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Facing up to University
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Offering information, posting links
Help with assignments
Despite information posted on the VLE, seminars where they can get tutor help and even one to one tutorials available via "office hours", asking each other for help is still a preferred option. This question was raised and answered within 2 hours before a tutor even had chance to see it!
with many thanks to the HSC 2013 group for permission to use their posts
Jane Challinor, June 2014
Choosing 2nd year options
In Term 2 selecting next year's options becomes a topic of interest to everyone
Carrying out research
Volunteering and fundraising
one assessment involves designing and testing an online survey. The students use FB to ask for feedback from one another.
the students start to take over....
perhaps prompted by my invitation to become group admins, the students begin to take more ownership of the group, answer one another's questions and post course related material
Other tutors also post
As the year advances, students post useful links that relate to their studies - now with more information & explanation
Early interactions
questions about preparing for Uni
Information and help from tutors
a pre-course survey aimed to find out about students' digital skills
Creating/sharing knowledge
Close to final exams, students offer practical support and share information
Student interactions
In addition to answering questions, tutors post relevant information - "seen by" numbers are high even if interaction is not forthcoming at this stage
Tutors welcome students as they join. At this stage, the students start to create a private (hidden from tutor) space where they can chat
More information.....
Jisc Guide to Social media and Student Engagement
Setting up the group
2013 Blog post with links to further research >>>>
The link is set up in May to ensure inclusion on the NTU Induction website. The group is closed but three tutors are also members. Groundrules are set.
Facing up to University
...the first year experience on Facebook...
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/2114.aspx
Long before the topic of work placements and volunteering is introduced on the course (at the end of Term 2) students are discovering opportunities for themselves and sharing information
http://thevirtualleader.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/facing-up-to-university.html
http://moodle.rsc-wales.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/7099/mod_resource/content/2/Social%20media%20HE%20engagement%20v2.3.pdf