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This document discusses social media, networks, and learning. It presents a continuum from formal to informal learning environments in school and work contexts. It argues that considering only formal vs informal and school vs work is too limiting, and that learning should be viewed through the lens of a person's entire personal and professional social network, not just isolated environments. The document calls for education researchers to situate their work in this broader learning context and consider how classroom learning overlaps with personal and socio-professional networks.
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- 1. 10/31/12 Social Media,Networks, and Learning - A Research (and Practice) Agenda Vanessa Dennen Associate Professor Florida State University Presentation at AECT 2012 What immediately comes to mind when you think about SOCIAL MEDIA & LEARNING 1
- 2. 10/31/12 The Formal– Informal Continuum Adapted from Dennen & Myers (2012) School – Formal — Integration of tools in classrooms ◦ Class wikis ◦ Reflective blogs — Holding class “outside” ◦ Shifting to social media tools as hosts — Encouragement to seek resources ◦ Content resources (google it!) ◦ Human resources (contact an expert) — Publishing online 2
- 3. 10/31/12 Work –Formal — Dictated by organizational structure, legal requirements, workplace learning objectives ◦ Intranet-based courses ◦ Closed knowledge communities ◦ Webinars School - Informal — Encompasses personal choices — Blends from personal social network — Building the socio-professional network ◦ Amassing contacts among faculty, peers, and alumni ◦ Using affiliation to develop broader contacts in field 3
- 4. 10/31/12 Work -Informal — May be influenced by school experiences — Building the socio-professional network via professional networks — Performing expertise online — The tools may (somewhat) change, but the objectives and methods of learning do not Nagging questions — But is it enough to consider formal/ informal and school/work? — Where and how else might people be learning via their personal and professional social networks and social media in general? 4
- 5. 10/31/12 Social Mediaand Personal Learning Making Learning Personal — Shift to the personal context — Look at the person and their transitions between environments rather than learning situated in any one environment — Our social network is bigger than the classroom or workplace, and it travels with us 5
- 6. 10/31/12 It’s alllearning … Home Hobby School/ Work Learning Issues to Consider — Learning is network-driven — Networks are bigger than the classroom or workplace, and they travel with us — For many, there is a continuum of the personal to socio-professional network ◦ People don't separate them, although some people may firmly occupy end-points. 6
- 7. 10/31/12 Big MetaQuestions — What might school and work environments learn from the personal and individual approach to social network- based learning? — How do school and work environments influence personal and individual social network-based learning? Two Layers of Learning Research Networks Pedagogy Activities and Tool Outcomes Outcome Tool Knowledge Knowledge Management Brokering 7
- 8. 10/31/12 A Callto Education Researchers and Practitioners — Look through other lenses — Situate your work in the larger learning context — Consider how the class overlaps with personal and socio-professional networks — Look to the literature of other fields Contact info: vdennen@fsu.edu Slides at: slideshare.net/vanessadennen THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? 8