LLL Kolleg: Social Media in TEL research community
1. Social media usage of researchers
working in the field of Technology
Enhanced Learning (TEL)
working title
Barbara Kieslinger
2.
3. Research questions
What is the value of social media usage for the
personal careers of researchers active in the field of
Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)?
1. Context/history/personal trajectory
2. Purpose & value
3. Personal networks/social capital
4. Research questions
1.
Context/History/Personal Trajectory
How do scientists arrive at creating web presence via social
media and how & why do they refrain from it?
How has this practice been shaped and changed over time?
What factors are influencing and provoking change in the use
of social media (e.g. career position, etc.)?
5. Research questions
2.
Purpose & Value
What is the main purpose and motivation of an active use of
social media?
How important is the use of social media for the work and
career of TEL researchers and how much time and effort is
dedicated to such practice?
How important is online reputation?
6. Research questions
3.
Personal Networks/Social Capital
Does the use of social media have an effect on the
researcher’s social capital?
Are hierarchical structures and borders reflected in social
media or are they fading?
14. Researchers and social media
Use and awareness of social media in research by type of tool (CIBER report 2010)
15. Researchers and social media
Use of social media tools of researchers by age group (CIBER report 2010)
16. Researchers and social media:
drivers
global collaboration
intuitive & easy to use tools
social relations
“To exchange ideas and to get ideas
information retrieval but, most of all, to disseminate
ideas....its of big value to be able to
scientific marketing communicate with academics all over
the world”
reputation management (source from RIN 2010 report)
17. Researchers and social media:
barriers
lack of time
prevailing incentive system in academia
quality aspects
competition and transparency of research
need for being constantly online
“Trying to fit blog into annual
appraisal as measure of impact: over
past year 42k visits, 53k page views,
32k visitors from 153 countries
mweller, 23 March 2011, Twitter
18.
19. Technology Enhanced Learning
“Computer mediated technological support for
learning activities”
multidisciplinary
psychology, educational sciences, computer science,
organisational and management science, etc
subcommunities
CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative
Learning), game-based learning/serious games, mobile
learning, workplace learning,.....
20. Core research areas in TEL
Computer-supported collaborative learning
Ubiquitous & mobile technology/learning
Interoperability
Emotional and motivational aspects of learning
Reducing the digital divide
Improve practices of formal education
Informal learning
Connection between formal and informal learning
Workplace learning
Contextualised learning
Personalisation of learning (Spada, Plesch, & Kaendler, 2011)
