What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Friend Request: Confirm or Ignore? (Tom Bartlett, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/5/2010). Are "we" (are you) becoming more friendly due to increased use of the internet tools such Facebook? Is there a positive feedback loop of increased … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Friends of Computers and Animals Edition
Social Media
Query: Social Media, Community Development, Campus Ministry
What tips/ideas do you have for InterVarsity's National Graduate & Faculty Ministry Staff Team Members in Using Social Media Appropriately and Effectively to Grow Communities? Now's your opportunity to give input. I'm leading a seminar on the topic at our April Team Meetings. Here's some material I'm seeking to address: How do we use social media appropriately to build community? Note: How does social media influence our/your definition of community or the various forms of community in which we … [Read more...] about Query: Social Media, Community Development, Campus Ministry
Abstaining from Social Media
As you begin a new term, what do you think about abstaining from social media? I had some friends who fasted from Facebook through Lent and according to Inside Higher Ed a professor offered a class extra credit if they stopped using social media during his course (see Extra Credit: Abstain from Facebook). How many took him up on the offer? 12 out of 35. How many succeeded? 6 out of 12. I wonder how he tracked and/or verified what I assume to be self-reporting. In what manner does social media help you get to … [Read more...] about Abstaining from Social Media
Twitter: a tool for a new generation of academic conversation or Not? (Updated)
You might remember various Technology in Higher Education posts exploring: “Creepy Treehouse”? Friending Your Professors or Students New Technology and Academic Research Who do you trust? Google and information gathering What Tools Do You Use? Should we not leave Twitter out as a tool for a new generation of academic conversation? A brief piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on how Ed Techie, an education blogger, finds On Twitter, Academic Debates Fall Short. Note: Comments on the The … [Read more...] about Twitter: a tool for a new generation of academic conversation or Not? (Updated)