using social networking as part of student engagement and assessment
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Using Social Networking as Part of Student Engagement and Assessment. Retro Versus New. From This. To This. To This. From This. From This. To This. Blogs. Records recent history Can incorporate Videos and Links Good for Reflection within Personal Development Planning Unit - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using Social Networking as Part of Student Engagement and
Assessment
Retro Versus New
From This To This
From This
From This
To This
To This
Blogs
Records recent history Can incorporate Videos and Links Good for Reflection within Personal
Development Planning Unit Can be used as posts in Eportfolios Students can share knowledge with peers
Wikis
Used to encourage discussion in class and outwith class
Effective tool for homework and research in many units such as BIM, ICTB, Economics etc
24 hour connectivity Can be anonymous
Can tweet assignments Use as a bulletin board Absent students can keep up-to-date using
hashtags Share resources Conversations can further develop outwith class Can be used in tutorial for career development
Can be set up for course before students start Useful for homework Students use for marketing events Can use to display examples of their work
Podcasting
Short 5 minute Podcasts can be used to encourage further research to answer topical questions e.g. Legal Secretarial Unit could use this method to research work on the Scottish Law Society
Skype/Netviewer
Skype can be used in Office Technologies to illustrate video conferencing for one-to-one discussions
Netviewer can be used to illustrate video conferencing for many individuals in different locations
Either can be used for interviews with International students
YouTube
Can assist with new versions of software e.g. Microsoft Office 2007™ - Microsoft Office 2010™
Tutorials to introduce subjects e.g. project management
Project Management Clip
Finally. . .
An unnamed University has issued their MBA students with an Ipad with all the course materials on it using most of the tools just discussed in this presentation!!
