Twitter improves college student engagement and grades
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
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
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
Video Interview focusing on social media, academic, and student affairs
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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Why educators must become hackers
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
NACTA 2010 Conference Keynote
Welcome 2010 NACTA participants! I’m excited to serve as the keynote speaker for this year’s conference. I wrote this blog post and have invited you to comment on it because I have a short amount of time to engage with you during my keynote address. My goals of this blog post are twofold: To learn [...]
Tags: academic, keynote, presentation, social media, teaching, twitter
3 Tips for New Social Media Users
1. Be respectful 2. Be helpful 3. Be careful 1. Be respectful Before diving right in and using social media, take a little time to learn about the process. Understand the culture– just like you would notice different beliefs, customs, and mores when you travel to another country, do the same online and get to [...]
Tags: beginner, social media, twitter
Social media and college student engagement
This graph summarizes the main findings of the only two studies of social media and college student engagement. Both found relationships between time spent on social media and student engagement as described by Astin (1984) and measured through single survey items. Heiberger and Harper (2008) conducted a study of 377 undergraduate students at a Midwestern [...]
Tags: academic, engagement, facebook, featured, Research, social media
Social Media in Auxiliary Services at UW—Milwaukee
This morning Rey sent out a tweet seeking examples of how University Auxiliary Services staff used social media. I responded in way more than 140 characters, and he suggested I write a blog post. At the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Auxiliary Services consists of University Housing, Neighborhood Housing, Restaurant Operations, the Student Union, and the Bookstore. [...]
Tags: academic, engagement, social media
Using Twitter to Support Engagement in the College Classroom
I gave the following talk at the Berkman Center in December 2009 focusing on the preliminary findings of our Twitter study. You can download the slides here. Abstract Recent research has shown that social media use is correlated with indices of student engagement. While a relationship exists, no research has been conducted to elucidate the [...]
Tags: academic, presentation, Research, social media, teaching, twitter
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- And if you think what @maegan_g & @maureengrewe presented at #BCC12 is good stuff, wait until you see our next Twitter paper. 11 hours ago
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- As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks' : http://t.co/kR19kYVF (too bad there is no mention of digital inequalities) 16 hours ago
- @hollyrae sure thing! Please drop me a line with some possible times and I'd be happy to join in if available #SloanC 16 hours ago
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