Integration of Facebook / YouTube in Learning

McGraw-Hill Ryerson & SFU Teaching for Learning - Session 1

Social Networking Integration

This session highlights two forms of social networking - YouTube and FaceBook

The integration first involved students creating promotional videos for the Co-Op department of SFU.  A few important considerations:

• FOIPOP
  
• Legal - Copyright images, music
  
• Making the regulations achievable with reasonable effort
  

This first effort of this contest received 39 entries from the SFU Co-op community

A question from audience was about the amount of tech support provided to the students.  SFU provided links to resources and highlighting on campus support.  Some students were from graphic arts classes, but many of the top videos were students first attempt at video.

Students posted their videos to the SFU Coop Video Contest Group and the voting feature was enabled so that a 'People's choice' award could be given.

Facebook

Another form of Social Networking.  Students are very active with Facebook in Canada.  For many it is becoming a hub to keep in touch with friends and family.  While you may not have time to phone your network to tell them about your new job, you can update your status and all of your friends will have the update.

Embracing Facebook involves

• Going where the audience is
  
• More effective and efficient service/messaging
  
• Email is becoming ineffective
  
• Students enjoy being able to personalize and create a profile.
  

An interesting event is the Career Guide - Wil Fraser.  He is on facebook with almost 800 friends.  Updates can be sent to students and students can ask questions.  When Wil responds, he provides links directly to existing resources and answers from the university.  He is a character while on each of the three campuses.  

This project has integrated department support, facebook, real life interaction with him.  Wil is a person with personality, history, photos, friends and interacts with his friends.  Wil Fraser has acted as a hub for communication and community for the Work Integrated Learning Department at SFU.