Posted by reyjunco on November 8, 2012 in
Commentary,
Research |
∞ Recently, Kaplan Test Prep released data from a survey showing how college admissions officers check applicant profiles in order to make admissions decisions. This isn’t a new phenomenon: since 2008, I’ve been answering questions about whether residence life, judicial affairs, and other university departments should monitor their students’ Facebook accounts. Here are some reasons why [...]
Tags: academic, admissions, college, facebook, Research, stalking, survey, university, youth
Posted by reyjunco on August 31, 2012 in
Commentary |
∞ I am thrilled to announce that I will be a Faculty Associate at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society for the academic year. I will continue my work with the Youth and Media Team and look forward to working with other faculty, fellows, and associates. I am especially thankful to Urs Gasser and Sandra Cortesi for their [...]
Tags: academic, Berkman Center, digital media, education, media, Research, social media, youth
Posted by reyjunco on June 22, 2012 in
Presentations |
∞ Back in March I served on a panel along with Liz Gross, Ed Cabellon, and Greg Heiberger at the #sxswEDU conference. Here are some of the highlights: Greg and I talk about our latest research on using Twitter to support students throughout their first year of college. I summarize my recent research on using Facebook in education. Greg [...]
Tags: #sxswEDU, academic, education, facebook, higher education, presentation, students, sxsw, teaching, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on March 21, 2012 in
Infographic,
Research |
∞ Almost a year ago, I posted a call to collaborate with graphic designers interested in creating research-based infographics. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know that I’ve been fortunate to work with a number of graphic designers who have converted my research into infographics. Here is yet another one in this series. [...]
Tags: academic, best practices, education, engagement, infographic, outcomes, publications, Research, social media, teaching, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on February 21, 2012 in
Commentary |
∞ For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, this post is very different than what you are accustomed to seeing here. While I usually keep my posts professional (I’ve often joked that writing for my blog is like writing mini journal articles), this post is incredibly personal. I’ve been thinking about writing [...]
Tags: academic, education, jobs, search, teaching
Posted by reyjunco on January 17, 2012 in
Research |
∞ Over the last year, I’ve conducted or collaborated on a number of studies examining the use of social media in the classroom. One thing has been clear from our observations in those studies: when given the choice of a number of social technologies to use as part of a course, students will overwhelmingly choose Facebook. This [...]
Tags: academic, college, engagement, facebook, higher education, Research, social media, teaching, texting, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on December 6, 2011 in
Research |
∞ I’m very excited that yet another graphic designer has taken me up on my offer to work with me on creating a graphic that accurately represents the results of one of my research papers. This one is based on my paper Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use [...]
Tags: academic, college, data, education, facebook, higher education, infographic, publications, Research, students, teaching
Posted by reyjunco on October 10, 2011 in
Research |
∞ My latest paper Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance published in Computers in Human Behavior last week reports the findings of a study I conducted with 1,839 undergraduates. I collected data on Facebook use by surveying students and I had access to student grades [...]
Tags: academic, digital media, facebook, higher education, outcomes, publications, Research, social media, students, teaching
Posted by reyjunco on September 19, 2011 in
Research |
∞ This week, Shelia Cotten and I will present a paper on multitasking at the Oxford Internet Institute’s A Decade in Internet Time Symposium on the Dynamics of the Internet and Society. We have posted the draft of the paper here. Please note that the paper is in draft form and it has yet to be [...]
Tags: academic, facebook, learning, Multitasking, outcomes, publications, Research, texting
Posted by reyjunco on August 22, 2011 in
Research |
∞ These findings are from my latest paper “The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement“ to be published in an upcoming issue of Computers and Education. I asked students to estimate (using a few different indices) their frequency of using Facebook and what they did while on Facebook and then [...]
Tags: academic, college, engagement, facebook, outcomes, publications, Research, student affairs, students
Social Media in Higher Education
The ethics of Facebook-stalking university applicants
Recently, Kaplan Test Prep released data from a survey showing how college admissions officers check applicant profiles in order to make admissions decisions. This isn’t a new phenomenon: since 2008, I’ve been answering questions about whether residence life, judicial affairs, and other university departments should monitor their students’ Facebook accounts. Here are some reasons why [...]
Tags: academic, admissions, college, facebook, Research, stalking, survey, university, youth