tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post3290849216453294073..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: We Can't Define Social MediaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-3678209717290187522012-05-04T06:17:29.542-04:002012-05-04T06:17:29.542-04:00But if you found the prime minister / president / ...But if you found the prime minister / president / priest was eating babies / stealing old people's homes / running a spam business you would complain. Or at least I would.<br />Doesn't your objection to being a role model 24/7 does smack of "Do what I say not what I do", or perhaps "be social in public, a beast in the dark"?swwoodruffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-7099691152413544492012-05-04T04:56:27.522-04:002012-05-04T04:56:27.522-04:00It is easier to use social media in teaching, as a...It is easier to use social media in teaching, as a matter of fact online teaching now a days is very rampant. Were in the new age now new technology new learning.Virtual Assistanthttp://www.theadminhub.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-67313388008989781742012-04-23T08:43:02.319-04:002012-04-23T08:43:02.319-04:00I've honestly been thinking about this post fo...I've honestly been thinking about this post for a week now and find the question very challenging. Maybe social media is a context in which a conversation occurs. The broadcast nature may make it not seem like a conversation, but it IS two-way where it needs to be, so I lean more towards a conversation than anything else. What's most important is the context in which this social-media conversation takes place. In real-life, some conversations I have are clearly private (my wife and I discussing our finances) while other conversations don't carry the same expectation of privacy (my friends and I loudly arguing about who the Cleveland Browns should draft this week). Context matters in each of these conversations, and my expectation of privacy actually dictates the topics and language choices I make as I converse. <br /><br />In the social-media context, I worry about the line between my personal and professional conversations. Clearly, as a teacher and when having an education discussion, I need to adapt the conversation for the public space. However, as a private person with friends, inside jokes with those friends, and a healthy need for irreverence, I need the opportunity to engage in public conversations that do not represent me as a teacher, but as a whole person. <br /><br />This post has me thinking of Charles Barkley, in a way. I resent the notion that I, or any employee, has to be a role model 24/7. It's an unfair expectation, and the recent move to codify my private life as somehow reflective of my public life, is a scary maneuver that should be resisted and challenged. Thanks for raising a challenging question John, and I hope we're all giving it some serious thought.teachinghumanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625969736090120465noreply@blogger.com