Session Type
Individual Paper/ Presentation (generally grouped with 2-3 others into a 75 minute session)
Topic
Technology and Teaching, Other (Pease specify in the box below)
Other Topic
Student Engagement
Session Abstract
We’ve all seen it: Students distracted in class checking their phones under a desk or with Facebook pulled up on their laptops. Social media can often serve as a distraction for students’ education, but when implemented carefully social media can also serve as an effective tool to bringing the “real world” into the classroom. This presentation will review current research and pedagogy on the use of social media in the classroom. The presenter will share practices utilized in preparing and implementing different social media tools as well as specific concerns and challenges that can be problematic in implementing such educational practices. The presentation will also introduce approaches educators can utilize to engage students and prepare them to be lifelong learners through the use of 1) encouraging student collaboration and opportunities for feedback, 2) helping students identify educational resources, 3) connect with professionals and opportunities within their field, 4) become savvy consumers of information available on social media, and 5) highlighting students’ quality work. The presentation will conclude with an opportunity for session attendees to discuss and further share their own experiences with these educational practices.
Keywords
social media, student engagement, lifelong learners, technology in the classroom
Location
DiGiorgio Campus Center 221
Start Date
6-2-2016 10:25 AM
Included in
Engaging Students into Lifelong Learning Using Social Media
DiGiorgio Campus Center 221
We’ve all seen it: Students distracted in class checking their phones under a desk or with Facebook pulled up on their laptops. Social media can often serve as a distraction for students’ education, but when implemented carefully social media can also serve as an effective tool to bringing the “real world” into the classroom. This presentation will review current research and pedagogy on the use of social media in the classroom. The presenter will share practices utilized in preparing and implementing different social media tools as well as specific concerns and challenges that can be problematic in implementing such educational practices. The presentation will also introduce approaches educators can utilize to engage students and prepare them to be lifelong learners through the use of 1) encouraging student collaboration and opportunities for feedback, 2) helping students identify educational resources, 3) connect with professionals and opportunities within their field, 4) become savvy consumers of information available on social media, and 5) highlighting students’ quality work. The presentation will conclude with an opportunity for session attendees to discuss and further share their own experiences with these educational practices.
