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Social Media for Learning
The aim of this blog is to help you explore the different ways you can interact online using social media and the tools to help you do this.Introducing Social Media
Social Media is an umbrella term for web based and mobile technology that allows the user to produce and share information with others using text and/or media (video, audio, images), who in turn are then able to engage in a interactive dialogue about the content.
About me
Sue is an Associate Professor Learning and Teaching and National Teaching Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University; a Visiting Professor at Arden University and a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University. She is also a Principal Fellow of the HEA, a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association, a Certified Management and Business Educator and a Member of the Association of Learning Technology.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham/
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Twitter X: https://x.com/suebecksKeynotes and presentations: https://www.suebeckingham.com/p/conference.html
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My publications can be found on my Sheffield Hallam University profile page and books and book chapters at amazon.com/author/suebeckingham-
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Category Archives: Social Learning
A Decade of Social Media for Learning: A Sytematic Review
xSince the emergence of social media in the early 2000’s, innovative educators have sought ways to utilise, adapt, and maximise the opportunities for learning within social networking and collaborative online spaces. My colleague and fellow researcher of social media The … Continue reading
Social learning: bite size practice webinars and a new national repository for teaching resources
Pedagogy and Pancakes Website: https://chrisheadleand.com/pedagogy-and-pancakes/ Twitter: @pedPancakes Pedagogy and Pancakes is a practice-sharing seminar series created by Dr Chris Headeland. His idea is that you get your breakfast, sit down, relax, and enjoy some lightning talks run by colleagues. In … Continue reading
Guest post 2: A Remote Learning Guide written by Students for Students: How to ensure your remote learning experience is effective, supportive and fun. #shuSMASH
This is a second guest post written for students by students Matty Trueman, Kai Ackroyd, Curtis Alexis-Jones, Gagan Warinch and Eimantus Lukocius. We are final year students at Sheffield Hallam University. Intro The way students learn remotely is becoming more … Continue reading
Serendipity and social learning is POWERFUL!
This post is a personal example of social learning and serendipity which led to learning about how acrostics can be used and the creation of three animated videos. Last week I was following the conference hashtag #AHEConference2019 for the international … Continue reading
Never stop learning – Where you can learn something new in 2018
Over the years I have engaged in a variety of learning opportunities which have included attending evening classes at local schools and then as a mature student at university. However attending classes in person is not always convenient for those … Continue reading
Student Guest Blogpost: SMASH (Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam)
SMASH (Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam) is a team of four IT with Business Studies students from Sheffield Hallam University looking to incorporate social media for the purposes of aiding higher education learning. Corran Wood Jess Paddon Ola … Continue reading
Celebrating learning gain and teaching excellence through social media and digital narratives
I facilitated a workshop at the SEDA Spring Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference in Manchester on celebrating learning gain and teaching excellence through social media and digital narratives. The theme for the event was The quest for teaching excellence and … Continue reading
Hypothes.is – a digital annotation tool for collaborative and active reading
To define annotation it is when you add notes, comments or opinions about a piece of writing, or a drawing, photo, or diagram. Often these are critical explanations to add extra insight about something. These explanations can be necessary to … Continue reading
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