Developing practices for how to use Twitter and other social media to promote diversity, social justice, and multicultural education

1. Cultivating Multicultural Competence in 140 Characters or Less Natasha Hopkins - @natashahopkins Mari Knuth-Bouracee - @mari_knuth Rachel Luna-Hammer - @lunahammer 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

2. Cultivating Multicultural Competence in 140 Characters or Less Overview of social media Emerging research Multicultural competence theory and framework Using social media for multicultural competence Guiding principles Examples & Activities Q & A 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

3. Common Types of Social Media 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

4. Using Social Media… Benefits Assumptions & Implications Information sharing Information seeking Relationship building Technological accessibility Class Ability Supplementary tool Institutional support 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

5. Emerging Research Process oriented education Fluid learning structures Basic, continuous openness Ease in sharing A medium optimized for social connections Ebner, M. Lienhart, C. Ronhs, M. & Meyers, L. (2010). 6 Learning Styles Customizable Multiple venues for communication Kolb(1985 ) and Keefe (1979) 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

6. Multicultural Competence Awareness – “An openness to change, and belief that change is necessary and positive” Knowledge – “Information about the nature of institutional oppression and power” Skills – “Ability to challenge and support individuals and systems around oppression issues in a manner that optimizes multicultural interventions” Pope, Reynolds, and Mueller, 2004, pg. 19 Theory and Framework 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

7. Guiding Principles Engage and institutionalize Use within existing community Create learning outcomes, plan, and timeline Clarify expectations and ground rules Provide context and background for topics Utilize open-ended questions 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

8. Questions? 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

12. Questions? 2011 ACPA Annual Convention

14. What learning outcomes are important for your organization?

15. Who will help you implement this plan?

16. What challenges will you encounter?2011 ACPA Annual Convention

17. Questions? Natasha Hopkins - Heidelberg University natasha.hopkins@gmail.com, @natashahopkins Mari Knuth-Bouracee - Bowling Green State University mari.knuth@gmail.com, @mari_knuth Rachel Luna-Hammer - Bowling Green State University rachluna@gmail.com, @lunahammer 2011 ACPA Annual Convention