Derek has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on new media, web strategy, social media, user-experience/design, educational technology, edutainment, and online communities. His book, The Gen Z Frequency, was published in 2018 by Kogan-Page.
This sentiment implies a more systematic approach to problem-solving that follows a process of id... more This sentiment implies a more systematic approach to problem-solving that follows a process of identifying and refining multiple options to determine best practices for faculty preparation and staff development. The results of the survey included in this chapter are a directional means to help instructors and course designers explain what is relevant and exciting about techniques that can be employed and identify and use the emerging technological tools that enhance the delivery of instruction while meeting the ever-changing and dynamic needs of today’s learners.
Dear Evan Hansen (DEH) is a social media-centric musical that has been widely celebrated by a sho... more Dear Evan Hansen (DEH) is a social media-centric musical that has been widely celebrated by a show-specific online fan community, known as ‘Fansens’, on Instagram and Tumblr, having won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017. The growth of this fandom, on these platforms, is unique as Fansens have adopted plot points and thematic elements from the musical relating to how social media affects social anxiety, depression and suicide to create fan art and fanfictions that, in turn, result in a community of care on social media where fans can discuss their own encounters with social anxiety, teen suicide and cyberbullying. Though most Fansens would not have been able to see the musical performed on Broadway or live in-person, their fanfictions, personal posts and fan art reflect and refract the difficulties that young people have with mental health, social anxiety and suicide. Using both digital methods and post-structuralist textual analysis, this article analyses numerous fan cultural...
El siguiente texto expone diferentes formas de canalizar el entusiasmo de los alumnos por Faceboo... more El siguiente texto expone diferentes formas de canalizar el entusiasmo de los alumnos por Facebook para lograr objetivos educativos. Aqui encontraras 7 maneras de utilizarlo con eficacia para ensenar y aprender.
Investigating the social structure that works in online courses helps us design for and facilitat... more Investigating the social structure that works in online courses helps us design for and facilitate student collaboration. The integration of social technologies, and collaborative activities into the course design has a positive influence on student retention in online courses. In this chapter, the authors present an exploratory study of computer-mediated groups that utilized this collaborative-based model to participate in online and/or blended learning courses. Participants were put into groups and observed as they constructed new knowledge using both online dialogue (synchronous and asynchronous), and social media technologies (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, wiki) as tools to support and facilitate their learning in the program.
Respecto a esto, tenemos buenas noticias: Facebook puede mejorar el aprendizaje tanto dentro como... more Respecto a esto, tenemos buenas noticias: Facebook puede mejorar el aprendizaje tanto dentro como fuera del aula. Es posible que no sea evidente cómo hacerlo, por eso hemos creado esta guía. En las páginas siguientes explicaremos siete maneras de usar Facebook con eficacia para enseñar y aprender. Sabemos que hoy en día ser educador no es tarea fácil. Pero esperamos aligerar la carga que suponen las nuevas tecnologías mediante explicaciones claras sobre el uso de Facebook en la educación. Creemos que la información de esta guía puede ayudarle a convertir los retos de los medios de comunicación social en oportunidades beneficiosas para usted y sus alumnos.
Hier haben wir gute Nachrichten für dich: Facebok kann den Unterricht unterstützen – sowohl inner... more Hier haben wir gute Nachrichten für dich: Facebok kann den Unterricht unterstützen – sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers. Wie das bewerkstelligt werden kann, ist vielleicht nicht ganz offensichtlich. Aus diesem Grund haben wir diesen Leitfaden verfasst. Auf den folgenden Seiten erläutern wir sieben Möglichkeiten, wie Facebook effektiv zum Lehren und Lernen eingesetzt werden kann. Wir wissen, dass es heute nicht einfach ist Lehrer zu sein. Wir hoffen die Belastung durch die neue Technologie zu erleichtern, indem wir deutlich beschreiben, wie Facebook in der Ausbildung eingesetzt werden kann. Wir sind der Ansicht, dass die Informationen in diesem Leitfaden dazu beitragen können die Herausforderungen der sozialen Medien in Gelegenheiten umzuwandeln, von denen du und deine Schüler profitieren können.
