Rey Junco & Eric Gordon: Social Media for Engaging Multiple Learning Styles

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In this presentation, Rey Junco and Eric Gordon discuss how online social spaces are transforming classroom engagement. Specifically, they address how these spaces can improve student capacity to participate in class dialogue by allowing a safer, slightly less ego-invested method of interaction. This was presented at the Social Media for Teaching and Learning event on Oct. 19th in Boston, MA.

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ENGAGING MULTIPLE

LEARNING STYLES

REY JUNCO ERIC GORDONrjunco@cyber.law.harvard.edu

@reyjuncoegordon@cyber.law.harvard.edu

@ericbot

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Tin CanHarry, D., Gordon, E., Schmandt, C. (2012).

“Setting the Stage for Interaction: A Tablet Application to Augment Group Discussion in a Seminar Class.” Proceedings of Community

Supported Cooperative Work, Seattle, WA.

Not everyone is equally comfortable participating.

People talk one-at-a-time; simultaneous speaking is viewed as impolite.

Power dynamics can diminish participation.

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