The document discusses the use of social media to engage diverse learning styles in academic settings, highlighting the impact of communication dynamics such as online disinhibition and participation barriers. It emphasizes the importance of considering individual comfort levels and power dynamics that can affect participation in discussions. The authors, Rey Junco and Eric Gordon, explore how technological tools like tablet applications can facilitate group interactions in seminar classes.

1. SOCIAL MEDIA FOR
ENGAGING MULTIPLE
LEARNING STYLES
REY JUNCO ERIC GORDON
rjunco@cyber.law.harvard.edu egordon@cyber.law.harvard.edu
@reyjunco @ericbot

2. ONLINE
DISINHIBITION
EFFECT

3. ATTENTION AND
DISTRACTION

4. flickr / eston

5. flickr / Tommy Huynh

6. SPEECH
APPEARANCE
GESTURE

7. TWITTER
INSTANT MESSAGE
TEXT MESSAGE
EMAIL

9. Front Channel
Back Channel

10. Front Stage
Back Stage

11. Main Stage
Side Stage

12. Tin Can
Harry, D., Gordon, E., Schmandt, C. (2012). “Setting the
Stage for Interaction: A Tablet Application to
Augment Group Discussion in a Seminar Class.”
Proceedings of Community Supported Cooperative Work,
Seattle, WA.

14. Not everyone is equally comfortable
participating.
People talk one-at-a-time;
simultaneous speaking is viewed as
impolite.
Power dynamics can diminish
participation.

17. ACADEMIC AND
SOCIAL
INTEGRATION

18. ACCULTURATION

19. Questions?
REY JUNCO ERIC GORDON
rjunco@cyber.law.harvard.edu egordon@cyber.law.harvard.edu
@reyjunco @ericbot