Social Media in Online Education

BLOGGING REMAINED SAME IN 2 CONSECUTIVE YEARS Twitter Users Linkedin Facebook Users Users 47% in 2010 48% in 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA IN ONLINE EDUCATION DEVICES FOR LOGGING ONTO SOCIAL MEDIA PROVIDES SM SITES FOR EDUCATION A PLATFORM TO Professors share course content on blogs and NiN AA N networking sites Promote Activities . Receive Feedback . 98% 84% 47% 39% 23% 28% 100% students are using some form of SM Colleges can reach out to 47% admission Colleges create mascot pages to encourage school spirit professors use LinkedIn prospective students who mention them on social 37% students use media sites or comment message boards on the school's blog Alumni groups can connect COLLEGES OFFER VIRTUAL TOURS Schools can keep parents up to date INCLUDING 360 Invite teachers to produce content for current and potential students Network with IMAGES & VIDEOS professors Class announcements are shared on sites Invite teachers to produce content for current and potential students like Twitter COLLEGE OF BIRMINGHAM squapnas Facebook students students use blogs O 59% in 2010 84% in 2011 16% in 2010O 47% O in 2011 87% in 2010 98% in 2011