Social media as a professional medium: an equilibrium of enthusiasm and protection for student teachers

Dunn, L. (2016) Social media as a professional medium: an equilibrium of enthusiasm and protection for student teachers. In: Social Media for Learning in Higher Education, Sheffield, England, 16th Dec 2015, ISBN 9781843873945 (doi: 10.7190/SocMedHE/2015/2)

Abstract

This paper is based on a case study of practice which explores the use of social media within a blended mode of study. Specifically, it aims to consider the professional use of online social contexts to support teaching and encourage collaboration between learners. It will illustrate some factors intended to protect their digital identities, confidence and online well-being. This paper draws upon the recent report within the University of Glasgow - Analysis of digital media: supporting university-wide online learning via Moodle (Dunn et al, 2015). This case study is also based upon similar international works, for your reference, (Carpenter and Krutka, 2014: Honeycutt and Herring, 2009: Kassen-Noor, 2012: Junco et al, 2010).

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: Social media, higher education, learning, teaching.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dunn, Mr Lee
• Authors: Dunn, L.
• Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Interdisciplinary Science Education Technologies and Learning
• ISBN: 9781843873945
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 Lee Dunn
• First Published: First published in Social Media for Learning in Higher Education 2015 Conference Proceedings
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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