Posted by reyjunco on February 11, 2013 in
Commentary |
∞ I am delighted to announce that later this semester, I will be joining the faculty of the Purdue University Libraries as an associate professor. At Purdue, I will focus on emerging technologies in education with a special focus on the first year experience. If you don’t already know about the great work happening in educational [...]
Tags: announcements, career, libraries, Purdue, Research, university
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 26, 2012 in
Infographic |
∞ My friends over at Project Information Literacy have just released this infographic to summarize their recent research on how college students find and use information. Data in this infographic come from PIL’s publications Balancing Act: How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library during Crunch Time and Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use [...]
Tags: college, education, higher education, infographic, information literacy, Research, students, teaching
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 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 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 13, 2012 in
Research |
∞ A while ago I posted about the proposal Game dynamics in the classroom: Badges to improve student engagement and learning in large lecture courses we submitted to the Digital Media and Learning Badges for Learning competition. We were delighted to see how much buzz our proposal generated online (here’s a post on Edudemic about our proposal [...]
Tags: badges, engagement, game dynamics, learning, methods, Research, retention, social media, teaching, technology
Social Media in Higher Education
New position at Purdue University
I am delighted to announce that later this semester, I will be joining the faculty of the Purdue University Libraries as an associate professor. At Purdue, I will focus on emerging technologies in education with a special focus on the first year experience. If you don’t already know about the great work happening in educational [...]
Tags: announcements, career, libraries, Purdue, Research, university