Learning and Teaching in Networked Publics

Learning and Teaching in Networked Publics Helen Keegan SVEA Next Generation Learning Conference, Brussels 23.11.12

Context: Web 2.0 and emerging pedagogiesScience, Technology, Media Arts - Interdisciplinarity

Learning and teaching through social mediah#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57zgMAHutW0 MSc Audio Production – Chris

Public -‐ Private “For years now I’ve kind of hidden behind a The only part of my digital idenLty that username, keeping my virtual life and my analogue was a li#le daunLng was taking the one separate, so now with this blog I’m beginning to personal side of my online affairs and mix the two and I must admit it is daunLng. Unlike mixing that with the somewhat with the few other social networking sites I’m on, professional, educaLonal side of it. When where I tend to sLck to my circle of friends that I see starLng my wordpress blog I did feel a on a regular basis here I’m opening myself up to li#le exposed, because essenLally I was others who I don’t know.” starLng to blog and express moods and feelings to people I don’t know, which of course is what I have done for years on “I should start by saying I am a very private person, street teams and forums, but somehow and on many occasions have been described as being this felt very different this Lme, and I anL-‐social, so this module I have found to be very almost felt naked in a way, stripped of all difficult, it has been very un-‐natural sharing my masks and plaTorms to hide behind. thoughts and opinions so openly with the World Wide Web.” SVEA Next Generation Learning Conference 23.11.12

The Power of the Hashtag #psvtam #mscsm This year, compulsory to tweet…

Mixed reactions, emotions NOTE lack of group hashtags for some ‘publicly private’ comments Learning and teaching through social media

Network literacies“Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.” Howard Rheingold, 2010 Science, Technology, Media Arts - Interdisciplinarity

Modelling network and media literacies Using Instagram and Twi#er to connect ‘live’ with #psvtam and #mscsm students from AoIR Internet Research conference DemonstraLng network connecLons; modeling behaviours @solobasssteve at #ir12 (@nancybaym talk) @nancybaym feat. @solobasssteve at #ir12, 12 Oct 2011

#occupy movement, 15 Oct 2011@bill_world @courosa on instagram @heloukee webstagram h#p://web.stagram.com/n/heloukee Video from #occupySea#le h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BmyI6cArE Connecting with my PLN, posting to twitter

Connecting through twitter and instagram Twi#er feed @replies showing hashtags used by: #occupymovement #occupyToronto #occupySea#le #Sea#le #solidarity PLN and Seattle locals, 15 Oct 2011

Negotiated curriculum, 19 Oct 2011Driven by learner interests

Serendipity, opportunity20 Oct 2011

@cogdog skyping into class from U.S. Storybox h#p://cogdogblog.com/ storybox/ Telling us about his Storybox project - 21 Oct 2011

#mscsm watching on the small screenFascinated - 21 Oct 2011

Thanks @cogdog!Reactions from students on Twitter - 21 Oct 2011

But what about when things go wrong?Because as well as opportunities, there are risks…

Social networking digital citizenship Don’t take it for granted that adults who are acLve users of social networking services know how to behave appropriately online… Talk openly and honestly about feelings

Freedom of speechRespect, impression management, personal opinion

Blurring boundaries Peer mentoring/learning across levels and disciplines, educaLon and industry Need text here

Blurring boundariesEx-students, industry professionals, tutor-learner roles

We are all learners and producersBBC Britain in a day

Opening up the processes of knowledge creaLon

Crowdsourcing lecture notes - #iCollab11http://storify.com/heloukee/mscsm-week-6-convergence

Opening up the classroomUndergraduate student a#ending Postgraduate class à Ex-‐student a#ending Postgraduate class à Mobile learning: learners are mobile à UG/PG: ex/current students: on/off campus

Crowdsourced bibliographyA useful exercise in information literacy

Transmedia: students as producersMobile film project across multiple platforms

It’s OK to make mistakes!Mistakes = opportunities for further learning

Don’t get hung up on perfecLon – enjoy creaLng! h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyRbTVwVsJ4 Making is Connecting (David Gauntlett, 2011)

#mscsm social media tips - #iCollab11 h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni-‐xNhit1EQ A quick (and rough) video, took 15 minutes to create

Serendipity and opportunityLearner agency

Ethical issuesWhat (posts) do I share with my network? What eﬀect might this have on learners? Educators ‘perform’ online, only sharing the good stuﬀ – what about when things go wrong?

To summarise…Leave space in the course to allow for play, emergent curricula,serendipity and opportunityAs network involvement increases,so does the likelihood of ad hocopportunities. Invitesuggestions from learners,encourage them to useTHEIR networksThese are personal tools, increasinglyaccessed on personal devices. Be openand encourage learners to bring theirideas/practices/networks on board!Living, breathing curriculum - LEARNING ECOSYSTEM

Learning and Teaching in Networked Publics Helen Keegan … with thanks to the awesome students from #psvtam and #mscsm 2011 SVEA Next Generation Learning Conference, Brussels 23.11.12

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