2. experiential education : social media
experiential education is learning by doing : social media is learning by doing
experiential education is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge : social media is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge
experiential education is nothing new : social media is nothing new
experiential education is group dynamics : social media is group dynamics
experiential education is a process : social media is a process
experiential education is a general term : social media is a general term
experiential education is a process that differs from traditional education by maintaining that knowledge is individually and communally constructed by people :
social media is a process that differs from traditional media by maintaining that knowledge is individually and communally constructed by people

3. What?
So what?
Now what?

5. what...
3 c a t e g o ri e s :
conversation starters
blogs, twitter, youtube
collaboration tools
wikis, google groups, wiggio
network builders
facebook, linkedin, myspace

6. the tools
blog
google reader
facebook
twitter
linkedin
causes
email / newsletter
google group / listserve
what’s in your toolbox?

7. so what?

8. “Technological wizardy shouldn’t overshadow the truly revolutionary power of
social media, which is its ability to connect people to one another and help build
strong, resilient, trusting relationships.”
-Beth Kanter, The Networked Nonprofit

9. strength is in the weak...
Because our close friends tend to move in the same circles that we do, the information they receive overlaps considerably with what we already know. Acquaintances, by contrast, know people that we
do not, and thus receive more novel information.
In the late 60‘s, Granovetter interviewed dozens of people to find out how social networks are used to land new jobs. Granovetter found that most jobs were found through "weak" acquaintances. This pattern
reminded Granovetter of his freshman chemistry lesson that demonstrated how "weak" hydrogen bonds hold huge water molecules together, which are themselves held together by "strong" covalent bonds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_ties

10. now what?

11. listen
google alerts, technorati, twitter, rss readers
5 hrs/week
participate
twitter, facebook fan pages, comment/engage with bloggers
10 hrs/week
generate buzz
twitter, stumbleupon, digg, fan page
10-15 hrs/week
share your story
blogging, podcast, flickr, youtube
15-20 hrs/week
community building & social networking
http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2008/10/how-much-time-d.html
ning, linkedin (different than using fan pages)

12. figure out what works for you, and your organization.

13. Nina @nsmonkeygirl / Eileen @rockgrrl / Kelly @voden / Rhesa / Matt / Darren @dloo / Randy @malcolm777b / Tiffany @tiffanymroyal / Jeremy @jeremyshapiro / George @sudarkoff / Marcel / Katie
@katiebeth / Rick @rikray / Nina @daisie981 / Katie @adventuregrrl / Dan / Peter / Chad @chadcat / Luke @lstefurak / Lizzy @lizzy / David @davidlutzy / Cliff / Vina / Liz @eleddy / Teri @dubid0 / Teri
20+ climbers.
4 days.
Innumerable lasting memories.
I can't believe it actually happened.
-@adventuregrrl
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14. now, let’s talk about...