1. SMILE – Social Media in
Learning & Education
Sarah Sumpter
Insafe Conference, Cyprus
15 May 2012
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2. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
Background to SMILE
In 2011, Facebook announced a
Digital Citizenship Research Grant:
“a new effort to support world-class
research that improves understanding of
the challenges and opportunities
associated with how kids are growing up
in a world of media and technology.”
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3. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
About SMILE
“…to improve our understanding of the
challenges and opportunities associated
with how kids are growing up in a world of
social media and technology…”
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4. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
About SMILE
Element 1:
• An online learning laboratory for 100
teachers from the 30 member states of the
EUN partnership to investigate and
embrace the educational opportunities
social media offers.
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5. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
About SMILE
Element 2:
• Research with the 100 learning laboratory
participants to highlight trends and best
practices for how social media is being
used and can be used in classrooms.
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6. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
About SMILE
Element 3:
•Broad dissemination of results of the
research through EUN’s interactive portals
for teachers as well as through European
and international meetings and conferences.
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7. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
Where we are now
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8. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
The online course
• Unit 1: What is social media?
• Unit 2: Using social media in
schools…Unit 3: Using social media for
learning and teaching…
• Unit 4: Using social media for professional
development
• Unit 5: Using social media responsibly
• Unit 6: Social media policy…
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9. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
Unit structure
Element 3:
•Broad dissemination of results of the
research through EUN’s interactive portals
for teachers as well as through European
and international meetings and conferences.
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10. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
Next steps
• Start identifying five potential ‘communities
of practice’ from within the SMILE
community.
• Identify ‘lab leaders’ from within the SMILE
course participants for each community of
practice.
• Start developing case study materials with
the SMILE course participants
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11. SMILE – Social Media in Learning & Education
Further information
Sarah Sumpter
sarah.sumpter@eun.org
SMILE
http://leedu.eun.org/web/smile/home
smile@eun.org
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