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Using Social Media & Mobile Devices to Create an Online Community for Your Class
Anthony Adornato | Assistant Professor, Journalism | March 21, 2014
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Creating an Online Community
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Creating an Online Community
Goalso Sense of place and community
o Complement in-class experience: Reinforce key concepts, topics, and readings
o Create excitement about course content
o Relevance beyond classroom
o Enable two-way communication in real-time
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Creating an Online Community
Closed Facebook Group
Twitter Hashtag (#ICParkSM)
Course website
Student blogs
Backchannel fordiscussions and assignments
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Sample Assignments
Tweet the book
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Sample Assignments
Tweet the book
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Sample Assignments
Tweet the book
Scavenger hunt with classes around the world
Twitter list of credible sources
Facebook Question of the Week
Connect with guest speakers
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Challenges
Grading
Personal SM use during class
Digital native Digital savvy
Access to mobile devices
Technostress!
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Outcomes of Online Community
Increased motivation and engagement with course content
Increased student-student and student-instructor interactions
More “relaxed” writing style, encouraging self-expression, creativity, and playfulness (Greenhow & Gleason, 2012)
Information literacy
Raises topical issues not addressed in the classroom
Professionalism on SM
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Surprise!
Prof A: “Anyone know the old guy who hijacked our hashtag?”Student: “That’s my dad!”
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