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Engaging students with social media: Best practices for student success
Academy of Distinguished Teacher's Blog, UT Austin
(2019)
Abstract
According to the New Media Consortium (2014), students' instant access to networks and social media has facilitated a rise in their level of expectations for the higher education classroom to embrace collaborative learning and content creation. The use of social media allows instructors to create a virtual community of practice (VCoP), which includes the following three components: the domain (the group of individuals who share a common interest and learn from each other), the community (the members who build relationships with each other while networking/interacting), and the practice (the group shares a collection of resources that can be linked to learning) (Wegner, 2006). However, when considering the use of social media, it's important to consider the following questions:
- How do we get students to participate in social media use?
- What is the value for educators and to students in participating and engaging with social media for learning?
- How do instructors set expectations for using social media in learning?
How can we protect students' privacy and address security concerns?
Keywords
- Social Media,
- Student Success
Disciplines
Publication Date
2019
Citation Information
Julie A Delello. "Engaging students with social media: Best practices for student success" Academy of Distinguished Teacher's Blog, UT Austin (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/julie-delello/71/