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RTD invited session at AECT 2012
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Social Media, Networks, and Learning - A Research (and Practice) Agenda Vanessa Dennen Associate Professor Florida State University
Presentation at AECT 2012
SOCIAL MEDIA & LEARNING
What immediately comes to mind when you think about
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The Formal – Informal Continuum
Adapted from Dennen & Myers (2012)
School – Formal
� Integration of tools in classrooms ◦ Class wikis ◦ Reflective blogs
� Holding class “outside” ◦ Shifting to social media tools as hosts
� Encouragement to seek resources ◦ Content resources (google it!) ◦ Human resources (contact an expert)
� Publishing online
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Work – Formal
� Dictated by organizational structure, legal requirements, workplace learning objectives ◦ Intranet-based courses ◦ Closed knowledge communities ◦ Webinars
School - Informal
� Encompasses personal choices � Blends from personal social network � Building the socio-professional network ◦ Amassing contacts among faculty, peers, and
alumni ◦ Using affiliation to develop broader contacts in
field
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Work - Informal
� May be influenced by school experiences � Building the socio-professional network
via professional networks � Performing expertise online � The tools may (somewhat) change, but
the objectives and methods of learning do not
Nagging questions
� But is it enough to consider formal/informal and school/work?
� Where and how else might people be learning via their personal and professional social networks and social media in general?
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Social Media and Personal Learning
Making Learning Personal
� Shift to the personal context � Look at the person and their transitions
between environments rather than learning situated in any one environment
� Our social network is bigger than the classroom or workplace, and it travels with us
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It’s all learning …
Learning
School/Work
Hobby Home
Issues to Consider
� Learning is network-driven � Networks are bigger than the classroom
or workplace, and they travel with us � For many, there is a continuum of the
personal to socio-professional network ◦ People don't separate them, although some
people may firmly occupy end-points.
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Big Meta Questions
� What might school and work environments learn from the personal and individual approach to social network-based learning?
� How do school and work environments influence personal and individual social network-based learning?
Networks
Tool
Knowledge Brokering
Knowledge Management
Activities and Outcomes
Two Layers of Learning Research
Pedagogy
Tool Outcome
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A Call to Education Researchers and Practitioners � Look through other lenses � Situate your work in the larger learning
context � Consider how the class overlaps with
personal and socio-professional networks � Look to the literature of other fields
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS?
Contact info: [email protected] Slides at: slideshare.net/vanessadennen