What is social networking?
Because I’m an expat worker, I primarily use my social networking account to contact, chat, and/or exchange messages/pictures/videos with my friends and relatives from different parts of the world. As a Teacher/Librarian of ESL college students who have access to latest gadgets in a country where internet is a part of daily life, I also use social networking sites to encourage students to learn and express their thoughts in English.
Hence, my idea of social networking is connecting or communicating online with the use of technology and internet.
Social networking technologies and sites
Here are some social networking sites I have been using or used for personal and/or professional purposes:
Facebook, Edmodo, LibraryThing, Blackboard Learn, Diigo, Wikis, Skype, Yahoo Chat, Yahoo Groups, BBM, What’sApp, Friendster, Multiply blog site
Expectations from INF506 – Social Networking for Information Professionals
Before I registered for this course, I have read the description from the CSU Handbook (CSU, 2013) and have come up with the following expectations:
- To have a deeper understanding of the theories and concepts of social networking;
- To identify social networking sites/technologies appropriate for ESL students and the UAE culture;
- To understand how social networking sites can improve library services; and
- To explore practical applications of a new social networking tool or two.
Reference:
Charles Sturt University. (2013). CSU Handbook 2013. Retrieved October 2013, from INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals: http://www.csu.edu.au/handbook/handbook14/subjects/INF506.html
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