Live like a jellyfish

Alonzo et al. (2022) report that instructors integrate social media such as Facebook and Twitter because they support the instant exchange of feedback. However, I'm a bit skeptical about this point; is instant feedback the main reason for using social media in courses? I believe the reason for using social media should be to develop shared knowledge through fewer, higher-quality posts, rather than exchanging instant feedback on mass-produced posts. If the main reason is sharing and "produsing" knowledge, using social media makes sense, considering it is open to the public, leading to a higher possibility of "produsing" with the public. On the other hand, instant feedback is also possible through LMS discussion boards. Besides, even though prosuming and produsing are the main learning objectives, I'm doubtful that requiring every student to post something weekly and to leave a comment or feedback is helpful. I don't think writing many posts reproduces kno...

I feel a bit embarrassed as a grad student for not having a structured “professional” learning network. I feel like I should have one, like subscribing to a YouTuber who addresses my interests, at least. So I was worried about the PLN assignment. But! The good thing is that it doesn’t have to be professional or discipline-oriented, according to the assignment instructions. Then I think I can write about my learning (or just informative) network about one specific interest in humans, which I cannot share for my dignity lol. In that network, I’m not an active user, but I think I get a lot of insights I can’t get from my acquaintances, and I see many places for users to participate and contribute, which are run through YouTube channels and online cafes.  Question for my peers: What specific professional learning network topic are you going to address in this assignment?

After reading Hu et al. (2018), I was confused about the words “prosume” and “produse”. I feel like they both have meanings of producing and remaking. In social media, I think those two words are very similar. So I asked Gemini about the difference. Here’s what Gemini said; So, what I understood is that a prosumer doesn’t necessarily share their stuff; they might download other people’s work and revise it for their own context, but they might not share their revised work. On the other hand, a produser shares stuff that they developed from others’ work. If I’m wrong, please correct me! Hu, S., Torphy, K. T., Opperman, A., Jansen, K., & Lo, Y. J. (2018). What do teachers share within socialized knowledge communities: A case of Pinterest Links to an external site. . Journal of Professional Capital and Community .

https://www.instagram.com/jueun.shin/ Doing this assignment as a person who has lived as a lurker (because I'm shy), I feel very embarrassed. Pls help me🥲 Thank you!

The toolkit developed by Gulbahar et al. (2017) was really interesting. An instructor can just type their lesson goals into the toolkit. Then, it recommends the best social media tools and even helps design the lesson. While reading this paper, I thought that adding generative AI technology would make this toolkit much better. AI could better understand the instructor's goals and help design a much more engaging lesson. However, as this week’s reading pointed out, not every class needs to use social media. This is where the instructor's skill becomes very important. They must avoid relying too blindly on technology. Instructors should not casually use social media just because they think, "Young learners like social media, so this will keep them interested," or "Learning can happen through social media, and using it will make my class look cool." Instead, instructors need to think critically before bringing social media into the classroom. They must answer t...

Pischetola et al. (2022) used Bakhtin’s theory. They said that two forces create true connections and new knowledge. One is the centripetal force (pulling things to the center). The other is the centrifugal force (pushing things out). When I think about education in my home country, the pulling-in force was much stronger. We have a very strict national curriculum. Most schools use textbooks approved by the government. Teachers and schools can try different teaching methods. However, there is simply too much to cover in the curriculum. Because of this, it is hard for teachers to teach freely and branch out. Are you a teacher, or have you taught before? If you are reading this, please share your experience. How is the balance between these pulling and pushing forces in your area?