This document provides an agenda and resources for a workshop on social learning and online communities. The agenda includes an overview of social media definitions and categories, demonstrations of networking tools like Ning and edWeb, and a discussion of integrating social learning into teaching. Ning and edWeb are presented as examples of online community platforms that allow users to create networks, participate in groups, and share content through features like blogs, videos and forums. Participants are directed to trial accounts on specific networks hosted on each platform. The document concludes with a link to an online evaluation form to provide feedback on the workshop.

1. Social Learning Ladder ScheduleNetworks and CommunitiesMary ZedeckMay 6, 2011

2. Agenda – May 6, 2011Quick overview of social media definition and categoriesNetwork/Community Tools – Hands-on and DemonstrationNingedWebGrouplyAdditional resourcesTeaching and learning integration discussion (throughout workshop)

3. Workshop Resourceshttp://blogs.shu.edu/zedeckSocial Learning Ladder

4. What is social media?Social media are online communications in which individuals shift flexibly between the role of audience and author.To do this, individuals use social software that enables anyone without knowledge of html coding to create, comment on, share content and to form communities around shared interests.~Natalie GrecoKoibot Creative, LLC

5. What is social media?Social mediais media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers.~ Wikipedia

6. Social Media CategoriesMaking ConnectionsCommunicationSharing ResourcesSharing IdeasCollaborationNetworks and Communities

7. Social Learning is about…networks and communitiesPersonal Learning NetworksLearning CommunitiesCommunities of Practice

8. What is an online community?Online service that allows users to create their own social networksUsers can join and participate in other networksIntegration of many social networking tools in one placePublic or private

9. NINGhttp://www.classroom20.com/http://educationglogster.ning.com/

10. Ning Hands-OnGo to:http://sociallearningladdercommunity.ning.comChoose Sign Up and create a Ning accountTake a look aroundLet’s check out a few tabsChatBlogsVideosGoogle DocsForumMy Page

11. edWebMichigan Online Resources for Educators

12. edWeb Hands-OnGo to: http://www.edweb.net/Create an accountMember LoginNot a member? Click here to joinProfileSocial Learning Ladder CommunityBrowse CommunitiesChoose Teacher Education & TrainingFind Social Learning Ladder CommunityBecome a MemberBrowse Communities for others that you might be interested in joining

13. Community Comparisonhttp://sociallearningladdercommunity.ning.comhttp://www.edweb.net/sllcommunityhttp://sociallearningladdercommunity.grouply.com/

14. Workshop Evaluationhttp://asset.tltc.shu.edu:80/servlets/asset.AssetSurvey?surveyid=4385