Social Networking Explained
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The document introduces the topic of online social networking. It provides several definitions of social networking, including expanding business and social contacts through connections with other individuals, groups of people drawn together by common interests, and online services that allow users to interact and share interests. Examples of social networking sites mentioned are Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Ning. The document then shifts to discussing social networking as a tool for learning, noting that study groups can help students clarify uncertainties, improve understanding by answering each other's questions, and benefit from taking on a teaching role to others.
Social Networking Explained
- 1. Welcome to Social Networking Explained Facilitator: Ann Brady Sydney Community College Our first discussion will be about what we understand by the term online social networking . While everyone is logging in and we are checking sound and voice levels please consider this question!
- 2. Tonight What is online social networking Definitions Examples How do I join Social networking and learning Our current practice A social view of learning Using social networks for teaching and learning
- 3. What is social networking?
- 4. Definitions Social networking is the practice of expanding the number of one's business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci942884,00.html An association of people drawn together by family, work or hobby. The term was first coined by professor J. A. Barnes in the 1950s, who defined the size of social network as a group of about 100 to 150 people . http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=social+network&i=55313,00.asp A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Networking
- 6. Twitter
- 7. Twitter
- 8. Twitter
- 9. Join Twitter
- 10. Join Twitter
- 11. LinkedIn
- 12. LinkedIn
- 13. Facebook
- 14. Ning
- 16. Join Ning
- 17. Ning
- 18. Ning
- 19. Social networking as a tool for learning Why do students enrol in an SCC course? What activities do you use to engage your students?
- 20. This perspective shifts the focus of our attention from the content of a subject to the learning activities and human interactions around which that content is situated. This perspective also helps to explain the effectiveness of study groups. Students in these groups can ask questions to clarify areas of uncertainty or confusion, can improve their grasp of the material by hearing the answers to questions from fellow students, and perhaps most powerfully, can take on the role of teacher to help other group members benefit from their understanding (one of the best ways to learn something is, after all, to teach it to others). John Seely Brown and Richard Adler (2008) Source: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERM0811.pdf