Engaging Student Learning Beyond the Classroom Mary Antonaros, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Professional Communication College for Professional Studies

Technology for Teaching and Learning

Social Media Shifts Trowbridge, K.S. (2012). Make the social shift and engage students beyond the classroom. Retrieved from /blog/2012/11/11/make-the-social-shift-and-engage-students-beyond- the-classroom/

Popular examples of social media NameURLFunction Facebookwww.facebook.comUsers can create a personal profile, add others as friends, and exchange messages and photos. Google Plushttps://plus.google.comReal-life sharing through the web including messages, video conferencing and photos. YouTubewww.youtube.comA video-sharing website. Twitterwww.twitter.comA micro-blogging platform where users send 140 character messages to each other. LinkedInwww.linkedin.comA social network for business- related and professional networking. WordPresswww.wordpress.orgAn open-source blogging platform. SlideSharewww.slideshare.netA presentation sharing website. Wikipediawww.wikipedia.orgAn online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Four Ways to Engage Student via Social Media Start a Google Hangout Ask questions on your Facebook Class Page Create a Class Pinterest Board Follow a Class Hashtag on Twitter Winstead, C. (2012). Four ways to engage students through social media. Retrieved from

Encouraging instructor-student and student-student collaboration Social media tools can also be used to encourage collaboration between all members of the class. Google Apps for Education ( and Google Plus ( provide strong collaboration tools to assist with teaching and learning. Google Docs ( can be used to provide real-time collaboration opportunities for students working on word-processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can have up to 50 people collaborating on one document in real time. Skype in the Classroom ( allows an instructor to beam experts into the classroom for guest lectures and talks. Weebly ( can be used to create a personal or professional website or blog.

You can even use social media to generate ideas for how to engage students via social media! media-to-engage-students/

Benefits of engaging students with technology and social media Engage students in a familiar and shared space Extend learning beyond the classroom Model effective uses of social media for learning Trowbridge, K.S. (2012). Make the social shift and engage students beyond the classroom. Retrieved from blog/2012/11/11/make-the-social-shift-and- engage-students-beyond-the-classroom/

“We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we DO it” (Qualman, 2015).

Thank you! Questions and comments are welcome and encouraged

References Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide. New York: New York University Press. O’Mahoney, D., Lucian, D.C., Radaelli E., Kralj, K., Airosius, N., Branco, S., Mavrodieva, S., & Pires, P. (2013). Social media in learning and education (Smile): Challenges and opportunities for schools and teachers in a digital world. Retrieved from aafe8bb&groupId= aafe8bb&groupId=43887 Qualman, E. (2015). Social media revolution 2015 [Video file]. Retrieved from Trowbridge, K.S. (2012). Make the social shift and engage students beyond the classroom. Retrieved from students-beyond-the-classroom/ students-beyond-the-classroom/ Winstead, C. (2012). Four ways to engage students through social media. Retrieved from