Using Social Media for Professional Development

Using the Medium Effectively

Knowing how to effectively use social media is a desired skill set for those who work in online education.

Using social media tools one can:

• Build an online identity that has credibility & presence.
• Leverage the social web for academic and professional purposes.
• Engage in online social networking for professional development purposes.
• Contribute to the online discourse in your field.
• Publish original works.
• Connect and network with experts in the field.
• Keep up-to-date on changes in technology and what is known about how to use it well for instructional purposes.
• Keep current on research regarding how people can teach and learn well online.
• Develop and participate in an online community of practice for those who share an interest in online and technology enhanced instruction.
• Learn to navigate the social web safely, so that one can guide/mentor others (students and peers).

Resources

• Twitter?
• Complete Guide to Twitter Hashtags
• Top 20 hashtags in Education
• The Best 100 Education Hashtags
• 53 hashtags for academia
  • For example, use the hashtag: #teachingonline to connect with others in the SUNY Online Teaching Community around the this topic.
  • You can also use the hashtag in other social media platforms to connect with a broader network, or try other hashtags:
    • twitter
    • instagram
    • tiktok
• Facebook Groups for Educatiors
• 12 ways to use social media for education
• Using Facebook to enrich the online classroom
• Social Media for Learning
• The ultimate guide to easily make instructional videos
• Professors on Tiktok
• Online Learning on Pinterest
• Pinterest for Education
• Instagram in the Higher Ed classroom
• Using Youtube to enhance learner engagement
• Youtube in the Classroom
• How to use Youtube in the classroom: a guide