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The plugged-in professor [electronic resource] : tips and techniques for teaching with social media / edited by Sharmila P. Ferris and Hilary A. Wilder.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chandos social media seriesPublication details: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource (330 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780633428
  • 1780633424
  • 1306176646
  • 9781306176644
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Plugged-in professor.DDC classification:
  • 378.17344678 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1028.3 .P58 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Part 1: Writing, research, and information fluency; Chapter 1: Writing for Wikipedia: co-constructing knowledge and writing for a public audience; Chapter 2: Organizing with Pinterest and Delicious; Chapter 3: Students' inadequate exposure to learning technology: overcoming the pedagogical challenge using wikis; Chapter 4: Collecting and analyzing primary sources; Chapter 5: Unraveling the research process: social bookmarking and collaborative learning.
Part 2: Communication and collaboration; 2A Communication, oral and written; Chapter 6: Using Wimba Voice Board to facilitate foreign language conversation courses; Chapter 7: Web conferencing and peer feedback; Chapter 8: Learning through YouTube; Chapter 9: Wiki-workshopping: using Wikispaces for peer writing workshops; 2B Collaboration; Chapter 10: Using persistent wikis as a pedagogical resource; Chapter 11: Social media and public speaking: student-produced multimedia informative presentations; Chapter 12: Collaborative presentations using Google DocsChapter 13: Cooperative study blog.
Part 3: Critical thinking and creativity; 3A Critical thinking; Chapter 14: Using Facebook to apply social learning theory; Chapter 15: Technology as a tool to develop problem-solving skills in general chemistry; Chapter 16: Communicating experiential learning through an online portfolio in Tumblr; Chapter 17: The Biology Taboo Wiktionary: a tool for improving student comprehension of key terminology in introductory biology courses; 3B Creativity; Chapter 18: Mobile digital storytelling in the second language classroomChapter 19: Creating a video dialogue with streaming video clips; Chapter 20: Remix as an educational activity; Chapter 21: Using Twitter to assist students in writing a concise nut graph.
Part 4: Integrative learning; Chapter 22: Using simulation, video sharing, and discussion threads for practice-based skills; Chapter 23: Using Facebook Mobile as a tool to create a virtual learning community for pre-service teachers; Chapter 24: Using social software tools to facilitate peer e-mentoring and self-reflection among students on practicumChapter 25: Using opinion leaders on Twitter to amplify PR and marketing messages; Index.
Summary: New technologies are transforming the way students work. The Plugged in Professor provides a timely and exceptional resource for using social media and other new technologies to help college students meet both general and discipline-specific objectives. The title covers techniques built around well-known social networking technologies, as well as other emerging technologies such as mobile phone and tablet apps. With a practical focus and reader-friendly format, this book shows educators how to apply techniques in each technology, and includes clear student learning objectives and step-by-step directions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

New technologies are transforming the way students work. The Plugged in Professor provides a timely and exceptional resource for using social media and other new technologies to help college students meet both general and discipline-specific objectives. The title covers techniques built around well-known social networking technologies, as well as other emerging technologies such as mobile phone and tablet apps. With a practical focus and reader-friendly format, this book shows educators how to apply techniques in each technology, and includes clear student learning objectives and step-by-step directions.

Part 1: Writing, research, and information fluency; Chapter 1: Writing for Wikipedia: co-constructing knowledge and writing for a public audience; Chapter 2: Organizing with Pinterest and Delicious; Chapter 3: Students' inadequate exposure to learning technology: overcoming the pedagogical challenge using wikis; Chapter 4: Collecting and analyzing primary sources; Chapter 5: Unraveling the research process: social bookmarking and collaborative learning.

Part 2: Communication and collaboration; 2A Communication, oral and written; Chapter 6: Using Wimba Voice Board to facilitate foreign language conversation courses; Chapter 7: Web conferencing and peer feedback; Chapter 8: Learning through YouTube; Chapter 9: Wiki-workshopping: using Wikispaces for peer writing workshops; 2B Collaboration; Chapter 10: Using persistent wikis as a pedagogical resource; Chapter 11: Social media and public speaking: student-produced multimedia informative presentations; Chapter 12: Collaborative presentations using Google DocsChapter 13: Cooperative study blog.

Part 3: Critical thinking and creativity; 3A Critical thinking; Chapter 14: Using Facebook to apply social learning theory; Chapter 15: Technology as a tool to develop problem-solving skills in general chemistry; Chapter 16: Communicating experiential learning through an online portfolio in Tumblr; Chapter 17: The Biology Taboo Wiktionary: a tool for improving student comprehension of key terminology in introductory biology courses; 3B Creativity; Chapter 18: Mobile digital storytelling in the second language classroomChapter 19: Creating a video dialogue with streaming video clips; Chapter 20: Remix as an educational activity; Chapter 21: Using Twitter to assist students in writing a concise nut graph.

Part 4: Integrative learning; Chapter 22: Using simulation, video sharing, and discussion threads for practice-based skills; Chapter 23: Using Facebook Mobile as a tool to create a virtual learning community for pre-service teachers; Chapter 24: Using social software tools to facilitate peer e-mentoring and self-reflection among students on practicumChapter 25: Using opinion leaders on Twitter to amplify PR and marketing messages; Index.

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