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 February 21, 2011 in
Commentary,
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 February 20, 2011 in
Presentations |
∞ Here is the replay of my talk at The University of Florida on social media and student engagement. I present new data on the relationship between time spent on Facebook, Facebook activities, and student engagement.
Tags: college, data, education, engagement, facebook, methods, presentation, students, video
Posted by reyjunco on January 20, 2011 in
Commentary,
How-to |
∞ Many of you have reached this page because you are looking for a Twitter logo. Of course, there’s one further down on this page. I would also highly recommend that you check out the Twitter logos provided by Twitter. And if you have some time, please check out my latest post on the academic job [...]
Tags: college, education, hackacad, teaching, technology
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 October 29, 2010 in
Research |
∞ For centuries, issues of civil discourse only arose concerning written and oral communication. But now, new technologies for communication and social interaction, particularly social media, have dramatically expanded the potential for human interaction. They generate significant challenges for institutional policies and practices to encourage and sustain civil discourse for the critical social and personal issues [...]
Tags: civil discourse, cyberbullying, education, policy, Research, social media, student affairs, students, teaching, technology, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on September 13, 2010 in
Research |
∞ The following is a summary of findings and implications from my latest paper with Shelia Cotten entitled Perceived academic effects of instant messaging use to be published in Computers & Education. Summary of Findings: IM users spend a great deal of time actively chatting (120 minutes per day on average). 97% of IM users reported [...]
Tags: academic, college, education, featured, learning, Multitasking, Research, students, technology
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 [...]
Tags: academic, digital media, education, interview, social media, student affairs, video
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 [...]
Tags: education, featured, hackacad, Research, social media, teaching, technology
Social Media in Higher Education
