Social Media

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Social Media

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…

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…

EDUCAUSE Quarterly Magazine, Volume 33, Number 3, 2010

September 22, 2010

Reflections on Play, Pedagogy, and World of Wa…

Teaching with Social Networks: Establishing a Social Contract

May 18, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin discusses the use of student-developed social contracts to support a vital online community of inquiry. In blended classes—which combine co-present and web-mediated…

Eight Simple Ways to Embrace the "Froom"

December 22, 2009

Key Takeaways The “froom” concept — forever in the classroom — employs technology to provide a nonlinear, hybrid, always accessible learning environment to engage students and motiv…

7 Things You Should Know About Ning

April 23, 2008

Ning is an online service that allows users to create their own social networks and join and participate in other networks. No technical skill is required to set up a social network, and there ar…

Using technology in teaching and learning: Resources to help you navigate a digital world

February 21, 2007

The author provides a long and comprehensive list of resources concerning teaching and learning with technology. The author provides a long and c…

Wikis and Podcasts and Blogs! Oh, My! What Is a Faculty Member Supposed to Do?

August 29, 2007

© 2007 Patricia McGee and Veronica Diaz. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ …

Second Life: Reaching into the Virtual World for Real-World Learning

August 14, 2007

This research bulletin examines the current state of Second Life in relation to the educational environment. Although literature about virtual worlds dates back many years, this bulletin reflects…

Wiki as a Teaching Tool

January 1, 2007

Wikis are one of many Web 2.0 components that can be used to enhance the learning process. A wiki is a web communication and collaboration tool that can be used to engage students in learningwith o…