Social Media as a Distance Learning Tool

Social Media Context

BLOGS

Stories

YOUTUBE

Resources

LINKEDIN

Alumni

TWITTER

Intercommunication

FACEBOOK

CommunityCollaboration

WIKI FACEBOOK

Engagement

Social Media can bring Learning to life

Online Learning Balance

Moore, M. G. (1989) Three Types of InteractionAmerican Journal of Distance Education, 3(2), 1-6.

Content

Expert

Learner

2%

8%

90%

We Need a Balance

Learner Content

Expert

Social Learning (Facebook)

Informal

Easy-to-Use

Sharing

Communication

Collaboration

Communities

Mobile Learning

Always Connected

Shared Understanding

• Shared thinking

• Solving problems together

• Shared Learning

• Creating innovative solutions

Facebook Leads the way?• Facebook is the leading online social network

• #1 most visited site on the web

• More than 840 million users

• 50% log on at least once a day

• Average user has 130 friends

Why use Facebook?

• Community

• Engaging

• Flexibility – Mobile

• Collaborative – User Generated Content

• Informal Learning

• Our students are ALREADY there

Content Curation• Storify

LinkedIn - Alumni