New Visual Social Media for the Higher Education Classroom

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Author(s): Julie A. Delello (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)and Rochell R. McWhorter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 25
Source title: Social Media and Networking: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8614-4.ch098

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Social Computing / Social Networking

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This chapter examines how next-generation visual social platforms motivate students to capture authentic evidence of their learning and achievements, publish digital artifacts, and share content across visual social media. Educators are facing the immediate task of integrating social media into their current practice to meet the needs of the twenty-first century learner. Using a case study, this chapter highlights through empirical work how nascent visual social media platforms such as Pinterest are being utilized in the college classroom and concludes with projections on ways visual networking platforms will transform traditional models of education.

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