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USING FACEBOOK TO TEACH ECONOMICS
By:Noel R. BuensucesoUniversity of BaguioNovember 26, 2010
Outline of Presentation
Introduction
Learning Management System (LMS)
Why Facebook?
Effective practices
Assessment
Conclusion and Recommendations
Teacher’s Enemy Number One?
Student’s Enemy Number One?
My Learning Management System
Why Facebook?t
98% of my students are on FB
Diverse students from Korea, Japan, East Timor , Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Philippines
Average time spent on FB- 3 hours a day
Why Facebook?
Applications/ Features- posts, links, documents, photos, discussion, events, chat, email, and even Twitter and Slideshare
“We are comfortable using FB” – students
“ It’s cool” - student
It’s Free!!!
Effective Practices
Create one group per class
Choose privacy settings
Set(virtual) classroom policies
Assign an administrator ( class rep. or beadle)
Use own names
Profile Pictures of…Superheroes
…Real Heroes!
Links toYouTube videos
Use photos to promote local tourism
Special Occasions
Promote Philippine Brands
Links to Local Blogs and News
Use Cartoons to Introduce a New Topic
Quotes
“The end of labor is to gain leisure.”-Aristotle
Special Interests
The Jordan Effect $18B to the US GDP (1998 study)
Relevant Studies
Why (Most) Women Love to Shop More Than Men
Learn from
140 charactersThe word "economics" has its origin in the
Greek "oikonomikós" (relating to household management), from "oikos" (house).
and from…
Assessment
Students Better performance Better communication Less failure Less costs Absence is no excuse Multiple Intelligence Great equalizer
Assessment
Teacher Learning curve
WWW - Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
3Rs-Reuse, Reduce , Recycle
Better communication
Better evaluation from students
Conclusion and Recommendations
Digital Tool
Engage them NOT Enrage them
A menu for Multiple Intelligence
Share Culture
F2F + e-Learning= Blended Learning
Continue experimenting for H.I., V.I. for D.A., etc.
