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Social Media as a Distance Learning Tool

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Social Media Context

BLOGS

Stories

YOUTUBE

Resources

LINKEDIN

Alumni

TWITTER

Intercommunication

FACEBOOK

CommunityCollaboration

WIKI FACEBOOK

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Engagement

Social Media can bring Learning to life

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Online Learning Balance

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

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Content

Expert

Learner

2%

8%

90%

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We Need a Balance

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Learner Content

Expert

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Social Learning (Facebook)

Informal

Easy-to-Use

Sharing

Communication

Collaboration

Communities

Mobile Learning

Always Connected

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Shared Understanding

• Shared thinking

• Solving problems together

• Shared Learning

• Creating innovative solutions

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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

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Why use Facebook?

• Community

• Engaging

• Flexibility – Mobile

• Collaborative – User Generated Content

• Informal Learning

• Our students are ALREADY there

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Content Curation• Storify

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LinkedIn - Alumni