Invited Workshop for the Blended Learning Conference
#blend14
Title: Supporting Blended Learners' Engagement: Curriculum and Community Involvement Using Social Media & Experiential Learning
July 8, 2014
Denver, CO, USA
1. Supporting Blended Learners’
Engagement Using Social Media
& Experiential Learning
Blended Learning Conference
@laurapasquini July 8, 2014
Denver, CO #Blend14 #blended36685
3. Image c/o CRUSTINA! http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustina/3196036316/
What do you want to learn today?
Tell me about it.
4. Agenda
•Getting Social (Media)
•Digital Skills for Learners
•Supporting Experiential Learning
& Engagement
•Ideas To Blend Your Programs
& Curriculum on Campus
14. “Self-authorship is a strong
basis to advance learning
outcomes, prepare our
students, and include
reflection for our learning
experience.”
(Baxter Magolda, 2004)
15. Image c/o The Out Sourcing Company http://www.theoutsourcingcompany.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/idea.jpg
How can we
ENGAGE
our blended
learners?
16. Required Skills for Blended
Learners to Tell Stories:
1. Exploration
2. Connection
3. Curation
4. Collaboration
5. Openness
18. Image c/o Luke Mahan http://www.flickr.com/photos/kremovich/4471473109/
Web 2.0
#SocialMedia
Social Web
New Media
Transmedia
Emerging
Tech
19.
20. “Over 94% of
undergraduate, graduate,
and community college
students are Internet users
and approximately 80% of
this same group use social
networking sites.”
College students and Technology, The Pew
Internet Research
21.
22.
23.
24.
25. It’s not about the
technology,
it’s all social
Tanya Joosten (@tjoosten)
26. “Students experience an
increasing need for connectivity
and digital access to excel beyond
the higher education learning
environment. They must access
and interact with information,
learning materials, and colleagues
from around the globe.”
Implications for use of technology in
advising 2011 NACADA National Survey
32. 1. Be social
2. Respond
3. Share
4. Connect
5. Start the conversation
6. Keep it going: make time
Flickr photo c/o furiousgeorge81
Be a Participant
33.
34. Develop an Identity
Do you like spam? Do
you like “bots”?
Customers don’t either.
What is your
organizational brand?
What information do
you want to share?
Start with these
questions, and then add
in personality and
variety.
@julieclarsen
Via @julieclarsen
44. Low Impact:
Read chat transcripts
Medium Impact:
Set up a Twitter account
Search for #______ hashtag
Post advising-related content as you wish
“Lurk” during a chat time
High Impact:
Set up a Twitter account
Search for #______ hashtag
Chime in with your
thoughts/opinions/experiences during a chat time
Connect with peers beyond Twitter Chats
81. • Learn as you go
• Brainstorm ideas with campus
colleagues
• Find interesting artifacts to collect
• Consider collaboration among
departments
• Identify curation projects for events,
programs & curriculum
• Encourage a sense of community
Curation Tips
91. ACE: Learning Outcomes
• Incoming UTSC students will:
o orient themselves to the campus
o connect with resources & services
o transition into university life
o join a collaborative community
o learn about UTSC via weekly topics
o ask helpful questions
o connect with other students on campus
AA & CC Online peer
www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/ace/
101. Editorial Calendar and Content
Assessment
Via @julieclarsen
- Building Interaction
- What information is
necessary?
- Passive is not bad
- Free, fast and fun
102.
103. Measure & Assess
Reaction:
Did they like it? Feedback or comments? Likes?
Usability:
Did they use it? Did learners engage? How? Easy?
Behavior:
Is there a changed behavior? Difference in learning &
feedback?
Results:
Is there an overall benefit? What? Meets goals?
106. • Be active
• Create a profile & get talking
• Engage with your campus
• Read resources shared
• Ask questions
• Post challenges
• Don’t just push information out
• Have a personality
• Encourage discussion
Engage Your Community
109. “...technology could be used
much more strategically than is
currently undertaken to commit
students to their academic life.”
orizon Report 2012
Dahlstrom, de Boor, Grunwald, &
Vockley, 2012
123. Use of social media
does not mean that
sensitive data about
students or
faculty/staff members
will be released. Like
all things, proper
training should be
conducted to make
sure everyone is
aware of protocols
and best practices.
125. • Lurking is learning (at first)
• Engage & participate
• Share resources openly
• Note the “rules” of netiquette
• Use the tools differently
• Communities will look different
– Both the medium & message
– Find a place to connect & talk
How to get started @ #blend14
126. You cannot always wait for the
perfect time. Sometimes you must
dare to jump.