EPALE focus: Social media in adult learning
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EPALE’s thematic focus for February is social media in adult learning.
There are a lot of educators and trainers who at best see social media as a means of entertainment, and, at worst, as a source of distraction for learners. But with over 3 billion people around the world using social media, the attractiveness of community platforms and social networks is undeniable. This is why the topic of using social media in education to make learning more interactive and engaging is becoming increasingly popular.
Social media can be used as a tool for peer-to-peer communication not only by learners but also by teachers and trainers. It can also improve teacher-learner communication or help to make teaching approaches more interactive. Its primary role is to facilitate access to information, which makes it a useful tool for non-formal and informal learning as well.
Here at EPALE we appreciate social media’s potential for adult learning. Check out the links below for some interesting resources on the topic, uploaded by the community and the national teams, and visit EPALE regularly in February for new content! |
Resources:
- Social media for low-skilled adults: New opportunities
- Mobile learning and social media in adult learning
- Reflection of social media in adult education context in international projects
- Pedagogy-driven design of virtual learning environments
- Pathfinding for professional development for vocational teachers through virtual networking
- Toolkit for social web and interaction: Social media technologies for European national and regional museums
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Manuprāt, vislielākās
Manuprāt, vislielākās problēmas sociālo mediju izantošanā ir vecākā gada gājuma skolotājiem, kur ir pieraduši vēl pie padomju laika un 90' gadu izglītības metodēm, kad izglītojamiem ir mierīgi jāsēž savā solā un jaburas cauri mācību grāmatai, neatkarīgi no tā, vai saprot tēmu vai ne. Un viņu prāt visi uzlabojumi un jauninājumi ir nepieņemami tikai tāpēc, ka pašiem šo prasmju apgūšana sagādā grūtības. Tāpēc, man ir liels prieks, ka jaunie un topošie pedagogi ienes izmaiņas mūsdienu izglītības sitēmā un padara to mūsdienu izglītojamajiem interesantu.
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Piekrītu, ka šī padomju laika
Piekrītu, ka šī padomju laika domāšana tikai rada jaunajiem skolēniem nevēlēšanos iet uz skolu un mācīties, jo viņi ir pilnīgi cita paaudze, kas informāciju uztver citādāk. Ja prot lietot tehnoloģijas mācību procesā, tas palīdz gan skolotājam, gan skolēnam, bet, ja skolotājs spēj izmantot tikai grāmatas un darba burtnīcu un atsakās no pilnveidošanās, tad man šim skolotājam ir sliktas ziņas...
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Experimenting in a virtual Community of Practice
Dear all, within our project Spaces for Intercultural Learning we are exploring collaboration and learning in a virtual space on the Yammer platform. A major goal of the project is increasing intercultural competences among adult learning educators as well as the target groups that they are working with. The project aims to reach that goal in several ways, and one of them is in our online space in the shape of a Community of Practice.
The idea of the online CoP was introduced as a tool for reflection for the adult educators of the participating project partners. Ask, share, reflect and learn: those are our main interactive activities.
We will be sharing our experiences in a guidebook towards the end of the project. Meanwhile I can already tell you that it has been a most interesting experience.
At the start of this Community of Practice it was decided to create a private group for the members/participants instead of a public group, in order to have a safe space to work together. For many of the project members experience with online Communities of Practice was limited, especially in an international setting.
What do you think: would you also have chosen a private space or would you have opened it up to anyone interested in the topic of intercultural learning / intercultural competence development ?
I'm curious to hear your views on this !
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Paldies par šo rakstu! Es
Paldies par šo rakstu! Es uzskatu, ka pateicoties sociālajiem medijiem mēs varam vairāk diferencēt skolotāja saziņas spējas kā arī uzlabot mācību kvalitāti. Tomēŗ, ir daudz skolotāji kuri labprāt nemainītu savu mācību pieeju. Es piekrītu tam, ka tehnoloģiju izmantošana priekš macībām var būt dažiem cilvēkiem izaicinājums, jo viņi ir pieraduši tās izmantot citādāk. Skolotājam ir jāspēj parādīt, ka tehnoloģijas varētu arī būt izmantotas mācību jomā. Skolotājam ir jāprot izmantot šodien to, kas būs nepieciešams rīt, ļaut skolēniem eksperimentēt, mācīt pašizglītoties, strādāt kolektīvā, un sekot līdzi jaunajām attīstības tendencēm. Manuprāt, ir svarīgi attīstīt savas kompetences un gūt prasmes lai pēc tām tās varētu izmantot ne tikai komunikācijā, bet arī mācībās.
