Social Media

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Social Media

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…

"Listening" with Social Media in the Higher Ed Classroom

Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:45am-11:30am | 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 connecti…

Social Media: Dynamic Methods to Make Teaching and Learning Relevant

November 9, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

Innovative strategies and analytic research can harness the immense potential of social media in making teaching and learning relevant to students. Through personal digital narratives, rich and s…

Bucknell University Social Media Guidelines

April 26, 2012

These guidelines are intended to help Bucknell University faculty and staff who create and manage social media presences as University representatives, either as individual professionals or on be…

Open Wikis and the Protection of Institutional Welfare

February 7, 2012

Much has been written about wikis’ reliability and use in the classroom. This research bulletin addresses the negative impacts on institutional welfare that can arise from participating in a…

Relationships Matter: Cultivating and Redefining Customer Service Outreach through Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools

March 28, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012

Do you have strong professional relationships with your clients? Does your organization provide technology or instructional support that meets your organization's needs? At Loyola University C…

Going Digital: Conducting Student Research in Teams with Web 2.0

January 12, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

This session describes how student researchers used digital media, including a class wiki, to conduct a multi-team research project. Attendees will learn about the challenges of coordinating the wo…

Disrupting Ourselves: Cherished Assumptions, New Designs, and the Problem of Learning in Higher Ed - Sponsored by WTC Consulting

January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

Our concept of learning has expanded at a rate far outpacing our notion of teaching, an issue that applies to the design and delivery of learning experiences. This presentation will look at how thi…

Exposing Emerging Pedagogies: Can Web 2.0 Tools Influence Teaching and Learning? (Research-Based)

February 15, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

Institutions of all types are experimenting with blogs and wikis in various academic environments. Years ago, Penn State made a strategic decision to implement institutional blogging and wiki platf…

As Learners Move into the Open: Obstacles to Overcome, Strategies for Success, and Potential for Participatory Learning (Research-Based)

February 16, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

This presentation will highlight results from two research studies conducted between 2008 and 2010 on social media use for learning. Participants were undergraduate and graduate students in a Schoo…