This document discusses using social media to move away from traditional teacher-centered learning models to a more learner-centered approach. It describes an experiment using Twitter to scaffold a "proof of concept" lesson connecting educators in a discussion about an article. Participants were able to build presence, share ideas and experiences, and continue the discussion outside of the formal learning management system. The social media approach supported learner-centered inquiry and allowed participants to build literacy around a platform for ongoing professional development.

1. …GETTING PAST PREACHING
TO THE CHOIR:
Bonnie Stewart
University of Prince Edward Island
#COHERE16
#ed1to1 –
a model for
scaffolding
meaningful
networked
participation
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/5204061884

2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/joybot/11517021764/
I teach…
• Adult Ed
• M.Ed
• Open Ed

3. My goal = learner-centered,
inquiry-based adult learning

4. Not a new goal, or critique
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey#/media/File:John_Dewey_cph.3a51565.jpg
“The traditional model is
teacher-centered rather than
learner-centered.
Knowledge and skills are
commodities to be delivered
by the teacher to the
student.”
- Dewey, Experience and
Education, 1938

5. But school often fails to allow for
individual understandings.

6. My model = community of inquiry
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/14283436502

7. Too often, online courses prioritize
content / cognitive presence only
http://www.slideshare.net/SeanMichaelMorris/the-lms-as-portal-digital-pedagogy-labcairo

8. To establish
presence,
do we need
to be in the
same space?
https://californiapixie.com/2013/05/10/old-school-fisher-price-style/

10. Presence = Humanity

11. To establish presence, we need
to be able to communicate our
experiences & understandings
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76345608@N00/3633789400

12. Not easy to do in an LMS

13. One-to-many communications
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/thumb/d/d8/Do_Not_Adjust_Your_Set.jpg/280px-Do_Not_Adjust_Your_Set.jpg

14. Many-to-many communications
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peppysis/6255473523/

15. Many-to-many is learner-centered

16. Many-to-many communications
is the backbone of social media
NETWORKED PARTICIPATION

17. Contribution builds visibility &
helps people find their people
https://www.flickr.com/photos/onion/148332611

18. And build personal/professional
learning networks (PLNs)

19. BUT.

20. Students don’t necessarily want
to use social media.
Especially students who are
teachers.
h#ps://www.flickr.com/photos/joybot/18968867088

21. Many-to-many is messy
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-32145849

22. 20 / 60 / 20
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hownowdesign/2203238558
CHOIR NEVER
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevilleslens/15867691904

23. Educators are conditioned to see
tech as separate from – even
counter to – learning & presence
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34174796 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-flight-from-conversation.html?_r=0

24. Educators are encouraged – not
unwisely – to be cautious
http://edutrendsonline.com/social-media-hazards-and-tips-for-teachers/

25. Thus online learning stays
mostly confined to the LMS,
where it’s “safe”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinandrea_pg/14575657747/

26. But where teacher authority &
student compliance are already
baked in.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39908901@N06/7028125619/

27. I wanted to try to break out of that.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/p_marione/11094032463/
In a learner-centered, inquiry-based
way.

28. Networks in education are not new

29. But educators
seldom have
experiential
learning
opportunities
for digital
networked
participation…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/5327432805

30. So I wanted to scaffold a
proof of concept lesson
using social media
to connect & build presence.
In the open,
outside
the LMS.
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=115578&picture=baby-is-shocked

31. GOAL: Experiential,inclusive learning

32. I started with a #hashtag
#

33. Hashtags…
• Collate all contributions with the same
letter / number combo, no matter where
in the world they come from
• Operate as a rolling list of those
contributions, with newest at the top
• Allow ppl in different locations but with
similar interests to connect & to amplify
each others’ contributions

34. I chose Twitter as the platform
(Lupton, 2014)

35. A # needs something to talk
about in order to invite
participation: I chose an article
with wide appeal & multiple
threads
& layers.

36. A # also
benefits
from
built-in
critical mass to work as an
experiential proof-of-concept
of networked participation.

37. My PLN at work –
4 teachers in 3 countries. 3 days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map

38. So what happened?

39. People built presence
& conversations

40. People shared ideas

41. People shared practices

42. People shared stories

43. …and problems, lessons,
& solutions

44. People offered reflections
from outside

45. I offered reflections on
Twitter conventions

46. Learners offered very
positive evaluations…and
some of the 60% are still
using Twitter a year later.

47. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinprick/2452838770
Scaffolded networked participation
supported learner-centered
inquiry.

48. Learners had an opportunity to
build presence in a supportive
professional community of
practice.

49. …And to build literacies
on a platform they can use for
ongoing, at-home
professional development.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bdebaca/403995867

50. #ed1to1 = learner-centered,
scaffolded participation
rather than tool- or teacher-
centered use of technologies.
THANK YOU!
@bonstewart
bstewart@upei.ca
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