This is creating a vibrant world full of interactivity and learning, where young people make new ... more This is creating a vibrant world full of interactivity and learning, where young people make new things and connect in ways that enrich their lives in the classroom and in their communities. Educators, community leaders and advisors play an active role in guiding teens.
This guide, an update to the Facebook for Educators Guide, is here to help you understand the digital world, and Facebook in particular, and be a supportive partner in assisting teens as they navigate it.
Safety, privacy and digital literacy and citizenship are important conversations where everyone plays a role.
We invite you to join the conversation on the Facebook Family Safety Center at www.facebook.com/safety.
We worked with Facebook to write this best practice guide to help educators learn how to best lev... more We worked with Facebook to write this best practice guide to help educators learn how to best leverage social media in the classroom.
The convergence of mobile technologies into student-centered learning environments requires acade... more The convergence of mobile technologies into student-centered learning environments requires academic institutions to design new and more effective learning, teaching, and user experience strategies. In this article we share results from an (mobile learning (mLearning) design experiment and analysis from a student survey conducted at the National College of Ireland.
Quantitative data support our hypothesis that mLearning technologies can provide a platform for active learning, collaboration, and innovation in higher education.
In addition, we review mobile interface and user-experience design considerations, and mLearning theory. Finally, we provide an overview of mLearning applications being developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland including, Virtual Graffiti, BuddyBuzz, Flickr, and RAMBLE.
This sentiment implies a more systematic approach to problem-solving that follows a process of id... more This sentiment implies a more systematic approach to problem-solving that follows a process of identifying and refining multiple options to determine best practices for faculty preparation and staff development. The results of the survey included in this chapter are a directional means to help instructors and course designers explain what is relevant and exciting about techniques that can be employed and identify and use the emerging technological tools that enhance the delivery of instruction while meeting the ever-changing and dynamic needs of today’s learners.
Dear Evan Hansen (DEH) is a social media-centric musical that has been widely celebrated by a sho... more Dear Evan Hansen (DEH) is a social media-centric musical that has been widely celebrated by a show-specific online fan community, known as ‘Fansens’, on Instagram and Tumblr, having won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017. The growth of this fandom, on these platforms, is unique as Fansens have adopted plot points and thematic elements from the musical relating to how social media affects social anxiety, depression and suicide to create fan art and fanfictions that, in turn, result in a community of care on social media where fans can discuss their own encounters with social anxiety, teen suicide and cyberbullying. Though most Fansens would not have been able to see the musical performed on Broadway or live in-person, their fanfictions, personal posts and fan art reflect and refract the difficulties that young people have with mental health, social anxiety and suicide. Using both digital methods and post-structuralist textual analysis, this article analyses numerous fan cultural...
El siguiente texto expone diferentes formas de canalizar el entusiasmo de los alumnos por Faceboo... more El siguiente texto expone diferentes formas de canalizar el entusiasmo de los alumnos por Facebook para lograr objetivos educativos. Aqui encontraras 7 maneras de utilizarlo con eficacia para ensenar y aprender.
Investigating the social structure that works in online courses helps us design for and facilitat... more Investigating the social structure that works in online courses helps us design for and facilitate student collaboration. The integration of social technologies, and collaborative activities into the course design has a positive influence on student retention in online courses. In this chapter, the authors present an exploratory study of computer-mediated groups that utilized this collaborative-based model to participate in online and/or blended learning courses. Participants were put into groups and observed as they constructed new knowledge using both online dialogue (synchronous and asynchronous), and social media technologies (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, wiki) as tools to support and facilitate their learning in the program.
Respecto a esto, tenemos buenas noticias: Facebook puede mejorar el aprendizaje tanto dentro como... more Respecto a esto, tenemos buenas noticias: Facebook puede mejorar el aprendizaje tanto dentro como fuera del aula. Es posible que no sea evidente cómo hacerlo, por eso hemos creado esta guía. En las páginas siguientes explicaremos siete maneras de usar Facebook con eficacia para enseñar y aprender. Sabemos que hoy en día ser educador no es tarea fácil. Pero esperamos aligerar la carga que suponen las nuevas tecnologías mediante explicaciones claras sobre el uso de Facebook en la educación. Creemos que la información de esta guía puede ayudarle a convertir los retos de los medios de comunicación social en oportunidades beneficiosas para usted y sus alumnos.
