presentation for SACSA on Social Media and Classrooms

1. #EdSoMe: Ideas for Teaching &
Learning with Social Media
Dr. Chris Linder, University of Georgia
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Prepared for SACSA 2014
Thanks to Chandler Thompson, Elon University, for her
assistance with this presentation!

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Introduce Yourself
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3. What is a hope you have for using social media for learning?
Text 199631 and your answer to 37607.
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4. What is a fear you have in using social media for learning?
Text 199633 and your answer to 37607.
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5. “Technology should not and will never
replace education, but assist
educational practice, improve
teaching efficiency, and enhance
student learning experiences.”
(Liu, 2010, p. 113)
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6. Benefits: SoMe & Classrooms
• Increased engagement with course material outside
of class (Brown,2013; Kabilan, Ahmad, & Abidin, 2010)
• Enhanced faculty-student relationships
• Collaborative & connected Learning (Kabilan et al., 2010;
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Tarantino, McDonough, & Hua, 2013)
• Technical benefits: Up-to-date technology, ease of
use, efficient (Hurt, Moss, Bradley, Larson, Lovelace, & Prevost, 2012)
• Increasing expectations to engage “professionally” on
social media
• Contributes to a constructivist approach to learning
(Brown, 2013)

7. Challenges: SoMe & Classrooms
• Requires time & engagement! (Junco, Elavsky, &
Heiberger, 2013)
• Privacy (Friesen & Lowe, 2011)
• Accessibility & comfort in use
• Student resistance (Brown, 2013; Hurt et al., 2012)
• Boundaries
• Copyright & original work (Brown, 2013)
• Increased commercialism (Friesen & Lowe, 2011)
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8. EXAMPLES
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Discussion
• Find two people to talk to (groups of 3)
• Share one idea you have for incorporating
social media in your classroom as an activity
or an assignment.
• Brainstorm the challenges, benefits, and
logistical aspects of your idea.

10. Contact Information
Dr. Chris Linder
Assistant Professor, College Student Affairs
Administration
University of Georgia
Twitter: @proflinder
Email: linder@uga.edu
Website: drchrislinder.wordpress.com
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References
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http://studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Summer_2013/AnExperimentInUsingTwitter.html.
• Friesen, N., & Lowe, S. (2011). The questionable promise of social media for education: Connective learning
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2729.2011.00426.x
• Hurt, N. E., Moss, G. S., Bradley, C. L., Larson, L. R., Lovelace, M. D., Prevost, L. B., Riley, N., Domizi, D., &
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