Using Social Networking as Part of Student Engagement and Assessment

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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

Twitter  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

Facebook  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!!