social learning and online presence
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Social LearningBuilding Social
Presence
Sue Beckingham @suebecks
Guest presentation for ELI Course | February 2017 Humanizing Online Teaching and Learning
Blended LearningDistance LearningFace to Face
My teaching experience and learning experience
I will share examples using technology that have contributed to social learning through: building online presence connecting with students helping students connect with each other encouraging collaboration and co-learning
synchronously and asynchronously
Building online
presence
What does a Google search reveal?
Building a public professional online presence
Identity(ies)of the
blended professional
Building a learning partnership
Plutchik's wheel of emotions
Easily missed when online
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrasting_and_categorization_of_emotions
My personal initial negative online experience
Director of... Head of... Principal Lead of...
Technology moves on…Access to video, audio, chat.
Having the confidence to connect with others, communicate and collaborate
is as important online as it is face to face.
Pick n Mix Methods
Video Slideshows
https://animoto.com and https://screencast-o-matic.com/
Who am I?where I'm fromfavourite foodfavourite band
Scenarios
• Creating 'about me' videos to get to know each other - start with fun facts
• Capturing career aspirations, skills to be developed
• Ongoing reflective learning diary
Group Chat
Google Hangouts
By using interactive video based tools the experience of distance learning students can be improved - "I no longer feel alone"
being a telling comment from one student. Another said "Being able to see
our tutor and peers was great!"
First year students used Google Hangouts or Skype, which they
captured using screencast-o-matic and embedded in to their individual blogs to
reflect upon their contribution.
Group Skype
Scenarios
Making the suggestion students meet for 'virtual coffee outside class time
Virtual office hours for 'one to one' meetings
Groupwork meetings combining with Google Apps for collaborative work
Microblogging
https://wordpress.com/themes/p2/ and https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/p2-breathe/
WordPress P2 theme
Scenarios
This can be used to introduce microblogging in a shared space that is not public. For example: • to share resources• discussions• FAQs
Scenarios
Ask students to: • Contribute (with you) to create an
annotated bibliography(Education version - class groups)
• Search for and follow other bookmarked lists. Then share with peers
Scenario
Ask students to • Work in pairs to critique a paper and
annotate their points.• Share back with the class.
Scenario
Whilst a synchronous activity, students can work together to comment upon a video of your choice. This 'video dialogue' can be stimulated by your own questions and replies to comments.
The vialogue can then be saved and embedded in a website, blog or VLE.
Digital Posters
https://piktochart.com/ and upload to SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net/suebeckingham
Scenarios
Ask students to present their posters as a slideshow (each section becomes a slide).
Embed in your website, blog or VLE.
Hold a virtual online conference. Share presentations via SlideShare and LinkedIn.
Scenarios
The notice board could be used as a: • space for feedback • student led lexicon of terms• tips for forthcoming students
Digital Noticeboards
https://uk.pinterest.com/suebecks/
Scenarios
• Tutor photo board• Curate a group reading list• Clues for an orientation event /treasure
hunt• Space to promote visual work
Digital Curation
http://www.scoop.it/t/taking-a-look-at-moocs and http://www.scoop.it/t/google-glass-by-suebecks
Scenarios
Ask students to • curate resources for a project• useful tools to organise their learning• create a collaborative newsletter• add their viewpoint using comments to
articles
…there are a still a few obstacles yet to overcome
Whilst tech is getting easier and more intuitive…
Blog: http://socialmediaforlearning.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham
Note: all images used are Public Domain https://pixabay.com/ are my own.
Sue Beckingham | @suebecks
Educational Developer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield, UK