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Social media: 4 opportunities for secondary education

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Not too long ago I went to an evening session about social media at the secondary school of my daughter. It struck me how the subject of social media is approached from fear. You can imagine that it was not about fear, but about the 4 opportunities that social media offer. Below you will find my presentation in Dutch.

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Using social media for eLearning (a look at the top 6 social platforms)

eFront

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere.

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Using social media for eLearning (a look at the top 6 social platforms)

eFront

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere.

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Making sense of digital

Learning with e's

I learn a lot from discussions on social media channels such as Twitter. Digital reputation management was also discussed as well as critical reading and curation of content (via Sue Beckingham ). Conclusion: The best time to begin teaching digital literacies is when the child begins to use technology.

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195 posts about MOOCs

Jay Cross

Roger Schank: Only two things wrong with education: 1) What we teach; 2) How we teach DONALD CLARK PLAN B | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012. Social Media: An Interview STEPHEN DOWNES: HALF AN HOUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012. I can’t teach at Stanford again” GEORGE SIEMENS | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012. MOOCs for the win!