Successes and Setbacks of Social Media in Education (Metin, Stephanie and Victoria)
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On this week’s podcast Victoria, Metin, and Stephanie explore the positives and negatives of using social media in the classroom, as well as the impact it has had on art education. While social media continues to evolve and shape the lives of students, educators have started to incorporate it into their lessons as a way to make learning relevant and engaging. In doing so, certain challenges have surfaced. During their discussion, they provide insight from the perspectives of elementary and secondary teachers by sharing personal anecdotes from their own experiences as teachers.
References
Greenhow, C., & Lewin, C. (2016). Social media and education: reconceptualizing the boundaries of formal and informal learning. Learning, Media and Technology, 41(1), 6-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2015.1064954
McDaniel, R. (2016-Present). Leading Lines [Audio podcast]. Vanderbilt Center for Teaching and The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. https://leadinglinespod.com/
Tang, Y., & Hew, K. F. (2017). Using Twitter for education: Beneficial or simply a waste of time? Computers & Education, 106, 97-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2016.12.004
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