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Putting concepts in context. Sarah Smith-Robbins, director of learning technologies and a marketing instructor in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, thinks social media can help take learning out of the classroom. "I want students to see the concepts that we're talking about in class not just as things that are important when we're in class, but as things that are important in their lives," she said. "Because these tools live in their pockets and I can give them reasons to be on the lookout for content to curate for the course, it helps them think through the application of the concepts from class."


Helping instructors keep course content up-to-date. Smith-Robbins teaches digital and social media marketing. "It's a topic that changes so rapidly that we're constantly encountering new resources, new tools, new sources of information, and it is impossible for me to keep up with them alone," she said. "So I recruit my students to help do that and to curate sources for the class, and I'm able to use those in the class, and they use them themselves."


Fostering a sense of community both in and out of the classroom. "We have more presence to one another between classes," said Smith-Robbins. "It's an ongoing conversation that happens between classes and we didn't have that before."

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