Evaluation of Social Media
Learning
Social
media learning refers to using various forms of social media – whether it is
YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook, to learn the material of a class. In our class
IEOR 190g, we were instructed to post YouTube videos every week, and discuss
various topics from guest lecturer speeches to finding news articles on patents
that interested us.
This class
is very different than the other classes that I have taken at Haas in a very
nice way. Some of the advantages of taking IEOR 190g and learning through
social media are outlined below:
Benefits
of Social Media Learning
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Easier
to remember the lessons – At the end of the day, I am going to remember an interesting
video I watched about the patent on making a cat move with a laser pointer,
probably not an obscure date from history like the birthday of a famous
inventor.
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Improvement
in Speaking – Talking in Youtube blogs made me more comfortable with recording
myself talking. This might come in handy if ever I get video interviews for
companies or business schools.
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Updated
on new technology – This class allowed me to start using social media that I
don’t have and social media that I have in a different way. I never had a twitter
account and made one for this class.
Overall, I
thought that our Professor’s way of teaching was very unique and creative. It
is not often that you get to post Youtube videos or even use social media for
classes.
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with all your ideas on why social media learning is helpful to the entire classroom and learning experience! I think that for me personally, the Youtube videos were extremely helpful because of how much time it took to create them. Not only did these hone my creative skills, it also honed my skills in learning how to speak in front of a camera. I actually began to notice certain mannerisms that I saw on Youtube where I was able to correct them. Overall, it really showed me that I always have room for improvement on how much I can work on my interview and presentation skills. In addition, the use of Twitter was really helpful because I actually was able to start cultivating a bit of a "following" with all the new technology posts that were related to the class. I even had friends messaging me that they really liked the fact that I had some really interesting tech news that they had not heard of! I definitely will be keeping up the posts on tech and patents because I have enjoyed linking and re-tweeting these types of news so much.
Hey Sean,
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your blog post! I like how you structured your post with a flow of ideas that connect to the next idea. I agree it is easier to remember a funny or interesting video than it is to remember a few slides on the screen in classroom. For example, people tend to recollect the main ideas in a ted talk they watched 4 months ago. I also agree it helps keep people up to date on new technology. Regardless of the field, this will be very important! Thanks
Hey Sean! Great post! Over all I agree with you on the benefits to social media learning. I overall retained the knowledge so much more when I would make videos. Also it helped me with my public speaking skills. I started to articulate my words more and not slur. I also learned more about current events from twitter which was cool. Overall the experience was worthwhile and I thought I learned a lot from my peers.
ReplyDeleteHey Sean, I think you had a good take on the value of the social media we used for this class. I liked how you clearly structured your post, making it very easy to read. You mentioned that this class was very different from your Haas classes- it would have been interesting to hear more about that, and what the benefits and drawbacks of each are.
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ReplyDeleteNice post clearly summarizing what you thought were the main advantages that you saw through using social media as a learning tool. I think it definitely helped me as well in terms of speaking into a camera in clear manner and overall gave me a better understanding of the thoughts and opinions on the matters presented in lecture through reading and watching others dissect court decisions, the validity of patents, etc. I'm just curious to hear if you think a tool such as social media would be just as enlightening for the courses offered in the business school?
Great blog post Sean!
ReplyDeleteI like how you not only explained what it was specifically about the class that you liked, but also how it could be applicable in your career or in the real world. For example, the potential online interviews for business gave me a sense of confidence as well. I was wondering if you found anything about this method of learning that did not appeal to you or maybe you did not find beneficial to yourself or the class as a whole. Nice work!
Hola Sean! I totally agree with those 3 points! This class has been so different compared to the rest of engineering courses. It is also true that the content gives the class the flexibility to use these channels. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteHola Sean! I totally agree with those 3 points! This class has been so different compared to the rest of engineering courses. It is also true that the content gives the class the flexibility to use these channels. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteHey Sean,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I like how broke down the benefits of social media learning into smaller chunks. I hadn't even considered benefits like improving speaking skills to youtube videos and it was great to see another person's perspective on it. Glad to see I wasn't the only person without a twitter account when joining this class.
Good post Sean. Social media is a very diverse tool that not many classes utilize as a tool for teaching. I like how you compared this class to the rest of your Haas classes. You also brought up some good points when talking about the benefits of using social media such as the ease of remembering information, the improvement of communication, and keeping up to date on technology. Nice blog post.
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