Comments by Tiffany Hightower Most recent public comments by Tiffany Hightower https://nowcomment.com/users/27095 Digital learning in Connectivism is more cyclical since it involves developing perspectives, considering others' perspectives, then synthesizing information. https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644618 https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644618 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:46:06 -0500 In K-12 education, middle and high school students can typically easily incorporate social media into learning and may even prefer it, since they are large producers and consumers of social media. https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644615 https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644615 However, younger elementary school students may require more scaffolding to ensure that their social media research is evaluated and determined to be scholarly. They may also require more assistance producing quality social media based on their reading and writing levels. Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:54:46 -0500 Educators must have enhanced technological pedagogical knowledge to assist students in leveraging social media outlets effectively to be more marketable in digital workplaces. https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644613 https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644613 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:07:35 -0500 Scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books written by experts and periodicals have been the most reliable forms of research in the past and currently. However, some social media scholarship is being considered reliable research as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644612 https://nowcomment.com/documents/67217?scroll_to=644612 Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are now producing social scholarship that is interactive, collaborative and promotes synthesis of various perspectives. Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:34:57 -0500