Social Media, Learning 2.0 & Gen Y Learning Styles
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Introduction
I'm excited to be here with you and happy to share some information and thoughts on social media, education 2.0 & digital learning styles!
Okay, here we go!
Here's the reading assignment for the class. All of these are pretty short. These are a good jumping off point into the Web 2.0 world.
The main point for selecting these readings is to get you thinking about integrating technology which supports collaboration, interaction, and community into your online and frontline course design. How is Web 1.0 is different from Web 2.0? How does social networking support and/or distract from learning?
Reading List
These are the readings for our class. Please take a moment to read them so we can discuss them during our class! I want this to be a collaborative discussion! I want your input!
- Experience Attributes: Crucial DNA of Web 2.0
- How is Web 1.0 different from Web 2.0? What does this mean for online course design?
- Wikipedia: Web 2.0
- What's this Web 2.0 deal all about anyhow?
- Want to Reach Teens? Think Mobile.
- In a recent report, Pyramid Research predicted that 950 million people will be accessing at least one social networking site via their mobile by 2012. This translates into revenues of between $28 to $50 billion dollars. And teens, with their connected lifestyle, are a prime demographic for mobile advertising.
- How Technology Encourages Active Learning
- Does technology have a place in learning? How do members of the "net generation" learn?
- Learning Styles 2.0: Digital, Social, and Always On
- "We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn." -Peter Drucker
Raised in the "always on" world of interactive media, the Internet, and social media technologies, Generation Y has different expectations and learning styles than previous generations. - How web sites turn on teens
- How can we apply these design elements into online courseware and e-learning?
- FlickrEdu: The Promise of Social Networks
- An article looking at how to use Flickr as a techno-constructivist learning tool in the classroom.
Pedagogical Mashup: Gen Y, Social Media, and Digital Learning Styles
I am pleased to announce that the book chapter that I co-authored with Dr. Mercedes Fisher, "Pedagogical Mashup: Gen Y, Social Media, and Digital Learning Styles, " has officially been accepted for publication in the Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: Issues and Challenges, to be published by IGI Global later this year.
Dr. Fisher and I wish to thank the co-editor of the book, Professor Subramaniam at the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, for his hard work and direction during the writing and peer-review process.
In addition, we appreciate all the members of the peer-review committee for their feedback, suggestions and collaboration on this chapter. It's been a wonderful experience to work with members of the international education technology/media community.
We've saved the links for all the resources and references cited in the book chapter over on the social bookmarking tool delicious, which you can find here: http://del.icio.us/mashup.edu
Related Publications by Mercedes Fisher & Derek E. Baird
Dr. Fisher and I wish to thank the co-editor of the book, Professor Subramaniam at the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, for his hard work and direction during the writing and peer-review process.
In addition, we appreciate all the members of the peer-review committee for their feedback, suggestions and collaboration on this chapter. It's been a wonderful experience to work with members of the international education technology/media community.
We've saved the links for all the resources and references cited in the book chapter over on the social bookmarking tool delicious, which you can find here: http://del.icio.us/mashup.edu
Related Publications by Mercedes Fisher & Derek E. Baird
Education 2.0 Tools
As promised, here are some links to the different social media tools we discussed during our conversation. Thanks again!
- YackPack
- YackPack is web-based audio messaging for groups. Use the power of voice to build relationships!
- Flickr
- Flickr is an online photo sharing and social network community.
- YouTube
- YouTube is a place for people to engage in new ways with video by sharing, commenting on, and viewing videos.
- PBWorks
- PBwiki is the easiest wiki on the web! It's easier than making a PB& J! And now you can integrate a PBwiki into Yahoo! Groups!
- Connexions
- Connexions is a rapidly growing collection of free scholarly materials and a powerful set of free software tools
- Derek Baird
- This is my blog where I discuss Gen Y, social media, instructional design and educational media.
- LearnHub > Knowledge Essentials
- This is a fantastic ePortfolio and social learning community platform. Knowledge Essentials has shared a lot of great lesson plans and professional development materials on their LearnHub page.
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* identifying and maximizing your child's learning styles;
* reteaching topics and skills your child needs help with;
* painlessly preparing for testing;
Look for frequently updated research, newsletters, useful tools, tips for using everyday activities as learning opportunities and much more at:
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Derek E. Baird, M.A. is an educational and social technologist specializing in educational uses of social media and Gen Y.
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