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Will iTextbooks increase student engagement? Not really.

Posted by reyjunco on January 30, 2012 in Commentary | ∞

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 [...]

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Too much face and not enough books? Facebook use and academic performance

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 [...]

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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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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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Digital Media and Learning Competition Entry

Posted by reyjunco on January 30, 2010 in Research | ∞

Please check out our entry for the MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition: Learning Factory Live: Harnessing digital media to engage pre-college students in engineering capstone design experiences. I look forward to reading your comments!

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