Mollie Sherman

@Northeastern MEd Candidate// @MyPowerSchool @Naviance Account Executive// Past @AASAHQ Intern, @C2Education Center Director// @TowsonU Gender Studies Grad

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

@marcvitag @LizPrybys #EDU6558 Cool to know that badges are more widespread than I had previously thought!

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

#EDU6558 As for the Levine&Pelt piece-- 1&2 seem true... power to learners! 3 seems likely to be blended-- some kids are still looking for the "coming of age" arc of trad undergrad. 4 sounds like CBL (growing in HE), &5 is how sec schools already prep our students in most states.

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

@LizPrybys #EDU6558 I completely agree with you! There are so many ways to monitor your usage if it's becoming a problem: https://t.co/e2kw3JXDCD Apologies for sharing a wikihow, but it has great tips!

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@AmandaNaidech1 #EDU6558 I think we talked about harnessing our web habits for "good" earlier in this course-- this is such a great example of that! Taking the experience that we crave and turning it into something beneficial outside of the "just for fun" aspect.

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

@stephanie_frad #EDU6558 Agreed! I'm much more interested in conversations about balance than an all-or-nothing mindset. As your linked article points out-- it's all about purposeful, mindful usage.

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#EDU6558 This article talks about the difference between active and passive SM use-- I think this is where the solution lies. We're not getting rid of SM to stay connected with friends&family-- we just need to be more mindful of why and how we use it. https://t.co/3wqWKxfBpG

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#EDU6558 The Prince Ea video to me seemed a very black&white lens of the reality of SM-- it warns of the dangers of disconnecting to real life interactions while being logged in... but provides no solution other than to completely disengage. The reality is so much more grey...

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@marcvitag Yes!!

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

@stephanie_frad #EDU6558 A great way to provide a sense of agency to learners-- not only ensuring they're comfortable with the mode of interaction, but controlling exactly how they submit as well! I thought this article has an interesting tie in: https://t.co/e5ls9xm5Xk

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

@AmandaNaidech1 #EDU6558 I love the private LinkedIn group as an option for different learning experiences-- it assuages privacy concerns while strengthening authentic sharing and collaboration that can be done among group members, & a great way to build habits for successful public use of SM!

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#EDU6558 Plus I would be remiss to not mention worries abt privacy, tho minimized thru the use of an unlisted, locked group-- learners will still NEED a LinkedIn/will need to make one if they haven't already. To which privacy guidelines can be provided: https://t.co/EOA4AbnWUw

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#EDU6558 The article suggests looking more at the extent of engagement, and even though it's referencing more profile-based interactions than inter-group interactions, that's the route I've been going, alongside with rubrics on desired attitudes to be displayed.

[Mollie Sherman @shermpro]

#EDU6558 Found a great article on using LinkedIn for curriculum-based activities-- it focuses more heavily on the opportunities but suggests formative/summative assessment as a difficulty, which I've also been struggling with from lack of reporting. https://t.co/0igMa2vxto

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@AmandaNaidech1 #EDU6558 This makes me think about the difference that lies between true collaboration and the dreaded "group project"-- dug up an article that positions collab as focused on process vs group work focused on product: https://t.co/rFDNnEikqO

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@AmandaNaidech1 #EDU6558 "Students enjoy integrating social network practices... as they perceived them as a tool to increase collaboration, active student participation and collaborative learning"Sounds like collaborative learning is the key for the student experience, regardless of SM use!

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@livwris #EDU6558 Did find the first 14 pages however https://t.co/mG5FO7AyUa ft. an amazing quote on memes: "A meme is an idea virus that spreads."

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@livwris #EDU6558 Context, context, context! This makes me wonder how the constructivist angle can be leveraged using SM... found this book examining just that https://t.co/4SnXI0kQ6O but not seeing it available anywhere!

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@marcvitag #EDU6558 I love this concept! Creating a comfortable and familiar "classroom" environment through SM is an interesting thought-- we'd have to be sure that our learners are comfortable on SM before acting on it with this in mind.