Subject: CEP 956: Welcome to Week 8 (Nov 2-8) Online
Emailed: 11/2/20
Hi Brittney, Madison, Selin,
I hope you had a Spooktacular weekend! Welcome to Week 8 online in Part II: Research on Learning (with/on/through) Social Media – Cognitive, Social, Emotional Issues.
Login to the course site to see the schedule for this week (November 2-8):
W8: Nov 2-8 Online
BASE GROUP CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUTS:
Please Check-in with your Base Group at the beginning of the week by answering the Base Group Check-in questions early in the week (e.g., Tues or Wed) and then, Check-out by answering the Check-out questions at the end of the week.
READINGS & ONLINE DISCUSSION
“Social Writing, Literacies and Scholarship”
Last week we critically reflected on the findings and argument structure of published research on two of the most popular types of social media worldwide – social network sites (e.g., Facebook) and microblogs (e.g., Twitter) – which are also the most studied in education and considered “learning” within these spaces as defined by several different researchers.
This week we will consider “learning” defined as “literacies.” We can consider “new literacies” or “digital” literacies within particular platforms, such as the twitteracy that Benjamin Gleason and I theorize in our article (see optional readings section). We can also consider the literacies more broadly needed by students, teachers, and scholars today within and across various socio-technical contexts.
Week 8 Question
This week’s guided reading question (only one) asks you to critically consider modern ‘literacy’ debates raised in short news articles (Rich, Slater-Tate) and the ‘digital turn’ in literacies educational research that Mills (2010) discusses in her literature review published in our field’s top journal: Review of Educational Research. While these articles consider student learning and K-16 teaching with the internet and social media, the Social Scholarship article by Greenhow & Gleason (2014) suggests new forms of scholarship and scholarly communication that we as educational researchers might develop. (If you are interested in our later critique of this 2014 article, check out the Greenhow, Gleason & Staudt Willet (2019) piece within the optional readings section, which was published last year).
What ‘literacies’ do you feel scholar-teachers need to develop to work in modern day work environments? Why do you feel these literacies are important? Finally, as you reflect on these readings, what important cognitive or social or emotional issues do they raise for educational researchers to consider? Provide evidence from the readings to support your points, but you may also bring in points from the optional readings or other articles with which you are familiar. Remember to address all 3 parts of the question.
GUEST SPEAKER! Sarah Galvin will be joining us next week (11/9). I have included her article “Writing on social media: A review of research in the high school classroom,” published in Tech Trends, in the readings for this week so that you can review as your time and interests allow.
NEW! Find scores and feedback on Week 6 Posts in D2L.
REMINDER! First Draft of Article for Publication due today, November 2. Please submit to the “First Draft…” Dropbox on D2L.
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS
- Initial post for wk 8 online due Thursday, November 5by midnight. (Only 1 question this week).
- 2 Responsesdue Saturday, November 7 by midnight.
- Discussion Synthesis Wk 8 – Instructor
- Draft #1 of Article due November 2— Submit to “First Draft” Dropbox in D2L
- Continue exploring your chosen social media (see schedule page for this week for some things to think about as you use your social media)
- Your assigned first draft to peer review is coming to you via email on Tuesday, November 3.
- Peer review of one paper draftdue by 9am on Monday, November 9. Submit to “Peer Review 1” Dropbox folder on D2L. Be sure your peer review includes one document that answers the peer review guidelines questions & one document that is your Tracked Changes version of draft article.
Any questions for me, please let me know. Thanks, and see you online!
Chris
