College students prefer to use Facebook in their courses

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

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 [...]

Tags: academic, digital media, facebook, outcomes, publications, Research, social media, students, teaching

Academic Excellence in 140 Characters

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

Twitter improves college student engagement and grades

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

Civil Discourse in the Age of Social Media

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

Academic advising, social media, and student engagement

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

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