Pearson to Host “Social Media for Teaching and Learning” Conference
Second annual event focuses on trends, best practices for using social media in higher education.
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Pearson
Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 02, 2013
Who: For several years, Pearson has been researching faculty use of social media for personal, professional and teaching purposes.
What: The Social Media for Teaching and Learning Conference is designed for educators looking to expand their teaching with social tools. This event is valuable for teachers, faculty, instructional designers, deans of academic technology, chief information officers, and chief technology officers.
Speakers will include educators from Milwaukee Area Technical College, University of New Hampshire, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Pearson.
Keynote speaker – Tanya Joosten, Director (Interim) at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Learning Technology Center (LTC), where almost 3,000 instructors (faculty, academic staff, and TA's) are supported in their use of digital technologies to facilitate teaching and learning. Tanya is the author of Social Media for Educators, published by Jossey Bass. Her work and expertise on social media, virtual worlds, and other emerging technologies has been highlighted in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Ed Tech Magazine, eCampus News, EDUCAUSE Review, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, and other news and media publications.
When: October 18, 2013
Where: The Museum of Science, Boston MA
Why attend:
Learn and exchange best practices for implementing social tools into education
Gain insight into the latest in social learning from leading researchers and practitioners
Network with other innovative educators
Session topics include:
Major findings from the 2013 Social Media in Higher Education Survey
Integrating gamification and social media
Social media for professional and career development
Best practices for incorporating social networks into class
The complete conference agenda can be found here: http://bit.ly/160yAhI.
The deadline to register is October 11, 2013. To register, please visit: http://plsevents.pearsonlearningsolutions.com/plsevents/social-media/registration.jsp.
About Pearson
Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, providing educational materials and services and business information through the Financial Times Group. Pearson serves learners of all ages around the globe, employing 41,000 people in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit http://www.pearson.com.
Media Contact: Susan Aspey, susan.aspey(at)pearson(dot)com or 800-745-8489
From: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11191602.htm
17. Let the data drive your decisions
Assess your students’ needs
18. According to a survey by Joosten (2009), students
reported that they need good (67%) and
frequent communication (90%) with
their instructor and good communication
with their classmates (75%). They also reported
that they need
to feel connected to
learn (80%) (http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).
19. According to PEW Internet study, “Teens who
participated in focus groups for this study said that
they view email
as something you use
to talk to ‘old people,’ institutions, or to
send complex instructions to large groups “
(http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/Teensand-Technology.aspx?r=1).
20. 95.1% of 18- and 19-year-olds use social media,
primarily Facebook on a daily basis (Salaway, et al.,
2009)
96% of undergraduates reported using Facebook
(Smith & Caruso, 2010)
43% of undergraduate use Twitter (Smith & Caruso,
2010)
90% use mobile devices to receive and send text
messages (Smith, 2010), over 1600 a month
(Neilson, 2010)
92% of college-aged students watch YouTube
(Moore, 2011)
39. ? Words, Text or
Voice, Emoticons,
Eye Contact, Hand
Gestures, Body
Movements,
Posture, Clothes
? Words, Text or
Voice, Emoticons,
Eye Contact, Hand
Gestures, Body
Movements,
Posture, Clothes
43. Connect w/me
• twitter.com/tjoosten
• linkedin.com/in/tjoosten
• facebook.com/tjoosten
• juice.gyoza@gmail.com | google+
• juice gyoza | second life
Notes de l'éditeur
Higher education is undergoing a rapid transformation due to changes in societal interests and values. As educators, we must be responsive to these changes and look to develop strategies to best meet the needs of our students inside and outside of the classroom. We are bombarded with new technologies and practices to aid us in our efforts, including blended learning, learner analytics, MOOCs, open education resources (OER), mobile technologies, social media, gamification, and more. How do we decide what is right for us and our students? I will discuss considerations derived from these trends that will help us design our future.
OpenMOOCs, OERYouTube, Social MediaGoogleResources at our finger tips, in a instantEveryone has access to these techologies, to thee coursesStatus levelingDemocratizing
AccessEvery campus process needs to be able to be completed on a mobile device, mobile web or appThis includes instructional materials need to be accessible depending on device, bandwidth, time, and disAbilitySupport needs to be able to be received from all units through multiple mediums and timesLibrary, IT Help, Tutoring, Advising
Can your students view all of your digital content on their phone? Take a quiz? Participate in discussion?...they can in third world countries…Should your students be buying a $140 textbook or a $140 mobile device?
Can your students view all of your digital content on their phone? Take a quiz? Participate in discussion?...they can in third world countries…Should your students be buying a $140 textbook or a $140 mobile device?
Increase in use of social media and self-disclosure has led to an increase in the weight indivdiuals put on being real – being human, and being authenticEmotions are valued, emotional intelligence is valued over other intelligencesGreater need to develop an identify, express that identify, by building a strong culture and presence as an institution, and developing a voice as a teacher, teacher presence or social presenceThis is no longer the days of IBM corporate culture, no emotions, logic drives everything…
ConnectedStudents want to feel connected – to their instructors, to their universities, to the worldWe must develop these strategies and choose the technologies that develop these connectionsWe must connect with k12, with employers, corporate partners, with global partners and studentsEngaged and ChallengesPedagogy is learner centeredActive learningNo more lecture-based, teacher-centered modelsEverything is blended or onlineInstructors are learning journey guides not just content expertsInstructors must be able to develop activities, not just contentStudents need to be engagedStudents need to be challengedThey need motivation and rewards beyond gradesThey need to understand the impact of their work and the link to their future, to society, They need do-oversThey need multiple livesBut, they need high expectationsLiteraciesGlobalTechnologicalDigitalInformation
Share your materials as an instrctor, start a blog! Open up yorucoruses to the public, put your digital content on youtube
Social Mobile –content deliveyr
How many of you believe this? Ends, 21:56
Consideration in that Ends, 23:07
Technology,Ends 24:30
Outside of the standard curriculumEnds 25:40
Society in generalEnds, 26:16
All encompassing of the things we talk aboutEnds, 27:57