Email 11/16/20
CEP 956: Welcome to Week 10 (Nov 16-22) Online
Hi Brittney, Madison, Selin,
Welcome to Week 10 online as we begin Part III: Social Media, Pedagogy & Policy. This email contains important updates and directions for the readings this week. Thank you for reading it carefully!
Login to the course site to see the schedule for this week (November 16-22):
http://greenhow.educ.msu.edu/cep956fs20/14703-2/
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 and then, Check-out by answering the Check-out questions at the end of the week.
READINGS & ONLINE DISCUSSION
“Facilitating Learning with Social Media”
Last week we considered “learning” defined as “literacies” and the “new literacies” or “digital” literacies needed by students, teachers, and teacher-scholars today within and across various socio-technical contexts.
This week’s set of readings present research on how to “teach” or “facilitate learning” with social media among various groups in various contexts such as K-12 education, college students, adults, and teachers as learners in teacher education.
This week’s forum question asks you to use the research base—selecting from this week’s readings —and construct an argument for or against enhancing students’ learning with social media. You will need to pick an educational context (undergraduate education, teacher education, graduate education, K-12 education: elementary, etc.) in which to situate your argument. You will also need to focus on the instructor’sperspective and pedagogy. Up until this point, we’ve been talking largely about the students’ or learners’ perspectives.
Please choose at least 2 readings within the “Facilitating Learning with Social Media” list to substantiate your ideas. These can be articles related to teaching in K-12 or higher education or teaching adults. Please also incorporate at least 1 reading from the “Optional” readings under this topic or the “Supplemental” readings list.
Provide evidence from the readings to support your points. Remember to address all parts of the question.
*NOTE: To give you more time for revising your first drafts into second drafts and exploring your chosen social media, there is only ONE required guided reading question. There is also an OPTIONAL second question posted in the forum to push your thinking about how this week’s theme advance/connect to your own research. Any questions, let me know.
NEW! Grades for Week 8 online discussion, first drafts and peer reviews are now posted in D2L.
REMINDER: PREPARE TO SHARE UPDATE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY!
- Explore your chosen social media (SM) (i.e., ResearchGate, Flipgrid, Pinterest).
- What makes your choice a “social media”?
- As you explore your SM, think about its affordances for learning or teaching or academia.
- What ideas from class/readings resonate for you in your space, if any?
- What constitutes being ‘literate’ in your chosen SM space?
- How might you facilitate learning with your chosen social media as the instructor?
- Reflection #1on these and other questions done in class on Monday, November 23
Please be ready to share about your space: (1) What is it and what makes it a social media?; (2) One idea from the readings that is demonstrated or contradicted or otherwise resonates for you in your space; (3) As a teacher, what are your practical recommendations for using it in education (or not) and why?
UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS
- Initial post for wk 10 online due Thursday, November 19 by midnight.
- Responses to peers due Saturday, November 21 by midnight.
- Reflection #1 on social media activity done in class on Monday, November 23. Please be ready to share about your space: (1) What is it and what makes it a social media?; (2) One idea from the readings that is demonstrated or contradicted or otherwise resonates for you in your space; (3) Your practical recommendation for using it in education (or not) and why?
- Second Draft of Article due on Monday, November 30 –> Submit to “Second Draft of Article” Dropbox on D2L
- Response to Peers due on Monday, November 30 –> Submit to “Response to Peers” Dropbox on D2L. Please combine all your reviewers’ feedback into one document and provide your response to each critique under the critique point.
Here is a Sample Response to Reviewer’s Letter for your reference.
Any questions for me, please let me know. Thanks, and see you online!
Chris
