Professional development of academic staff in the use of social media for teaching and learning
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conference contribution
posted on 2024-06-17, 19:41authored byJ Willems
Social media – broadly defined – has become part of the landscape of teaching and learning in higher education, first entering the sector as an informal learning space then being used more formally, and by student-driven and teacher-directed means. The gamut of social media can include amongst them blogging tools, networking tools, forums, photo sharing tools, business collaborations, service and product reviews, research networks, video sharing tools, and virtual worlds. There are pros and cons of each type of technology. Yet not all staff are confident social media users and therefore need opportunities to understand what is available, and to be able to critically appraise these for teaching and learning. They also need a safe space in which to explore these various technologies and have their own abilities and confidence developed. This paper outlines the development of a professional learning programme on the uses of social media in teaching and learning for academic staff in higher education, integrating opportunities for the use of social media into the learning design in order to build staff confidence and competence in a supported environment.
History
Pagination
424-431
Location
Caen, France
Start date
2016-07-12
End date
2016-07-13
ISSN
2055-7221
ISBN-13
9781911218005
Language
eng
Publication classification
E Conference publication, E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice
2016, The Authors
Editor/Contributor(s)
Bernadas C, Minchella D
Title of proceedings
ECSM 2016 : Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Social Media, EM Normandie, Caen, France 12-13 July 2016
Event
European Conference on Social Media. Conference (3rd : 2016 : Caen, France)