Friday, May 4

'Using Facebook & Twitter For Learning & Teaching' Workshop


WORKSHOP
The 2-day 'Using Facebook & Twitter for Learning & Teaching' workshop was conducted twice at the National Center for E-learning and Distance Learning (NCeL), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), from 6-9 May (Male and Female).



INTRODUCTION
Today more than 900 million people use Facebook, and more than 300 million use Twitter to connect, share and interact with one another. 

In this workshop, we will explore how we can use these two tools to facilitate learning and teaching. The workshop will start by introducing participants to the concept of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs), so that they see the big picture in using a variety of learning tools to serve their learning and teaching requirements and needs. Then we will explore and discuss with the participants how they can use Facebook for learning and teaching. During the second part of the day, participants will be required to work in groups (of 5 or less) to conceptualize a (brief) Facebook implementation plan, which will be presented to all participants during the last session of the day with a Q&A session. 

 Day two will be dedicated to exploring Twitter basics and apps for learning and teaching. During the second part of the 2nd day, participants will again be required to work in groups to conceptualize a (brief) Twitter implementation plan, which will be presented to all during the last session (with Q&A). Lastly, I will sum up the lessons learned and provide some useful tips in moving forward with using Facebook and Twitter for learning and teaching. 

By the end of this 2-day hands-on workshop, participants will be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills required to use both Facebook and Twitter for their teaching and personal learning. 



PRESENTATION SLIDES
Empowering Personal Learning Environments at NCeL!
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Using Facebook and Twitter for Learning and Teaching at NCeL
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HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
When you have completed these 27 tasks below, you have the basic technical skills to use Facebook Groups and Pages, and Twitter to engage your students to interact, collaborate and learn.

Facebook Group: EdKSA




IMPORTANT LINKS SHARED

TWITTER
TWITTER #HASHTAG
TWITTER FOR LEARNING?
TWITTER APPS
EMPOWERING PLE

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2 comments:

  1. Hierank Business School4 May 2012 at 13:28

    Facebook and Twitter Both are the best social media sites and a great source to communicate your thoughts.

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  2. JoLuvJpN4 September 2012 at 23:52

    this post is really helpful! i tried to set up facebook group for language learning group but it didn't work as plan. Now I know what I should do to make it work

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