Posted by reyjunco on January 18, 2013 in
Research,
Survey Design |
∞ If you are a regular reader of this blog, you likely already know that there is a growing body of research that examines how college students use Facebook and the outcomes of such use. For instance, researchers have examined how Facebook use is related to various aspects of the college student experience including learning, student [...]
Tags: facebook, methods, Research, students, survey, twitter, validity
Posted by reyjunco on November 27, 2012 in
Research |
∞ My most recent paper on multitasking, In-class multitasking and academic performance, has uncovered some interesting results. I conducted a survey of 1,839 college students and asked them how often they multitask during class by using Facebook, texting, emailing, searching for content not related to the class, IMing, and talking on the phone. I also collected students’ actual overall [...]
Tags: college, education, facebook, higher education, learning, Multitasking, outcomes, Research, students, texting
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 October 23, 2012 in
Commentary,
Infographic,
Research |
∞ Last week, Pearson and the Babson Survey Research Group released the results of their latest survey of how higher education faculty use social media. The results are quite interesting. For instance, they found that almost 34% of the sample used some form of social media (defined as blogs/wikis, Facebook, LinkedIn, podcasts, or Twitter) for teaching purposes. It’s [...]
Tags: education, facebook, infographic, social media, teaching, twitter
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 June 14, 2012 in
Commentary |
∞ Last week, I wrote an opinion piece for NBCLatino entitled Don’t trust Facebook with your children in response to Facebook’s announcement that they are considering allowing children younger than 13 to join the site. In that post, I discussed four reasons why you would want to be wary of allowing your children under 13 to join [...]
Tags: children, facebook, opinon, parenting, privacy, social media, students, technology, teens, youth
Posted by reyjunco on May 6, 2012 in
Presentations |
∞ Today I’m giving a talk at the Web Connected Minds Conference about my research on social media, student engagement, and learning. I’ll be talking about my published research on how Facebook use is related to student engagement and student academic performance. I’ll also be talking about some of my published research on improving educational outcomes [...]
Tags: education, facebook, outcomes, persistence, Research, retention, social media, students, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on April 5, 2012 in
Survey Design |
∞ I’ve had a lot of requests for permission to use my Facebook frequency of use and activities survey questions. I am happy to share these survey questions as long as they are cited as coming from : Junco, R. (2012). The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement. Computers [...]
Tags: education, engagement, facebook, Facebook intensity scale, Facebook survey, higher education, methods, questions, Research, students, survey
Posted by reyjunco on February 15, 2012 in
Commentary,
Research |
∞ Last week I chatted with Stuart Brown from StudentAffairs.com for the student affairs forum podcast. We spoke about: Variation in technology skills even among students who are “digital natives.” Digital inequalities and how these inequalities are reproduced throughout a student’s educational career. How digital inequalities in technology use can put students from minority racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds at [...]
Tags: college, digital divide, digital inequalities, education, facebook, interview, learning, podcast, social justice, social media, student affairs, students
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
Social Media in Higher Education
