Using Social Media for Learning √ §

Why would you consider bringing social media into class?

Location

Engineering : 023

Date & Time

February 5, 2020, 12:00 pm1:30 pm

Description

You finally got your students to put down their smartphones, so why would you even consider bringing social media into your classroom? While some teachers see social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat as learning distractions and potential timewasters, others are using them to engage students and develop their skills. In this panel presentation, UMBC faculty and staff share lessons learned about integrating social media tools into their courses—what worked, what didn’t, and how to assess student learning. Consider how colleagues use blogs, wikis, and other tools to scaffold and organize group projects. Panelists include Kate Drabinski (Gender, Women’s + Sexuality Studies), Donald Snyder (Media and Communication Studies), Jess Myers (Women’s Center) and Sarah Sharp (Visual Arts).

Lunch will be provided to all registered participants, please click “Going” below to reserve your seat for this session. Please email fdc@umbc.edu to note any dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food allergies, etc.) by Wednesday, January 29.  The deadline to register for this event is the earlier of Wednesday, January 29 or when the event reaches capacity.  Please email fdc@umbc.edu to be added to a wait list if the event is full.  If you have registered and find that you can no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may attend.

√ Counts toward ALIT Certificate
§ Counts towards INNOVATE Certificate