CETS 2012, Jeff Merrell & Keeley Sorokti, slides for Social Technology & Learning: Converting the Non-believers

Social Technology &Learning:Converting theNon-believersJeff MerrellKeeley Sorokti Master’s Program in Learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern University

“Ideas need air to breath and evolve. [Digitalcommunities] let you do this with lots of peoplequickly. Use them to develop your thinking.”“Don’t be intimidated by what others aredoing. Do your own thing smartly.”MSLOC student answers to question:What advice would your current-self give to your past-self on overcoming barriers to digital engagement?

“Share inspiration. Not your nail polish color.”MSLOC student answers to question:What advice would your current-self give to your past-self on overcoming barriers to digital engagement?

Digital, personal learning networks Enclosed communities and public networks

Q: So how do you get there?Do you work on establishing acollaborative culture first? Or do youimplement technology to help changethe culture?A: Yes.

Be digitally literate Attention Participation CollaborationCritical consumption Network smarts Digital literacy skills from Howard Rheingold in Net Smart

As learning professionals: How do we help our digital community getsomething out of the dialogue? Photo by Hector Parayuelos via Flickr

Know-how for learning practitionersBe able to recognize network healthKnow when and how to participateAnalyze using data and stories

1: Be able to recognize network health Don’t worry about lurking Look for passion and temporary convergence Look for trust and safety Look for short-term value Look for emergent roles

Example: Network health Trust

Example: Network health Passion

Example: Network health Temporary convergence

Example: Network health Emergent roles Connector Greeter Mediator Idea initiator Idea synthesizer Protocol officer

2: Know when and how to participate Connector Greeter Mediator Idea initiator Idea synthesizer Protocol officer

Explanation: Know when and how to participate Modeling the emergent roles High Trust-building (greeting, Focus of attention encouraging, standards-setting) Connector All other roles Low Time

3: Analyze using data and stories Learn something that changes the way you Discover new work in practice resources Learners only recognize Make new this in hindsight, connection connecting the dots back to downstream activities.Adapted from the work of Etienne Wenger, Beverly Trayner, Maarten de Laat in “Promoting and Assessing Value Creation in Communities andNetworks: A Conceptual Framework.” Heerlen: Ruud de Moor Centrum - Open Universiteit; 2011.

Example: AnalyzeCombine data and stories

Why did MSLOC choose Jive Enterprise Social Network?LMS

Why did MSLOC chooseJive Enterprise Social Network?

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Social Tech & Learning Top Three Takeaways 1) Organizational Culture Matters 2) Community Management & Content Design Matter 3) Technology Platform Matters

Continue the dialogue @NU_MSLOC #msloc Twitter @sorokti @JeffMerrell Google+ MSLOC at Northwestern University Keeley Sorokti Jeff Merrell The MSLOC Knowledge Lens MSLOC Website News & Events http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/msloc/knowledge-lens/ LOC Content E-Mail j-merrell2@northwestern.edu keeley.sorokti@northwestern.edu#CETS12 MSLOC Presentation & http://storify.com/sorokti/cets12-social-technology-and-learning/ Online Conversation on Storify

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CETS 2012, Jeff Merrell & Keeley Sorokti, slides for Social Technology & Learning: Converting the Non-believers

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