Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies

Julie Willems; Chie Adachi; Yana Grevtseva

Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies

Julie Willems, Chie Adachi, Yana Grevtseva

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Abstract

Managing the use of social media in tertiary institutions is not as straight-forward as it may first seem. There is a multiplicity of facets which interplay within this space, from the espoused University policies on the one side of the coin, to the actual practices by students and staff on the other. At times, this misalignment is not the result of deliberate waywardness. For academics, deciphering and adhering to institutional policy whilst simultaneously attempting to enrich students’ learning experiences is a difficult feat. This paper explores this contested space, examining the tensions between social media as a disruptive technology, coupled with the interpretation of institutional policies. Our analysis points to a call for clarity in and around institutional policy in the implementation of social media for teaching and learning in higher education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education
Editors	Dominique Parrish
Place of Publication	Tugun, QLD
Publisher	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Pages	648-653
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2016 - University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 27 Nov 2016 → 30 Nov 2016 Conference number: 33rd http://2016conference.ascilite.org/ (Conference website) http://2016conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/ASCILITE-2016-full-proceedings-Updated-1512.pdf (Conference Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2016
Abbreviated title	ASCILITE 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Adelaide
Period	27/11/16 → 30/11/16
Other	33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education
Internet address	http://2016conference.ascilite.org/ (Conference website) http://2016conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/ASCILITE-2016-full-proceedings-Updated-1512.pdf (Conference Proceedings)

Keywords

Learning
Policy
Professional development
Social media
Teaching
Tertiary education

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Willems, J., Adachi, C., & Grevtseva, Y. (2016). Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies. In D. Parrish (Ed.), Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (pp. 648-653). Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.

Willems, Julie ; Adachi, Chie ; Grevtseva, Yana. / Working with social media in tertiary education : A contested space between academics and policies. Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. editor / Dominique Parrish. Tugun, QLD : Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2016. pp. 648-653

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Willems, J, Adachi, C & Grevtseva, Y 2016, Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies. in D Parrish (ed.), Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Tugun, QLD, pp. 648-653, Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2016, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 27/11/16.

Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies. / Willems, Julie; Adachi, Chie; Grevtseva, Yana.
Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. ed. / Dominique Parrish. Tugun, QLD: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 2016. p. 648-653.

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Willems J, Adachi C, Grevtseva Y. Working with social media in tertiary education: A contested space between academics and policies. In Parrish D, editor, Conference Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. Tugun, QLD: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. 2016. p. 648-653

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