Posted by reyjunco on January 30, 2012 in
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∞ Over at Wired, Tim Carmody wrote a great piece about Apple’s latest foray into the education market – digital textbooks via the iBooks 2 app. Tim hits the nail on the head in his introduction (emphasis mine): Engagement is a big word in education. It combines both objective participation and subjective emotion. It’s one of the [...]
Tags: apple, commentary, digital divide, digital media, education, ibooks, itextbooks, opinion
Posted by reyjunco on May 17, 2011 in
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Research |
∞ Two weeks ago I posted my thoughts and additional research evidence in response to the “Is Social Media Ruining Students?” infographic. I’ve often hoped that someone would create an infographic that used my data but that also didn’t jump to sensational conclusions. Looks like someone did just that– this infographic uses data from our Twitter [...]
Tags: data, education, engagement, infographic, students, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on May 3, 2011 in
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∞ By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the “Is Social Media Ruining Students?” infographic that made its way around the web last week. As a social media researcher, I couldn’t help but notice there were a conspicuous number of studies missing. Omitting these additional studies gives an incomplete picture of the scientific evidence and leads to erroneous conclusions. [...]
Tags: academic, outcomes, Research, social media, students, teaching
Posted by reyjunco on April 21, 2011 in
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∞ On my way to work this morning, I was listening to Mara Liasson on the NPR news headlines reporting about President Obama’s Facebook Live Town Hall held yesterday. Liasson reported that while Obama was a pioneer in the use of social media in his 2008 campaign, he’ll have a lot of competition in these spaces from his [...]
Tags: engagement, facebook, methods
Posted by reyjunco on March 31, 2011 in
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∞ Yesterday I received emails and tweets asking what I thought about the study reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education that examined the relationship between tweet content and student perception of instructor credibility. One of my social media (and life) rules is that I will not comment on a paper that I haven’t read. Luckily, [...]
Tags: facebook, methods, Research, students, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on February 21, 2011 in
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Research |
∞ This past weekend, @drjtothemastro gave me the opportunity to chat with this year’s group of Reitz Scholars at The University of Florida. Of course, the topic was social media. While we were collecting data for a book chapter we’re writing on the Senior Year Experience, I discovered some things about how students think about Facebook [...]
Tags: college, education, facebook, social media, students
Posted by reyjunco on January 20, 2011 in
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How-to |
∞ This post isn’t about the OpenCourseWare movement (which I think is really cool) but instead about using open source and/or free online tools to enhance the way we teach online courses. This is my first semester teaching the Social Media in Higher Education course (syllabus) that I developed. For logistical and administrative reasons, I’m teaching the [...]
Tags: college, education, hackacad, teaching, technology
Posted by reyjunco on September 27, 2010 in
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∞ My research is focused on using emerging technologies to help engage students and enhance their success in higher education. Some people who learn about my research before meeting me, think I’m going to be a digital evangelist. On the contrary, I prefer to be engaged with my students in realspace (i.e., the classroom) and realtime. [...]
Tags: academic, advising, college, engagement, facebook, social media, technology, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on July 18, 2010 in
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∞ I had a great time being interviewed by Ed Cabellon as part of his video interview series. We discussed topics including my latest research on social media and student engagement, using social media in academic and student affairs, meeting students “where they are,” and helping reluctant colleagues engage with social media. Live Video Interview with [...]
Tags: academic, digital media, education, interview, social media, student affairs, video
Posted by reyjunco on May 27, 2010 in
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∞ We have to approach technology more like hackers than like traditional educators. In our fast-paced and media-saturated milieu, we are constantly prodded to consume information without much critical reflection. This reality of the new information society has had a transformational impact on various higher education institution’s ways of doing things. A clear and significant exception [...]
Tags: education, featured, hackacad, Research, social media, teaching, technology
Social Media in Higher Education
Will iTextbooks increase student engagement? Not really.
Over at Wired, Tim Carmody wrote a great piece about Apple’s latest foray into the education market – digital textbooks via the iBooks 2 app. Tim hits the nail on the head in his introduction (emphasis mine): Engagement is a big word in education. It combines both objective participation and subjective emotion. It’s one of the [...]
Tags: apple, commentary, digital divide, digital media, education, ibooks, itextbooks, opinion