Preece, K. L. (2014) Social media platforms as educational interfaces. Paper presented to: Student Education Conference 3 (SEC3), The University of Leeds, 10 January 2014. (Unpublished)
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Abstract:
This parallel session will outline and evaluate my recent pedagogical research into social media applications as educational interfaces. The aims of the project were 1) to explore the use of social media platforms as alternative educational interfaces to the VLE 2) to collate useful online resources in my subject area and 3) to help students to recognise reliable online source materials. The project draws on my approach to the teaching dance history on the second year module Theoretical Concepts in Dance, which places equal importance on theoretical and practical knowledge. I use reconstructions of seminal pieces, alongside traditional lecture delivery and analysis, to facilitate student exploration of the history of dance in the twentieth century. In the practical research carried out as part of this project I created online resources using social media platforms such as padlet and pinterest to support reconstruction work. These multimedia memo-boards functioned as digital repositories of significant critical and contextual digital materials on the choreographers and works being studied. I conducted focus groups with the students on this module to facilitate an evaluation of the above aims, which will be presented as part of this parallel session.
Subjects:
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education > LB2395.7 Internet in higher education. Web-based instruction. Educational technology
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.888 Web development. Blogs. Wikis. RSS feeds. Twitter
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.888 Web development. Blogs. Wikis. RSS feeds. Twitter
Creators:
Preece, K. L.
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Date:
10 January 2014
Date Type:
Presentation
Event Title:
Student Education Conference 3 (SEC3)
Event Dates:
10 January 2014
Event Location:
The University of Leeds
Event Type:
Conference
Language:
English
Status:
Unpublished
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Preece, Kelly ‘Social media platforms as educational interfaces’ Student Education Conference #3 University of Leeds, 10th Jan 2014
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