Showing posts with label Media Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media Culture. Show all posts

Using facebook in and out of classrooms

By Shin D Kim, Hallym University, Korea

I opened an account on the facebook primarily because I wanted to use it to connect myself with the students. I was a visiting professor at Sciences Po, one of the most prestigious universities in France, in 2008-09 where I was invited to teach a few courses including Asian Cinema and Media and Communication in East Asia and Korea. As soon as I opened an account, I also began a group East Asian Media Culture. The limited functionality of the Facebook did not allow too complicated usages but I thought it could be very useful in and out of classroom for my courses. From my experience, I would like to clarify how both the Facebook and the group that I formed was contributing to my teachings at both Sciences Po in Paris and at City University of Hong Kong subsequently.