Presentation from Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference and Workshop

1. Tanya Joosten, @tjoosten
Director, Interim, Learning Technology Center
Lecturer, Department of Communication
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

6.  According to a survey by Joosten (2009), students
reported that they need good (67%) and
frequent communication (90%)
with their instructor and good
communication with their classmates (75%). They
also reported that they need to feel
connected to learn (80%)
(http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).

8.  According to PEW Internet study, “Teens who
participated in focus groups for this study said that
they view email as something you use
to talk to ‘old people,’ institutions, or to
send complex instructions to large groups “ (http://
www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2005/Teens-and-
Technology.aspx?r=1).

10.  According to Bulik (July 8th, 2009) “…They go to
social networking sites 5 days per
week and check in 4 times a day for
a total of an hour per day” (para 7).
 According to PEW Internet study, “…Nearly
three-quarters (72%) of online
18-29 year olds use these sites–
similar to the rate among teens–with 45% doing so
on a typical day” (http://tinyurl.com/33hynyx).

12.  New survey results also show that
among adults 18 and older, Facebook
has taken over as the social network of
choice
 73% of adult profile owners use
Facebook

14.  According to Joosten (2009), 71% of
students want to receive text
messages about their class
(http://tinyurl.com/yafu8qz).
 According to PEW Interent, “the typical
American teen sends and receives
50 or more messages per day,
or 1,500 per month.”

18.  web-based services that allow individuals to
(1) construct a public or semi-public profile
within a bounded system,
 (2) articulate a list of other users with whom
they share a connection, and
 (3) view and traverse their list of connections
and those made by others within the system

29.  Increases interactions between instructors
and students
 Enhances communication
 Builds feelings of connectedness
 Overcomes the challenges of students at a
distance or in remote locations
 Facilitates providing timely student feedback

30.  Helps students stay organized
 Increases student performance
 Provides a medium for instructors enhance
their identity and encourage students
 Results in high levels of satisfaction of
instructors and students

32.  What is the pedagogical need?
 How will the selected social media help meet
that need?
 What aspects of the learning process should
be improved?
 What learning outcomes can be better
achieved through the use of the selected
social media over other technologies?
 What is the expected behavior of students
within the selected social media?

33.  Increase communication and contact
 Engage students through rich, current media
 Gather and provide feedback in the
classroom
 Create a cooperative and collaborative
learning opportunities
 Provide experiential learning opportunities

34.  Need: Increase communication and contact
 How will a social media help meet that need?
 Students are already using it, or it is available
on mobile devices
 Provides instant or immediate access to
information
 Lean medium that is primarily text based
 Requires focused and succinct messages with
a manageable amount of information

37.  Update social media profiles to include an
image and a bio appropriate for the social
media.
 Connect with colleagues through conference
or professional group hashtags.
 Identify useful or influential colleagues and
review to who they are connected.
 Participate in your educational institution’s
social media accounts.

38.  Youtube.com, Twitter.com
 #edusocmedia
 Edusocmedia.wikispaces.com

39.  twitter.com/tjoosten
 facebook.com/tjoosten
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 professorjoosten.blogspot.com
 tanyajoosten. com