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Integrating Facebook and Twitter into your Course Communication

Integrating Facebook and Twitter into your Course Communication. Yvonne Diggins & Angelica Risquez. About Us. Yvonne Diggins, NDLR Social Networking/ Collaboration Co-ordinator, CTL Dr. Angelica Rísquez, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor, CTL. Overview of Presentation.

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Integrating Facebook and Twitter into your Course Communication

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  1. Integrating Facebook and Twitter into your Course Communication Yvonne Diggins & Angelica Risquez

  2. About Us • Yvonne Diggins, NDLR Social Networking/ Collaboration Co-ordinator, CTL • Dr. Angelica Rísquez, Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor, CTL

  3. Overview of Presentation • Overview of Facebook & how the CTL used Facebook for the First Seven Weeks Initiative • Overview of Twitter and how the CTL use Twitter as a communication tool

  4. What is Facebook? • Developed in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg (United States) • More than 500 million active users • 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day • Average user has 130 friends • People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook

  5. Activity on Facebook • There are over 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages) • Average user is connected to 80 community pages, groups and events • Average user creates 90 pieces of content each month • More than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) shared each month.

  6. Popular Facebook Features • An individual user profile “Add a friend” • User name, photo etc • Instant Chat • Personal interests • Comments News Feed/Blog • Photo/Video/Links • Facebook Groups “Join” • Facebook Pages “Like”

  7. Why Facebook? DIT EdTech 2010 • http://www.ilta.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=64&Itemid=197&limitstart=5 • The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology (2009): http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EKF/EKF0906.pdf

  8. Why Facebook?

  9. Why a Facebook Page? • Free • Customised URL • Same features as a personal profile/group, less intrusive of individual’s personal content • User stats • Private/public controls • News Feed for updates

  10. Facebook in Education (APS) • 1600+ Education Aps • NOOKcolor recommend books to friends, update your reading status, share your favorite literary quotes, and lend a book to a friend on another electronic device. • Whether you're a philosophy buff or a newbie, the Philosophers + Philosophy application provides a wealth of biographical information, famous quotes and opportunities to engage in debates. It's a great app for the intellectually-inclined! • For a social and inventive way to practice language skills, encourage your students to try using the Language Exchange app. It connects speakers of a variety of languages with one another to share their verbal knowledge.

  11. CTL UL First Seven Weeks • WELCOME, SETTLING IN & FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND • STUDY SKILLS & TIME MANAGEMENT • HEALTH & WELLBEING • MEET YOUR ADVISOR • LEARNER SUPPORT CENTRES • CAREER & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AWARENESS • CRITICAL THINKING & LONGER TERM PLANNING

  12. FSW Facebook Features Used • Wall Posts • Videos • Photos • Events • RSS/CTL Blog • Downloadable Maps • Downloadable Weekly Planners • “Tweets” from my older self • Interactive exercises • Useful website links • Links to interviews with UL graduates • Discussions

  13. First Seven Weeks Stats • 757 “likes” • 1175 monthly users

  14. FSW Countries & Languages

  15. First Seven Weeks Top Countries

  16. First Seven Weeks Interactions

  17. Peak after Article in the Independent • 84 extra “likes” on Tuesday 24th August • Peak of 852 page views on Tuesday 24th August • Peak of Top Video plays on Tuesday 24th August • Peak of Top photo views Tuesday 24th August

  18. Who is using Facebook in UL? • First Seven Weeks • University of Limerick Students' Union • Kemmy Business School • University of Limerick International Education • An Focal - Official newspaper for ULSU • Glucksman Library UL • University of Limerick Activity Centre • University of Limerick Study Abroad • University of Limerick Language Centre • University of Limerick German Society

  19. First Seven Weeks Media Coverage • http://www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/start-as-you-mean-to-go-on-2307867.html • Limerick’s live 95 FM talk: http://www.ul.ie/ctl/first-seven-weeks • http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/initiative-to-help-students-settle-in-130014.html • http://boopymarketing.com/facebook/how-the-university-of-limerick-is-using-facebook-to-welcome-new-students-7-essential-lessons-for-businesses/ • http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/News?did=10537687&pageUrl=%2FWWW%2FServices%2FNews

  20. Twitter

  21. Twitter

  22. Twitter at the CTL

  23. Twitter at the CTL

  24. Useful tools: TweetDeck.com

  25. Useful tools: apps

  26. Useful tools: Twittermail

  27. Twitter at the CTL: Metrics

  28. Twitter at the CTL: Metrics

  29. Twitter at the CTL: Metrics

  30. Twitter for educators

  31. EdTech Keynote 2010 – Jane Hart Min 25.22

  32. Twitter for educators http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2010/03/twitter-for-learning-55-great-articles.html http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/twitter/twitter-tips-for-teachers-educators-2 http://ht.ly/34UE7 Impact of Twitter in student engagement and grades

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