ALBY, CHIRAG. WHY SOCIAL LEARNING IS IMPORTANT ? 90% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS VISIT SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING SITES ON A REGULAR BASIS. SOCIAL LEARNING IS LEARNERS LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER . TODAY’S STUDENTS WANT TO DOCUMENT THEIR FEELINGS AND INSIGHTS IN A HIGHLY TIMELY MANNER. SOCIAL LEARNING CAN INCREASE COMPREHENSION OF MATERIAL AND CREATE NEW CHANNELS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN. DO STUDENTS WANT TO KEEP THEIR BOOKS AND BEERS SEPARATE? MANY INSTRUCTORS ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO ADD SOCIAL TOOLS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM, BUT THEY AREN’T SURE HOW. SOCIAL MEDIA SITES CAN BE A HUGE DISTRACTION FOR STUDENTS WHO AIMLESSLY CLICK THROUGH SITES. IT CAN BE CHALLENGING TO FIND WAYS TO INCORPORATE ACTIVITIES WITH SOCIAL MEDIA THAT PROMOTE ACTUAL LEARNING. FACEBOOK IS A KING
FACEBOOK IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST SOCIAL NETWORK WITH
MORE THAN 900 MILLION USER. PEOPLE MAINLY USE IT TO CONNECT WITH IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THEIR LIFE. WAYS TO USE FACEBOOK • BUILD A FACEBOOK APPLICATION. • BRAIN STORM. • NEW GATHERING. • ARCHIVED VIDEOS. • FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH STUDENTS. • FLASHCARDIET. TWITTER • TWITTER ALLOWS YOU TO POST YOUR IDEAS IN JUST 140 CHARACTERS. • LETTERS, NUMBER, SYMBOLS, PUNCTUATION AND SPACES ALL COUNT AS CHARACTERS ON TWITTER. • WHAT ALL OF THIS MEANS IS, YOU HAVE TO BE CONCISE. YOU HAVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY, AND SAY IT IN AS FEW WORDS AS POSSIBLE. WAYS TO USE TWITTER • CONNECT STUDENTS WITH CONTENT EXPERTS WHO HAVE A TWITTER PROFILE. WAYS TO USE TWITTER
• ALLOW STUDENTS TO TWEET THEIR OWN NOTES DURING
LESSONS AND SHARE WITH THEIR PEERS. • HAVE A STUDENTS FOLLOW YOU AND ASK THEM TO TWEET YOU ABOUT THEIR LEARNING PROCESS – INCLUDING DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE OR RESOURCES THEY WANT TO SHARE . WAYS TO USE YOUTUBE • VIRTUAL GUEST SPEAKERS – START A LESSON WITH A VIDEO THAT GRABS STUDENT’S ATTENTION. YOUTUBE CAN BE GREAT FOR BRINGING IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. AUDIO VISUAL IS HIGHER UP ON BLOOM’S TAXONOMY. WAYS TO USE YOUTUBE • HAVE STUDENTS CREATE A NARRATED PRESENTATION AND UPLOAD IT TO YOUTUBE. • RECORD YOUR VIDEO AND POST THEM ON YOUTUBE FOR STUDENTS TO VIEW-STUDENT CAN REWATCH! • CREATE AN INTRODUCTION VIDEO. • CREATE A PLAYLIST OF VIDEO RELATED TO CONCEPT – THIS SAVES STUDENTS FROM WASTING THEIR TIME IN SEARCHING FOR USELESS OR UNSUITABLE INFORMATION. • VIDEO EVERYWHERE. SOCIAL MEDIA IS A GREAT MARKETING TOOL
• SOCIAL MEDIA IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MARKETING TOOL.
PEOPLE OF EVERY INTEREST ARE PRESENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. • THE BEST WAY TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCTS IS TO UNDERSTAND THE USERS BEHAVIOUR AND INTEREST. • YOU CAN HIRE YOUTUBE INFLUENCERS, FACEBOOK MARKETERS, AND INSTAGRAM INFLUENCERS MARKETING PROFESSIONAL TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
• SOCIAL MEDIA IS BEST WAY OF MARKETING.
• CHOOSE THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM YOU WANT TO TARGET. • CHOOSE THE BEST INFLUENCERS NETWORK . THANK YOU