Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?

Using social media platforms in teaching process can help students and teachers break the limitations of space and time, and improve teaching efficiency and learning motivation. Different social media have their own strengths and weaknesses, and all can have a positive effect if used wisely. As in the case of this class, EDCI 338, students read or watch assigned material every week and share their opinions by posting blogs, as well as browsing other students’ views online. This type of information exchange reduces the burden of face-to-face communication, and everyone can be bold enough to express their opinions. However, there is also a problem with this way of teaching, which may also have a negative impact when students post articles that reap little attention or readership. This leads to an understanding of what group learning is all about, namely, the communication and interaction between group members, thus enhancing student motivation.

When working with the vulnerable sector, how does social media fit into professionalism and regulations?

Social media is full of information, and as a generation born in the Internet age, we can quickly distinguish what is reasonable, wrong, or false information. However, for some elderly people and children, they are the vulnerable group of social media platforms. For children, social media platforms should impose age restrictions on some content or have their parents monitor it. For the elderly, we sometimes need to guide them properly because they lack the ability to judge some false information. Besides, social media provides a platform for some vulnerable sectors, such as indigenous people, to have a voice and let more people know their stories with a first perspective.