2010 Does Social Networking Equate to Social Learning?
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2. Key framing issues (1):
What are the cognitive implications of learning with social
media?
(with respect to things such as depth of learning,
attention span, and effectiveness, for example?)
3. Key framing issues (2):
What are the implications, opportunities and limitations
of using today’s suite of social media tools?
(with respect to things such as authenticity of use, online
identities, and “silo-ing” of the various tools, for
example?)
4. Key framing issues (3):
What are the implications of creating teaching and
learning applications of the tools?
(with respect to things such as ubiquity of the tools and
access to them, professional development for teachers,
scaffolding of learning and assessment, and FERPA issues,
for example?)
6. Opportunities and Challenges
What is the impact of the persistence of online identities
inside and outside of the classroom?
What opportunities exist to engage students outside of
the classroom?
7. Opportunities and Challenges
Where can teaching go horribly wrong with these tools?
How do we define and demonstrate evidence of learning,
and time on task?
How do we encourage deep reflection in and among
these venues?
8. Opportunities and Challenges
What is the appropriate depth and mode of professional
development for educational practitioners in social
media?
What is the role of the instructor within traditionally
peer-oriented social venues?
How do these all differ from “traditional” instructional
venues and media (if at all)?