Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’

Helping Faculty Leverage Social Media

Mobile and social apps can address a range of instructional challenges, if faculty can be persuaded to adopt them. Campus Technology Full Article

Read the Report; Nielsen survey: Social media sucking up most of our time

Americans, you are spending every waking minute of your life online—or at least a sizable portion of your days. PCWorld Full Article

The Intersection of Digital Literacy and Social Media

“Digital literacy and social media is an inseparable and powerful combination,” said William J. Ward, a social media professor at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. “Done correctly, this combination enhances the quality and efficiency of teaching, research, learning, communicating, collaborating, and creating.” Campus Technology Full Article

Social media saves money, boosts efficiency for college recruiters

Eighty-six percent of college admissions officers plan to increase their social media investment next year eCampus News Full Article

Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, Despite Some Doubts

As a medieval historian with some decidedly old-school habits, Guy Geltner wanted to expand his online presence, but he shuddered at the thought of “friending” or “Tweeting” to get other scholars’ attention. Then a colleague introduced him to Academia.edu, one of a growing number of networking sites designed specifically for scholars. The Chronicle of Higher […]

Social Intelligence

Siri may not be the smartest AI in the world, but it’s the most socially adept. Me: “Should I go to bed, Siri?” Siri: “I think you should sleep on it.” It’s hard not to admire a smart-aleck reply like that. Siri—the “intelligent personal assistant” built into Apple’s iPhone 4S—often displays this kind of attitude, […]

Social Networking Postings: Views from School Principals

Abstract Numerous recent media accounts indicate that teachers are being fired, put on probation, or otherwise censured because of information found on their social networking sites (SNS). While the literature in business, psychology, and pharmacy shows initial investigations of the impact of SNS information on hiring decisions, this area has not been investigated in the […]

Social Media and Marketing of Higher Education: A Review of the Literature

Abstract The emergence of social media has revolutionized the practice of communication in two fundamental ways. First, social media have made it possible for one person to send an instant message to millions of others worldwide. Second and perhaps more important, social media make it possible to establish a two-way communication channel between the sender […]

Social Media Earns Spotlight on Education Policy Panel

Imagine high school biology students logging onto a video game in which they play the role of a white blood cell traversing the human body, fighting bacteria and disease. Imagine middle school students performing old-fashioned frog dissections on a computer application. Imagine teachers and students engaging in a lively debate over the Revolutionary War on […]

Underscoring the Social Nature of Classrooms by Examining the Amount of Virtual Talk across Online and Blended College Courses

Abstract Online communication forums allow students to collaborate and construct understandings of course material together, but little is known about students’ discussion participation across online and blended (hybrid) classroom environments. This study begins to address this research gap by examining students’ asynchronous discussions (number and length of “initial” and “subsequent” discussion posts) that took place […]

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