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
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
Posted by reyjunco on December 6, 2011 in
Research |
∞ I’m very excited that yet another graphic designer has taken me up on my offer to work with me on creating a graphic that accurately represents the results of one of my research papers. This one is based on my paper Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use [...]
Tags: academic, college, data, education, facebook, infographic, publications, Research, students, teaching
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
Posted by reyjunco on August 22, 2011 in
Presentations,
Research |
∞ Last year, I gave a solo talk at SxSWi where I presented data on how Twitter can be used to improve student engagement and grades. For next year, I’ve proposed a solo talk entitled #NoFailWhale: Tweet More, Drop Out Less. I’ll present brand new data on how Twitter can be used to improve understanding of course content [...]
Tags: data, education, engagement, presentation, Research, students, sxsw, sxswi, teaching, twitter
Posted by reyjunco on May 3, 2011 in
Commentary |
∞ By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the “Is Social Media Ruining Students?” infographic that made its way around the web last week. As a social media researcher, I couldn’t help but notice there were a conspicuous number of studies missing. Omitting these additional studies gives an incomplete picture of the scientific evidence and leads to erroneous conclusions. [...]
Tags: academic, outcomes, Research, social media, students, teaching
Posted by reyjunco on January 20, 2011 in
Commentary,
How-to |
∞ This post isn’t about the OpenCourseWare movement (which I think is really cool) but instead about using open source and/or free online tools to enhance the way we teach online courses. This is my first semester teaching the Social Media in Higher Education course (syllabus) that I developed. For logistical and administrative reasons, I’m teaching the [...]
Tags: college, education, hackacad, teaching, technology
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
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
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
Social Media in Higher Education
