Can social media enhance the MOOC experience?
Researchers say ‘yes,’ but only when taking into consideration 3 key issues. Though social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter ... Read more
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5 ways social media can improve student writing
Idk if u hav noticed, but the writing seen on the internet and social media is not always the best example of the King's English. However, habits built…
8 considerations for social networks in classrooms
In recent years, educators have witnessed an unprecedented acceleration of new and innovative technologies. It is not uncommon for teachers to have differing opinions about which tools are…
New: Guideline for universities on censoring social media
In a problem that’s stemming from both the proliferation of social media use and campus violence, universities are considering what’s appropriate to censor on social media and what’s…
Infographic: Impact of social media in education
Social media has many uses in education. It can be used for recruitment, attracting students to a specific campus through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Youtube. It can be…
INFOGRAPHIC: Social media and recruitment
It seems reasonable that the best way to attract potential students is to use the social media platforms and online tools they use the most; namely, Facebook, Twitter…
Students turn to social media to research colleges
College students are scouring social media to find out about perspective colleges more than ever, though students with the highest SAT scores took a slightly different approach to…
The do’s and don’ts of social media in college
You may have caught wind of a story this week about a 22-year-old college senior at the University of Iowa who got arrested at her college’s football game…
How social media has transformed college football recruiting
Clifton Garrett is one of the nation's top prospects in the 2014 recruiting class, Bleacher Report reports.
Number of college applications affected by social media triples
College applicants shouldn’t shut down their various social media accounts, experts said, but they should heavily edit their online comments, photos, and videos, as thousands of applications were…