Slides for presentation given at "Social Media: Implications for the University" conference at York University, May 3-5, 2013.

1. Student Engagement Using
Social Media in
Teacher Education
Michael Nantais & Jacqueline Kirk
Faculty of Education
Brandon University
The 1st Annual International Conference on Social Media: Implications for the University
2013
May 3-5, 2013 York University
Toronto, ON, Canada

2. “human learning presupposes a
specific social nature”
(Vygotsky)

3. “we are prepared
by both our
cultural and
biological
heritage to use
language and
cultural tools
and to learn from
each other”
(Rogoff)

4. We learn through social interactions
in authentic, situated contexts ...
photo by A. Forgave: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aforgrave/6078336311/
A Community of Practice
(Lave & Wenger)

5. Let’s get acquainted!
Break the ice!
Turn to your neighbour
& share:
What social media
tool(s) do you find
most successful for
engaging students?
poster by D. Kuropatwa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/3862101829/

6. Our Context

7. Jackie’s Background
★ Teacher K-12
★ Administrator
★ ICT Coordinator
★ Now, I teach Classroom
Management and
Educational Administration.

8. Mike’s Background
teacher
ICT coordinator
administrator
now teach Math
Methods & Ed tech

9. Teacher Educators!

10. Collaborators & Critical Friends

11. Collaborators & Critical Friends
Self Study Project & Paper
Dissertation
Research
Faculty Change Study

13. Why use
social media?

14. S
T
O
R
I
E
S

15. Thank you ... and to conclude ...
kirkj@brandonu.canantaism@brandonu.ca
@miken_bu @jackie007_41