Twentieth International Conference on Learning INSPIRED TEACHING Theme Parallel session Going Where the Students Are Already: Facebook as an Ongoing Community of Learners Lisa Hall, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education/ACIKE, Australia — Catherine Maughan, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education/ACIKE, Australia

This session focused on preparing the indigenous population for tertiary success to help with access to HE. Completion rates for indigenous people in HE is less than 50%. Many undertake block release study and so experience a disconnect and disengagement. The response to these issues has been to develop online classes. Moodle and Blackboard have their uses but are less able to develop communities so they explored social media. Facebook was used and did help to build communities. Although the delivery of content was not resolved using Facebook students did help each and support each other giving tips. They shared information, built relationships and celebrated each other’s successes.

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