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Crafting a Campus Identity: First-Year Students, Residential Life, and Social Networking

Crafting a Campus Identity: First-Year Students, Residential Life, and Social Networking

Title:Crafting a Campus Identity: First-Year Students, Residential Life, and Social Networking (ID: E08_47634)
Author(s):Angel Jannasch-Pennell (Arizona State University), Chong Ho Yu (Arizona State University), Samuel A. DiGangi (Arizona State University) and Laura C. Brewer (Arizona State University)
Topics:EDUCAUSE 2008, EDUCAUSE2008, Emerging Technologies, Institutional Management, Recruitment Systems, Social Computing, Students, Web 2.0
Origin:EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/29/2008)
Type:Presentations and Seminars
Abstract:

This session reports on a study exploring the relationship between the use of social networking applications and campus life. Online survey data from 3,000 first-year students living on campus describes how students use Facebook to create academic and social identities. We will discuss the institutional implications of social networking on recruitment, retention, and campus academic technology.

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PPT - Crafting a Campus Identity: First-Year Students, Residential Life, and Social Networking - Educause 2008 - Brewer, DiGangi, Jannasch-Pennell, Yu
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