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 19, 2012 in
Commentary |
∞ Recently, Jezebel engaged in the public shaming of teens who posted racist tweets after the election. The doxxing began on the comment thread to the original “racist teens” post and then the Jezebel writer ran with the mob mentality. Now, I’m not trying to give those teens who posted the racist tweets a “pass;” however, the way [...]
Tags: bullying, cyberbullying, education, identity development, moral development, psychology, shaming, social media, students, teens, twitter, youth
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 12, 2012 in
Research |
∞ Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about using badging systems to support student learning. There is great potential for using badging systems to add a game layer to learning in the traditional classroom, thereby increasing student engagement and learning outcomes. Last year at SxSWi, Seth Priebatsch from SCVNGR gave a keynote (video) about adding a game layer [...]
Tags: badges, game dynamics, lbs, learning, location based services, methods, Research, SCVNGR, students, teaching, technology
Social Media in Higher Education
