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

2. United States Distance Learning Association Board of Directors
Andrews University Associate Dean, Online Higher Education 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

3. Photo By Tela Chhe
It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men's thoughts. -White, Education 17

4. 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!

5. 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?

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

7. Faculty Using Social Media @ Andrews

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

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

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

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

14. More Ideas for Social Media
Classroom Assignments

16. My class…

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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?

22. 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!

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