Benjamin Gleason
Biographic Data
| ID | 1322853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Gleason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Gleason |
| SIGNATURE | GLEASON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9221-4628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
More than knowing
Against empathy
Expanding interaction in online courses
“Think globally, act locally”
Design Thinking Approach to Global Collaboration and Empowered Learning
Curriculum and instruction
Purpose While the ubiquity of social media as a mode of communication, collaboration, connection and creativity has been widely adopted in journalism, entertainment, healthcare and others, the field of education has been more reticent to integrate social media for teaching and learning purposes. This paper aims to summarize research on how social media may support educational aims with specific reference to large classrooms. In addition, the auth…
Adolescents Becoming Feminist on Twitter
The author investigated the relation between young people's new literacies practices and identity development on Twitter and found that participants used three new literacies practices (live‐tweeting, hashtagging, and information sharing) in unique ways to develop feminist identities in this social media space. Participants mobilized popular culture to initiate dialogue about feminist issues, such as the wage gap, to participate in social activis…
The social scholar
Purpose – This paper aims to provide a re-envisioning of traditional conceptualizations of scholarship informed by knowledge assets theory, trends shaping the modern university and technological advancements. We introduce social scholarship, a set of scholarly practices being envisioned within the conventional four domains of scholarship (i.e. discovery, integration, teaching and application). This paper provides concrete examples of the benefits…
Occupy Wall Street
Recent events suggest that social media, also called web 2.0, can support mass social change. Although some critics have lamented how social media are eroding people's ability to communicate, others have argued that social media may allow individuals to leverage their individual voices against authoritarian leaders. This article seeks to understand the ways in which individuals can use a particular social media platform, the microblog Twitter, to…
Occupy Wall Street
Recent events suggest that social media, also called web 2.0, can support mass social change. Although some critics have lamented how social media are eroding people's ability to communicate, others have argued that social media may allow individuals to leverage their individual voices against authoritarian leaders. This article seeks to understand the ways in which individuals can use a particular social media platform, the microblog Twitter, to…
Curriculum and instruction
Purpose While the ubiquity of social media as a mode of communication, collaboration, connection and creativity has been widely adopted in journalism, entertainment, healthcare and others, the field of education has been more reticent to integrate social media for teaching and learning purposes. This paper aims to summarize research on how social media may support educational aims with specific reference to large classrooms. In addition, the auth…
Design Thinking Approach to Global Collaboration and Empowered Learning
The social scholar
Purpose – This paper aims to provide a re-envisioning of traditional conceptualizations of scholarship informed by knowledge assets theory, trends shaping the modern university and technological advancements. We introduce social scholarship, a set of scholarly practices being envisioned within the conventional four domains of scholarship (i.e. discovery, integration, teaching and application). This paper provides concrete examples of the benefits…
Occupy Wall Street
Recent events suggest that social media, also called web 2.0, can support mass social change. Although some critics have lamented how social media are eroding people's ability to communicate, others have argued that social media may allow individuals to leverage their individual voices against authoritarian leaders. This article seeks to understand the ways in which individuals can use a particular social media platform, the microblog Twitter, to…
The social scholar
Purpose – This paper aims to provide a re-envisioning of traditional conceptualizations of scholarship informed by knowledge assets theory, trends shaping the modern university and technological advancements. We introduce social scholarship, a set of scholarly practices being envisioned within the conventional four domains of scholarship (i.e. discovery, integration, teaching and application). This paper provides concrete examples of the benefits…
Adolescents Becoming Feminist on Twitter
The author investigated the relation between young people's new literacies practices and identity development on Twitter and found that participants used three new literacies practices (live‐tweeting, hashtagging, and information sharing) in unique ways to develop feminist identities in this social media space. Participants mobilized popular culture to initiate dialogue about feminist issues, such as the wage gap, to participate in social activis…
Curriculum and instruction
Purpose While the ubiquity of social media as a mode of communication, collaboration, connection and creativity has been widely adopted in journalism, entertainment, healthcare and others, the field of education has been more reticent to integrate social media for teaching and learning purposes. This paper aims to summarize research on how social media may support educational aims with specific reference to large classrooms. In addition, the auth…
Against empathy
Expanding interaction in online courses
“Think globally, act locally”
Design Thinking Approach to Global Collaboration and Empowered Learning
More than knowing
Pedagogy (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Online and Blended Learning (4 works) · Social Media and Politics (4 works) · Educational technology (3 works)