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Video Interview focusing on social media, academic, and student affairs

Posted by reyjunco on July 18, 2010 in Commentary | ∞

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 [...]

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Why educators must become hackers

Posted by reyjunco on May 27, 2010 in Commentary | ∞

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 [...]

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3 Tips for New Social Media Users

Posted by reyjunco on April 22, 2010 in Commentary, How-to | ∞

1. Be respectful 2. Be helpful 3. Be careful 1. Be respectful Before diving right in and using social media, take a little time to learn about the process. Understand the culture– just like you would notice different beliefs, customs, and mores when you travel to another country, do the same online and get to [...]

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Using multiple video chats in education

Posted by reyjunco on April 6, 2010 in Commentary | ∞

Earlier this week, a few things gelled for me in thinking about my research area and about the higher education administrators, students, and researchers I’ve met online via Twitter (mostly through #sachat). First, I’ve been wanting to teach a graduate course on social media in higher education; however, I never thought it was possible because [...]

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5 Steps to Choosing a Conference Hashtag

Posted by reyjunco on March 21, 2010 in Commentary, How-to | ∞

After reading a few tweets today expressing confusion about a conference hashtag, I realized it would be nice to have some guidance as to how to go about choosing a hashtag for an upcoming conference. Here’s a step-by-step: 1. Pick a short hashtag that adequately represents the conference. If your organization is called “National Association [...]

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NYT: Teens not on Twitter. Oh really?

Posted by reyjunco on August 26, 2009 in Commentary, Research | ∞

The New York Times published an article citing Twitter usage data to support their notion that teens don’t use Twitter. NYT reported data from comScore that showed that only 11% of Twitter users are between the ages of 12 and 17. To put these figures in a different context, I created this chart based on [...]

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