Education and social media : toward a digital future / edited by Christine Greenhow, Julia Sonnevend, and Colin Agur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenhow, Christine, editor.

Sonnevend, Julia, editor.

Agur, Colin, editor.

Series:

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in education--Social aspects.

Internet in education.

Web-based instruction--Social aspects.

Web-based instruction.

Educational technology--Social aspects.

Educational technology.

Social media.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

vii, 257 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2016]

Summary:

How are widely popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram transforming how teachers teach, how kids learn, and the very foundations of education? What controversies surround the integration of social media in students' lives? The past decade has brought increased access to new media, and with this, new opportunities and challenges for education. In this book, leading scholars from education, law, communications, sociology, and cultural studies explore the digital transformation now taking place in a variety of educational contexts. The contributors examine such topics as social media usage in schools, online youth communities, and distance learning in developing countries; the disruption of existing educational models of how knowledge is created and shared; privacy; accreditation; and the tension between the new ease of sharing and copyright laws. Case studies examine teaching media in K-12 schools and at universities; tuition-free, open education powered by social media, as practiced by University of the People; new financial models for higher education; the benefits and challenges of MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses); social media and teacher education; and the civic and individual advantages of teens' participatory play. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Digital Transformation of Education / Jack M. Balkin and Julia Sonnevend

Addressing the Social Envelope : Education and the Digital Divide / Mark Warschauer

Do You See What I see? : Visibility of Practices through Social Media / Danah Boyd

ICTs Education in Developing Countries : The Case Study of India / Colin Agur

Social Media Education in News Organizations : Experimentations at the BBC / Valerie Belair-Gagnon

Social Media and Challenges to Traditional Educational Models / Chris Dede

Reframing Privacy and Youth Media Practices / John Palfrey

The Growth of Online Universities : How to Solve the Accreditation Dilemma, Protect Students, and Expand Access to Higher Education / Yite John Lu and Nicholas Bramble

Copyright Reform and Educational Progress / Nicholas Bramble

Do We Really Need Media Education 2.0? : Teaching Media in the Age of Participatory Culture / David Buckingham

A Model for International, Tuition-Free, Open Education Powered by Social Media : The Case of University of the People (UoPeople) / Shai Reshef

Technology and the Economics of Education / Daniel Greenwood

Social Media and Education on a Massive Scale : The Case of MOOCs / Minh Mai, Adam Poppe, and Christine Greenhow

Social Media and Teacher Education : The Case of STARTALK / Jiahang Li

Teens' Participatory Play : Digital Media Learning through Civic Engagement / Benjamin Gleason

Conclusion : Making the New Status Quo : Social Media in Education / Ri Pierce-Grove.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 246) and index.

ISBN:

9780262034470

0262034476

9780262529044

0262529041

OCLC:

928114031