Comments on: Teaching with Facebook http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/ What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning...Online Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:15:22 +0000 By: Exploring new territory - DigiScrib http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-46764 Exploring new territory - DigiScrib Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:03:56 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-46764 [...] e-Literate <a href=“http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/” target=“_blank”>shares</a> a <a href=“http://www.edumorphology.com/?p=10” target=“_blank”>presentation</a> by Michael Staton on using Facebook. Most interesting is the final slide of his presentation where he references an anecdote from a prof who uses it to communicate with her students after realizing that most students use Facebook far more than email. While I like the potential, nimbleness, and overall usability of Facebook, I haven’t used it directly in a teaching context. Staton’s slides contained some helpful suggestions for interested faculty, but they also generated some broad, questions about potential hurdles: [...] [...] e-Literate <a href=“http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/” target=“_blank”>shares</a> a <a href=“http://www.edumorphology.com/?p=10” target=“_blank”>presentation</a> by Michael Staton on using Facebook. Most interesting is the final slide of his presentation where he references an anecdote from a prof who uses it to communicate with her students after realizing that most students use Facebook far more than email. While I like the potential, nimbleness, and overall usability of Facebook, I haven’t used it directly in a teaching context. Staton’s slides contained some helpful suggestions for interested faculty, but they also generated some broad, questions about potential hurdles: [...]

]]> By: Michael Staton http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-44161 Michael Staton Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:41:49 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-44161 Nellie, I've found in my limited experience that the people that know the technology don't really know where the pain is from the educator's side, and the people that know the pain can't describe it, don't know what will fix it, and aren't included in the technology design. PD is set up to address needs as an inappropriate medium instead of a direct dialog from those in technology and those in the classroom. Nellie, I’ve found in my limited experience that the people that know the technology don’t really know where the pain is from the educator’s side, and the people that know the pain can’t describe it, don’t know what will fix it, and aren’t included in the technology design. PD is set up to address needs as an inappropriate medium instead of a direct dialog from those in technology and those in the classroom.

]]> By: Nellie Deutsch http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43781 Nellie Deutsch Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:10:02 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43781 Hi Michael, I love the way you are conducting your research via facebook. I am researching instructor use of technology in blended learning courses and the kind of preparation needed for professional development and effective use of web 2.0 tools in instruction and learning. Many professional consultants have never used web 2.0 tools, yet are training educators on how to integrate technological tools into courses. I would be interested on what you and others think about the issue. Thank you. Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student of Education University of Phoenix (Online) Hi Michael,
I love the way you are conducting your research via facebook. I am researching instructor use of technology in blended learning courses and the kind of preparation needed for professional development and effective use of web 2.0 tools in instruction and learning. Many professional consultants have never used web 2.0 tools, yet are training educators on how to integrate technological tools into courses. I would be interested on what you and others think about the issue.

Thank you.
Nellie Deutsch
Doctoral Student of Education
University of Phoenix (Online)

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43668 Michael Feldstein Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:29:26 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43668 Weird. The link works just fine for me. Weird. The link works just fine for me.

]]> By: Michael Staton http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43665 Michael Staton Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:26:52 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43665 I didn't get linked to the FARC situation in Columbia, but the link doesn't open on a click. Readers have to right click and open the link in a new window. And, thanks for the reference. If anybody has any questions about using facebook in academic environments, get in touch with me through my blog http://www.edumorphology.com or find me on facebook. I didn’t get linked to the FARC situation in Columbia, but the link doesn’t open on a click. Readers have to right click and open the link in a new window. And, thanks for the reference. If anybody has any questions about using facebook in academic environments, get in touch with me through my blog http://www.edumorphology.com or find me on facebook.

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43651 Michael Feldstein Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:38:14 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43651 Argh. The perils of copy/paste.... The link is fixed now. Thanks for the heads-up. Argh. The perils of copy/paste….

The link is fixed now. Thanks for the heads-up.

]]> By: Rick Henderson http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43650 Rick Henderson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:26:12 +0000 http://mfeldstein.com/teaching-with-facebook/#comment-43650 This post links to an article on the FARC situation in Colombia, and doesn't seem to be about teaching. This post links to an article on the FARC situation in Colombia, and doesn’t seem to be about teaching.

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