The Role of Social Media Tools in Higher Education Presented by Janine Lim, Associate Dean, Online Higher Education Andrews University janine@andrews.edu

United States Distance Learning Association Board of Directors Andrews University Associate Dean, Online Higher Education 2011- present Berrien Regional Education Service Agency Instructional Technology Consultant Edtech, videoconferencing, online teaching & learning Griswold Christian Academy, Worthington, OH 5-8 Language Arts 5-10 Bible Anderson Missionary kid Pastor’s kid Faculty brat Winter-lover

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Your Turn! Introductions What type of social media are they interested in? Are they using anything in their classrooms/teaching/work? Were they interested in the global divide part of it? If so, share the week of prayer from AIIAS; but.. Given recent developments, it’s hard to argue that social media can bridge global divide (south/north; east/west) Your Turn!

What is “social media”? Easy to create / user-generated content Others can participate: comment, discuss, co-create Communities Sharing Interaction Web 2.0 (anyone can create) Traditional media is one to many;; social media is many to many Ask them what they think of with social media….. Then, is blogging social media? Why or why not? Is YouTube social media? Why or why not? Is WhatsApp social media? Why/why not? Are wikis social media? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

Today’s Overview Faculty Using Social Media @ Andrews More Ideas for Social Media Assignments Issues and Challenges Choices

Faculty Using Social Media @ Andrews

Sheri, internship learning community and assignments; she used Yammer in her work – it’s workplace social media; free to individuals

Twitter for promoting scholarly work – Tom is working out his new book in pieces via Twitter

Duane Covrig – blogging – a way to contribute your scholarly knowledge to the public; a way to have an outlet for your favorite topics

Talk about the delayed viewing on FB; organizing the social media & chat volunteers

More Ideas for Social Media Classroom Assignments

My class…

Facebook Groups Student created facebook groups minus faculty Faculty created facebook groups…

Twitter Supported Classrooms: Connect to the World Ask questions directly of experts Create polls or surveys for research Discuss topics publicly Report in on exercise completed (Bob Paulson, PUC) Track a hashtag, topic, news reactions, etc. Participate in analysis of real-world events Practice a foreign language http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/9/tweeting-in-higher-education-best-practices https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/how-to-use-twitter-in-your-teaching-practice/ http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

LMS vs. Social Media Tools Single sign-on Lower learning curve Consolidated learning Accreditation evidence collected Social Media Real-world connections World is your classroom Distraction challenges Monitoring

Issues and Challenges Facebook / Googe News / Google Now / echo chamber / fake news Reading time Distractions Students who choose no social media Personal account vs. professional account – should you friend students?

Your Turn! Choices: more on “alone together”; More on AIIAS week of prayer More hands on with a specific tool More practical strategies More discussion of issues My attention ppt that I do with students Wikis / googlesites… Your Turn!

The Role of Social Media Tools in Higher Education Presented by Janine Lim, Associate Dean, Online Higher Education Andrews University janine@andrews.edu