Why teach social media? August 25, 2008August 16, 2008 by Barbara Dieu Howard Rheingold tells us in this short video snippet why he decided to start teaching courses about social media, using social media. Is the message effective and is the video the best way to transmit it? update: and how he does it Re: Participatory Learning and Social MediaHow I structure my classes in person and online to support more student-centric, collaborative learning.