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It is called 'Social media'
It is called 'Social media' but it must be used in a balanced way. Otherway; as we see around ; it makes people Asocial. It is a very pity that some says thousands of friends I have on social medias but we can not see any around him/her. They wander around single all the time.
It brings us oceans of benefits of course if we overcome dangers and bad side-effects. Education is one of them and nowadays is being transported. But I have some hesitations about its results in the future.
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21. gadsimtā ir jāizmanto
21. gadsimtā ir jāizmanto visas iespējas, tajā skaitā arī tehnoloģiju iespējas. Sociālie mediji ir lieliska iespēja skolotāja un izglītojama saziņai un arī moderna pieeja acībām. Manuprāt, pieredzējušiem skolotājiem, kas ir ja pieraduši pie macību pieejam, kas bija aktuālas pirms kādiem 20 gadiem ir jāapzinās to, ka mūsdienu izglītojamiem ir vajadzīga cita pieeja, kas ir orientēta uz viņu interesēm, jo šobrīd katram skolēnam ir smartfons, internets, kur viņš pavada ļoti daudz laika un kas "pieķer" viņu uzmanību. Kāpēc tad neizmantot šo lietu labumam?
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Esperienza diretta nell'uso della tecnologia
Lavoro in un corso serale. Insegno lettere in un percorso di II livello (classi terza, quarta e quinta - secondo e terzo periodo didattico). Partendo dalla mia esperienza quotidiana in classe ritengo che i social siano strumenti utili per questi motivi.
1) Whatsapp è utile per contattare velocemente gli alunni (e colleghi) e inviare loro documenti di approfondimento (si evitano così le fotocopie) e link per curiosità e altro (è necessario però un'analisi della fonte)
2) Le piattaforme didattiche mettono in contatto gli alunni che non possono frequentare (per lavoro o per motivi personali) con il docente e con la scuola sì da non rimanere indietro (la FAD è prevista dalla normativa sui CPIA); molto utili sono le applicazioni di google.
3) Uso Facebook solo per contatti con altri colleghi che lavorano nel campo dell'istruzione degli adulti (non ho amicizia con i miei alunni): ritengo che questo strumento sia usato molto a livello privato e non confondo il privato con il lavoro.
Rimango ancora ancorata al testo cartaceo per l'analisi dei testi letterari. Ultimamente, tuttavia, sto portando avanti progetti di creazione di ebook digitali tramite Epubeditor: le competenze letterarie e quelle informatiche si fondono piacevolmente perché di fatto si analizza sempre la competenza della lettura e della scrittura, fondamentale per adulti e non solo.
Gli adulti imparano nuove strategie e si sentono inseriti in un contesto più snello grazie a questi strumenti, ma mai esagerando. "Est modus in rebus": Orazio docet.
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Social media, safety behaviors
Dear all,
Perhaps one of the main concerns regarding social media for adults is to ensure that people know how to identify dangers that the Internet brings and know how to take the necessary precautions. The commitment to the acquisition and consolidation of safety behaviors will be one of the pedagogical measures that any adult educator must incorporate in the work he develops with adults.Can anyone testify to how you handle such problems?
Thanks a lot,
Fernando
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Priecājos par šo skatījumu uz
Priecājos par šo skatījumu uz sociālajiem tīkliem. Arī es uzskatu, ka problēma nav sociālajos tīklos, tie ir tikai jāprot lietot. Visam saturam, ko ievietojam, jābūt ar mērķi. Izprotot to, kā sociālos tīklus lietot savā labā, cilvēks gūst daudz priekšrocību savā darbā un ikdienā, jo nereti mūsdienās cilvēki uzņemās darīt vairāk, kā laiks to atļauj. Ir liels prieks, ka pieaugušajiem ir iespēja pilnveidot savas prasmes lietot sociālos tīklus, tīmekli. Tā ir lieliska iespēja pieaugušajiem celt savu profesionalitāti, audzēt jaunas kompetences.
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Analysis
Dear Fernando, I work directly on the analysis of the source. For the teaching of Italian literature and for history I provide a list of safe sources, so as not to have the problem of hoax news. The collation of the sources or, as my professor of Didactics of history says, the "grammatica dei documenti" is the starting point. The teacher is a mentor and leads his adult pupils, well aware of the fallacious news that can be found on the web and willing to not fall into traps.
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