You Use and Like • Can they be used collaboratively? • Remember that 3rd party software… • May go away at a moment's notice • May not support backup retrieval – Do it Yourself • Export features • Archive features – possibly by another website • Choose technologies that have proved themselves. • Be ready to accept change

  16. Resources • Guidelines for Educators Using Social Networking Sites: • http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/8/7/guidelines-for-educators-using-social-networking-sites.html • 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom • http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/06/08/50-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-college-classroom/

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