Social Media

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Social Media

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…

Yammer: Boost Engagement in Class, Committees, and the Campus Community

November 7, 2012

Just as Facebook has transformed our personal lives, enterprise social networks are now transforming our professional lives. Learn how three institutions use Yammer to boost engagement among stud…

Applying Social Network Analysis to Web-Based Student Interactions

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

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Seminar 02 - Engaging and Empowering the 21st-Century Student Using Wikipedia PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee are required to attend this seminar.

February 13, 2012

"Most inquiry starts at Wikipedia, whether we like it or not," writes columnist Casper Grathwohl in the Chronicle of Higher Education. "So as students and scholars, we need to improv…

Living, Learning, Cyberspace: A Program-Wide Blogging Initiative for Virginia Tech's Honors Residential College

February 15, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

How can the intimate, engaged experience of small-group learning be a template for a large research university? Virginia Tech's answer: a blogging platform that enables students and professors…

Engaging Your Community Online: A Success Story

February 22, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2012

Viking Village, Western Washington University's social and academic network, includes a forum for civil discourse, a gallery that highlights the creative work of our community and an area wher…

Making Teaching and Learning Authentic- Engagement Through Social Media in Politically Charged Times

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

As the world is filled with technology, communications, and information, many learners question the relevance and authenticity of what they are challenged to learn. For faculty, there is often the …

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…

ConnectYard: Redefining and Enhancing Student Engagement, Retention, and Support

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

This panel will present three different institutional perspectives about ConnectYard, a communication tool that permits simultaneous use of e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and texting. Panelists will di…

Augmented Reality and Geotagging in Japan

March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways Mobile technology offers the ability to combine immediate access to information and location through augmented reality and geotagging . Dickinson College st…