Hier haben wir gute Nachrichten für dich: Facebok kann den Unterricht unterstützen – sowohl inner... more Hier haben wir gute Nachrichten für dich: Facebok kann den Unterricht unterstützen – sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers. Wie das bewerkstelligt werden kann, ist vielleicht nicht ganz offensichtlich. Aus diesem Grund haben wir diesen Leitfaden verfasst. Auf den folgenden Seiten erläutern wir sieben Möglichkeiten, wie Facebook effektiv zum Lehren und Lernen eingesetzt werden kann. Wir wissen, dass es heute nicht einfach ist Lehrer zu sein. Wir hoffen die Belastung durch die neue Technologie zu erleichtern, indem wir deutlich beschreiben, wie Facebook in der Ausbildung eingesetzt werden kann. Wir sind der Ansicht, dass die Informationen in diesem Leitfaden dazu beitragen können die Herausforderungen der sozialen Medien in Gelegenheiten umzuwandeln, von denen du und deine Schüler profitieren können.
This is creating a vibrant world full of interactivity and learning, where young people make new ... more This is creating a vibrant world full of interactivity and learning, where young people make new things and connect in ways that enrich their lives in the classroom and in their communities. Educators, community leaders and advisors play an active role in guiding teens.
This guide, an update to the Facebook for Educators Guide, is here to help you understand the digital world, and Facebook in particular, and be a supportive partner in assisting teens as they navigate it.
Safety, privacy and digital literacy and citizenship are important conversations where everyone plays a role.
We invite you to join the conversation on the Facebook Family Safety Center at www.facebook.com/safety.
We worked with Facebook to write this best practice guide to help educators learn how to best lev... more We worked with Facebook to write this best practice guide to help educators learn how to best leverage social media in the classroom.
The convergence of mobile technologies into student-centered learning environments requires acade... more The convergence of mobile technologies into student-centered learning environments requires academic institutions to design new and more effective learning, teaching, and user experience strategies. In this article we share results from an (mobile learning (mLearning) design experiment and analysis from a student survey conducted at the National College of Ireland.
Quantitative data support our hypothesis that mLearning technologies can provide a platform for active learning, collaboration, and innovation in higher education.
In addition, we review mobile interface and user-experience design considerations, and mLearning theory. Finally, we provide an overview of mLearning applications being developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland including, Virtual Graffiti, BuddyBuzz, Flickr, and RAMBLE.
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This guide, an update to the Facebook for Educators Guide, is here to help you understand the digital world, and Facebook in particular, and be a supportive partner in assisting teens as they navigate it.
Safety, privacy and digital literacy and citizenship are important conversations where everyone plays a role.
We invite you to join the conversation on the Facebook Family Safety Center at www.facebook.com/safety.
Quantitative data support our hypothesis that mLearning technologies can provide a platform for active learning, collaboration, and innovation in higher education.
In addition, we review mobile interface and user-experience design considerations, and mLearning theory. Finally, we provide an overview of mLearning applications being developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland including, Virtual Graffiti, BuddyBuzz, Flickr, and RAMBLE.
This guide, an update to the Facebook for Educators Guide, is here to help you understand the digital world, and Facebook in particular, and be a supportive partner in assisting teens as they navigate it.
Safety, privacy and digital literacy and citizenship are important conversations where everyone plays a role.
We invite you to join the conversation on the Facebook Family Safety Center at www.facebook.com/safety.
Quantitative data support our hypothesis that mLearning technologies can provide a platform for active learning, collaboration, and innovation in higher education.
In addition, we review mobile interface and user-experience design considerations, and mLearning theory. Finally, we provide an overview of mLearning applications being developed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland including, Virtual Graffiti, BuddyBuzz, Flickr, and RAMBLE.