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Author Joosten, Tanya, 1974-

Title Social Media for Educators : Strategies and Best Practices
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (144 pages)
Contents SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EDUCATORS: Strategies and Best Practices; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND EXHIBITS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PART ONE: BACKGROUND; CHAPTER ONE: WHY SOCIAL MEDIA?; CHAPTER TWO: PREPARING TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA; PART TWO: SOCIAL MEDIA: WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT?; CHAPTER THREE: INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND ENCOURAGING CONTACT; CHAPTER FOUR: DEVELOPING A RICHER LEARNING EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER FIVE: BUILDING COOPERATION AND FEEDBACK THROUGH DIALOGUE; PART THREE: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION; CHAPTER SIX: GUIDING SOCIAL MEDIA IN OUR INSTITUTIONS
Chapter seven: evaluating social mediaappendix a: sample social bookmarking activity; appendix b: sample survey items; references; resources; index
Summary This important book includes case studies and practical strategies to help design learning activities within a course that will take advantage of social media in order to better meet pedagogical needs and increase the course effectiveness. Administrators will also find the information useful for planning programmatic implementations and faculty development programs for the use of social media. Although the practical uses shared will focus on pedagogy in higher education, these uses can be generalized to other sectors such as K-12 or organizational learning. The issues addressed in the best pra
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Subject Internet in education.
Social media.
social media.
Internet in education
Social media
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781118224588
1118224582