Social Media

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Social Media

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Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

May 21, 2013

According to this May 2013 Pew Survey,  teens share more information about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-te…

Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education

April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways According to a recent study, 100 percent of colleges and universities surveyed use social media , but instructors use it far less for teaching than they do for per…

Using Google+ to Enhance Student Learning, Engagement, and Communication

April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways The social media tool Google+ lets students participate in a protected online environment that facilitates communication and information sharing about development…

"Listening" with Social Media in the Higher Ed Classroom

May 30, 2013 | A session at the Southeast Regional Conference

Smart phones, social media, and students wanting to be connected at all times can provide distractions and challenges in the classroom. This session suggests that students' constant connection…

Adoption, Pedagogy, and Analytics: Exploring Two Years of Institutional Blog Data

January 7, 2013

For more than a decade, educators and scholars have explored, researched, and implemented blogs in academic settings in a wide variety of ways. Many uses of blogs are still common in academia…

Privacy Officers around the Virtual Water Cooler

January 30, 2013

This conversational webinar explores how three higher education Chief Privacy Officers (CPOs) are addressing current privacy challenges on campus. …

The Annual ECAR Student and IT Study

December 18, 2012

The ECAR Study of Student Technology surveyed over 100,000 students from 195 institutions in 2012. The resulting report represents findings that embody student perspectives about technology in hi…

Beyond Facebook: Evaluating the Instructional Potential of Private Social Networks in Mobile Learning Context

February 5, 2013 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting

Instructional use of social media has increased significantly over the past three years, but it has also generated concerns among instructors regarding student privacy, data ownership, and profit…

ERO Video Conversation: Teaching the Net Generation

November 1, 2012

Three instructional designers discuss how the net generation’s immersion into social media is changing the way instructors must teach and assess students: …