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, 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, 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, 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
Posted by reyjunco on May 3, 2011 in
Commentary |
∞ 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 28, 2011 in
Research |
∞ Earlier this week I was conducting background research for an article I’m writing for NASPA’s Leadership Exchange. I wanted to explore how Senior Student Affairs Officers (SSAO’s) were using Twitter and if their engagement level differed from other student affairs professionals. While exploratory, I theorized that SSAO might be more likely to engage, given that [...]
Tags: academic, education, engagement, Research, student affairs, technology, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on November 22, 2010 in
Research |
∞ This is a video created by one of my students to summarize the research we conducted on the effects of Twitter on student engagement and grades. The journal article summarizing the study and our findings is available here. Abstract Despite the widespread use of social media by students and its increased use by instructors, very [...]
Tags: academic, education, engagement, learning, methods, Research, social media, students, teaching, technology, twitter, video
Posted by reyjunco on November 12, 2010 in
Research |
∞ Given popular interest in this paper, I thought I’d post a summary of what we did and what we found. To keep with the theme of the paper, I’m going to explain each section in 140 characters or less. You can download a PDF of the paper by clicking here. Abstract We ran a controlled [...]
Tags: academic, data, engagement, methods, Research, social media, teaching, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on September 27, 2010 in
Commentary |
∞ 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
Social Media in Higher Education
