Social Media: A New Resource for Education

Social media: a new resource Alan J. Cann Department of Biology University of Leicester.
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How do we manage complexity?
Do some reading!

Everything is Miscellaneous
Weinberger’s key messages:
Things change when they become digital.
Filter on the way out, not the way in.
Categorization is doomed (everything is miscellaneous).
Bottom up is the only way to cope (give up control).

The Power/Wisdom of Crowds
Clay Shirky’s examples:
London Tube Bombings
Wikipedia vs. Britannica
Everyone is a media outlet

Taxonomy vs. folksonomy
Taxonomies imply "knowledge in a box"
Like Schrödinger's cat, knowledge may have multiple states:
lectures
practicals
books
journals
blogs
Facebook
del.icio.us ( del.icio.us/AJCann/microbiology )
NOT: Good vs. Evil, either/or - BOTH!

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Examples:
BS3035: Microchunking virology
James Kalmakoff, New Zealand: Social networking in a virology course
Chris Upton, Canada: Virology course Wiki
Personal Learning Environments at UoL

Trouble in t’music industry Mr Arkwright:
The music industry is no longer selling a physical product:
Radiohead, REM, Nine Inch Nails:
In the music industry, publishers were a filter. With digital music, social networks are the filter.

And in education?
Is education a physical product?
Disintermediation: students are finding information for themselves - we are no longer the guardians (of knowledge or technology).
Social tools & collaboration - wanted or not - who are we assessing?
What do employers want?

Who needs education?
What should we teach?
Actively manage your network (the wisdom of crowds)
Personal Learning Environments (Lifelong Learning)
Academic Staff?

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Social Media: A New Resource for Education

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