Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media (Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education, 3)

This book will cover a wide range of approaches to applying social media in teaching arts and science courses. The first part of the book, SOCIAL LEARNING AND NETWORKING APPROACHES TO TEACHING ARTS & SCIENCE, will cover collaborative social media in writing courses, the use of wikis as a platform for co-creation of digital content, and powerful data sharing. Part two, SOCIAL MEDIA PEDAGOGIES FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTS & SCIENCE LEARNING, explores the expansive vistas enabled by these new technologies. The use of content posting in public social media forums as an enabler of critical reflection is considered, as will the use of social media to augment face-to-face meetings. The third part, LEARNING ARTS & SCIENCE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL WORLDS, will look to the opportunities and downsides of this immersive technology. Design recommendations for instructors will be put forth. Part four, BLOGGING AND MICROBLOGGING IN A NEW EPOCH OF TEACHING ARTS & SCIENCE, will look at a welter of applications and implications for teaching practices. For example, the use of Twitter as a sandbox where students share ideas before arriving in class or as back-channels to classes is explored.ContactsPART 1 SOCIAL LEARNING AND NETWORKING APPROACHES TO TEACHING ARTS & SCIENCE1. New Dimensions of Communicating with Students: Introduction to Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media2. Fostering Meaning and Community through Collaborative Social Media in Writing Courses3. Learning about Media Effects by Building a Wiki Community: Students Experiences and Satisfaction4. Facebook Friending and Faculty-Student CommunicationPART 2 SOCIAL MEDIA PEDAGOGIES FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTS & SCIENCE LEARNING5. How Twitter Saved My Literature Class: A Case Study with Discussion6. Social Learning with Social Media: Expanding and Extending the Communication Studies Classroom7. Teaching Social Media Skills to Journalism Students8. Unlocking the Voice of the University: The Convergence of Course, Content, Delivery, and Marketing through Social MediaPART 3 LEARNING ARTS & SCIENCE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL WORLDS9. Understanding Communication Processes in a 3D Online Social Virtual World10. Multi-User Virtual Environments for International Classroom Collaboration: Practical Approaches for Teaching and Learning in Second Life11. Using Multi-User Virtual Environments in Tertiary Teaching: Lessons Learned through the UQ Religion Bazaar ProjectPART 4 BLOGGING AND MICROBLOGGING IN A NEW EPOCH OF TEACHING ARTS & SCIENCE12. Fostering an Ecology of Openness: The Role of Social Media in Public Engagement at The Open University, UK13. Disconnect36: A Social Experiment to Teach Students to Shut Down, Turn Off, and Understand Connectivity14. Is Podcasting an Effective Resource for Enhancing Student Learning?15. Introducing Students to Micro-Blogging through Collaborative Work: Using Twitter to Promote Cross-University Relationships and Discussions16. Social Media Assemblages in Digital Humanities: From Backchannel to Buzz17. Social Media as a Professional Development Tool: Using Blogs, Microblogs, and Social Bookmarks to Create Personal Learning Networks18. Micro-Blogging and the Higher Education Classroom: Approaches and Considerations