Social networking provides opportunities
for people to not only connect online with others but to collaborate with them.
People can create online communities that when effectively managed are able to
jointly construct ideas and solve problems. The increasing advancements in both
website and mobile application technology are enabling social networking to
bring further benefits for education and other professionals.
Social networking sites that are already
being accessed include Facebook, Blogger, Twitter and the ACT (Australian
Capital Territory) Schools Connected Learning Environment. Facebook and
Twitter, until now have been used solely for personal purposes. The chance to
use Facebook as a professional and learning tool will be interesting to explore
during the course of this subject. Blogger has been used previously during this
degree to chronicle learning. In addition, Blogger has been used with a primary
class to report their learning to a wider audience. The ACT schools Connected
Learning Community is a new initiative that is still being implemented in ACT
public schools that allows students to have their own blogs and communicate on
forums with classmates.
Throughout this subject, it is anticipated
that there will be further exposure to emerging technologies and their uses in
education will be explored. It is becoming a growing expectation in educational
contexts to be adept at using social networking applications for educational
purposes. Pursuing this subject as an elective could be seen as quite
beneficial in operating in these environments. It has become increasingly
important considering a new teaching opportunity that is beginning in Vietnam
mid way through this year. Effectively harnessing social networking for
professional purposes means being able to sustain professional relationships in
Australia while extending my professional skills internationally.
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