Socializing the Classroom Socipb

"Socializing the Classroom: Social Networks and Online Learning, by Susan B. Barnes, examines how social media can be used in education through two research grants and real-world applications. Barnes analyzes social media including Facebook, Courseware, and Second Life, while providing a theoretical foundation for examining social software. A new generation of students is surrounded by digital technologies, leading scholars and teachers to consider virtual worlds to engage students"-- Provided by publisher.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: What are Social Media?
Chapter 2: Self Identity and Awareness
Chapter 3: Space Versus Place
Chapter 4: Structure of Networking Communities
Chapter 5: Awareness and Notification
Chapter 6: Second Life and Social Presence
Chapter 7: Ethical Issues in Virtual Worlds
Chapter 8: Social Norms
Chapter 9: Trust Online
Chapter 10: Remix Culture
Chapter 11: Social Capital: The Goal of Social Networking
Conclusion

About the author

Susan B. Barnes is a professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Associate Director of the Social Computing Lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

Product details

• Authors: Susan B. Barnes, Barnes Susan B.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2013
• EAN: 9780739188231
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-8823-1
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Education, Communication, EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, EDUCATION / Home Schooling, EDUCATION / Distance, Open & Online Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Educational strategies and policy, Open learning, home learning, distance education, Open learning, distance education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices, Critical Media Studies