Social Media in EducationIn preparation for my presentation last week on Harnessing the Power of Social Media to Increase Community of Learning in Higher Education, I found numerous great resources related to social media and education.  Following are some of my favorites:

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture:  Mass Education for the 21st Century (PDF)
A quiet revolution is occurring in our society.  As a result of technology and Web 2.0 concepts, we now expect to participate in our media.  How does this affect education?
(Jenkins/MacArthur Foundation - 2006)

A review of current and developing international practice in the use of social networking (Web 2.0) in higher education (Doc)
The results of a five-nation survey of social media use in education
(Armstrong/Franklin - September 2008)

Web 2.0 for Content for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PDF)
“Web 2.0 will have profound implications for learners and teachers in formal, informal, work-based and lifelong education. Web 2.0 will affect how universities go about the business of education, from learning, teaching and assessment, through contact with school communities, widening participation, interfacing with industry, and maintaining contact with alumni.”
(Franklin/Harmelen - May 2007)

101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom (PDF)
An overview of Second Life and a handbook of sorts for using Second Life for education.
(Conklin, February 2007)

 Web 2.0 tools: underpinning pedagogy, uses, and best practices in education (PDF presentation)
“An illustrated PowerPoint PDF introducing the underpinning pedagogy of Web 2.0 tools, their uses and best practices in the context of higher education, together with a comprehensive Webliography about the subject. The presentation covers wikis, blogs, wikis vs. blogs, podcasts, and confluence of Web 2.0 tools, e.g., blikis and voice wikis.
(Boulos, June 2007)

Wikis in Higher Education (PDF)
“An explanatory report about the value of wikis in higher education, from a faculty perspective.”
(University of Delaware, May 2008)

Can We Use Twitter for Educational Activities?
“With a solid experience in using Web2.0 technologies in education, the authors are trying to provide arguments for using Twitter as microblogging platform / social network in education, underlining its advantages, but also possible bad points.”
(Grosseck and Holotescu, April 2008)

Drive Belonging in the Classroom with Facebook (PDF)
“This explains how Facebook should not be used to advance learning in social networks, but rather social networks should be used to advance learning by building community”
Some great tips!
(Staton, 2008)

Collaborative tagging, metadata creation and learning: A study within a higher-education course (PDF)
“In this paper we present a study regarding metadata creation by students and discuss the implication of such learning activities.”
(Or-Bach, year unknown)

Creativity Through e-Learning: Engendering Collaborative Creativity Through Folksonomy (Google)
“This paper sets out to demonstrate that creativity can be fostered in learners through the use of such Web 2.0 technologies and, in particular, through tagging and it’s social form, folksonomy.”
(Lapham, 2007)

Nineteen Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom (GoogleDoc, PPT)
Although geared more toward K-12, this presentation has some innovative strategies for using Twitter in education.
(Barrett, year unknown)

Also, here is a nice collection:

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If you have other online resources, please feel free to comment below so I can include them for other educators!  :-)