Social Media

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Social Media

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…

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…

7 Things You Should Know About Social Content Curation

October 8, 2012

An emerging class of online tools, including Pinterest, Scoop.it, EduClipper, and others, allows users to quickly and easily gather, organize, and share collections of online resources , parti…

Using Flickr for Media-Rich Classes

October 3, 2012

Key Takeaways When teaching and learning revolve around images, the way that a learning management system buries images as a discussion develops hinders the image flow so cruci…

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012

September 17, 2012

Key Findings See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data. Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best suppor…

I'm Not Your Friend: Social Networking in University Classes

July 18, 2012

Nicol Howard is Adjunct Faculty and a PhD Candidate at Chapman University. Key Takeaways What happens when an instructor implements social networking in undergradua…

Pew Internet Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives

February 29, 2012

Teens and young adults brought up from childhood with a continuous connection to each other and to information will be nimble, quick-acting multitaskers who count on the Internet as their extern…

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…