Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Guiding Social Media at Our Institutions by Tanya Joosten, Laura Pasquini, and Lindsey Harness


"The pedagogical benefit of social media use beyond its application as a motivational technique continues to be unaddressed by many universities."

INTRODUCTION
Given the increasing use of social media in our society and the growing number of individuals preferring to use social media over other communications tools (e.g., e-mail), many educators are examining how to effectively implement social media on their campuses. Many institutions are using social media to communicate with their communities. They are also looking to use social media to engage students both inside and outside the classroom. These institutions are making decisions on how to support and encourage social media use while considering the costs and implications.

Read the full article at:
http://www.scup.org/asset/65460/PHEV41N2_Article_Guiding-Social-Media.pdf

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