Keynote at the University of Staffordshire University for the Sigma Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support

1. Using Social Media for Learning
Sue Beckingham |@suebecks
Keynote at Staffordshire University
SIGMA Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support

2. How much data
do we create
every day?

3. There are 2.5 quintillion bytes
of data created each day.
Over the last two years alone
90 percent of the data in the
world was generated.
IBM 2013

4. https://www.domo.com/learn/data-never-sleeps-6

5. In one minute
Snapchat users share 2,083,333 photos
More than 120 professionals join LinkedIn
Users watch 4,333,560 YouTube videos
473,400 tweets are sent on Twitter
Instagram users post 49,380 photos
Source: https://www.domo.com/learn/data-never-sleeps-6

6. Google now processes over 67,000 search queries every second on average
http://www.internetlivestats.com/one-second/#google-band
Source: http://www.internetlivestats.com/google-search-statistics/

7. With ubiquitous access to the Internet there is a
danger of suffering from information overflow
HEALTH WARNING

8. "It's not information
overload. It's filter failure"
Clay Shirky

9. discussioncritical
evaluation
collaborative
investigation
asking
questions
open
inquiry
Social scholarship
through digital
engagement

10. ONLINE PRESENCE Create a digital online presence
PROFESSIONAL
IDENTITY
Develop a digital professional identity to
showcase your academic work
PERSONAL
LEARNING
NETWORK
Build a personal learning network by
connecting with other academics
NETWORKS OF
PRACTICE
Interact by discussing
shared topics of interest
Steps to becoming a digital scholar

11. Overcoming barriers for new users of social media
'Listening in' - observe how others are interacting.
Positive silent engagement is a valuable part of everyone's
development.

12. Acknowledge the digital scholarship, teaching
excellence and student learning gains shared by
peers and students.
Interact by commenting, asking questions, or
signposting related information that may be
useful.
Share the
digital
narratives
with others
in your
network
Engaging with digital scholarship

13. Interconnectedness
Add links to any websites or
blogs you have
Add the URLs to your email
signature

14. Building a network

15. 'Google yourself'

17. SMASH
Student led special interest group to develop the
use of social media for learning

18. Framework – The Three Pillars
Helping staff to identify
and use social media
tools for communication
and collaboration within
and beyond the
classroom.
Learning
Activities
Showcasing
Learning
Helping students to
prepare digital portfolios
to openly share
outcomes and projects to
develop a professional
online presence.
Organising
Learning
Helping students and
staff to identify and use
relevant social media
tools to curate and
organise information
relating to learning.

19. Resources
The Initial Framework, First
Infographic, Snow Day Post
All have been given a Creative Commons License
Developing a home for a toolkit
which could be used by others to
plan activities/case studies
How members of staff can utilise
social medias within their
teaching
WEBSITE BLOG
POSTS
CARD
ACTIVITY

20. – Nerantzi and Beckingham 2014
The 5 C
Framework
connect, communicate, curate,
collaborate and create

21. Connect

22. The Office
The Canteen
The Water Cooler
The Pub

23. Communicate

24. Brian Solis 2013 (CC BY 2.0)

25. Curate

27. Collaborate

28. – Don Tapscott 2013
“Collaboration is important not just because it's a
better way to learn. The sprit of collaboration is
penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So
learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself
for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and
life-long learning in an ever changing networked
society. ”

29. Create

30. Graphic by @simonrae during @helenbeetham's #LTHEchat
https://twitter.com/simonrae/status/612279251459510272

31. CC BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/29428436431

32. Learning and Teaching in HE Chat
https://lthechat.com/

33. Bring Your Own Device for Learning
https://byod4learning.wordpress.com/

34. 10 Days of Twitter
https://10daysoftwitter.wordpress.com/

35. Social Media for Learning Blog
https://socialmediaforlearning.com/

36. Sue Beckingham | @suebecks
National Teaching Fellow and Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
with a research interest in the use of social media in education.
Blog: http://socialmediaforlearning.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham
Image credit: Where not noted images used in this presentation are CC0 Creative Commons free for use https://pixabay.com/