Introduction to MELSI and the new focus on Social Media for Learning for the Liverpool John Moores University hosted event, 3 June 2014

1. Liverpool John Moores University
3 June 2014
#MELSIGLJMU
@melsiguk
Andrew Middleton
Sheffield Hallam University
Chair of MELSIG
Social Media for
Learning #1
http://melsig.shu.ac.uk/

2. Welcome to the 21st event
Media-Enhanced Learning
Special Interest Group
• Digital and social media
• Together
• Sharing practice
• Generating ideas
• Asking questions
• Ideas and risky thinking
• Innovation and change

3. Social Media for Learning
•Connectivity – always on
•Personal - not institutional?
•Authentic and ubiquitous –
ever-present like 'intelligent clothing'
•Changing the learning context and the
learning environment
•How?
•Today: diverse experience and interests
•Developing an online resource together
(cc) ) by sa Saad Faruque

4. Digital Voices
• Representing the MELSIG ethos
• How the recorded voices of
teachers, students, employers,
professionals and many others
can change and enhance
learning
• Essays, case studies and 50
ideas
• 24 authors from UK post-
compulsory education
• Now free to download

5. Coming up…
•Social Media for Learning event –
University of Sussex 9th
September
•Media Enhanced Feedback event #2
•Inclusivity event
•Creative Capture and Flipped
Classroom event
•#BYOD4L – take 2 (wb 14 July 2014)
•Online resource
•New book call – “Smart Learning”
(cc) by nc Incessant Flux

6. Finally…
#MELSIGLJMU
• Thank you LJMU!
– Alex Spiers
• Open Badges – thanks Ellie
Livermore
• Challenges and
Opportunities

7. Finally…
#MELSIGLJMU
• Thank you LJMU!
– Alex Spiers
• Open Badges – thanks Ellie
Livermore
• Challenges and
Opportunities