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The University of Facebook

The University of Facebook How Colleges Are Leveraging Social Media In And Outside The Classroom SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RISE It's spread to almost every area of our lives - from corporate America to shopping – and now to higher education. Faculty 4 Social Media. Education is always evolving to find the most No AGE GAP efficient and culturally relevant ways to Social media is often thought of as a staple of enlighten students. The power and versatility of the younger generations, but research shows social media has prompted many educators to that this stereotype doesn't hold up in experiment with it in the classroom, but not all academia. Departments using social media the most: ABC Social Sciences departments see equal value in it. The use of social media among older faculty Humanities 主 夫 古 (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of younger educators. Departments using social media the least: •Science •Mathematics fig. 1 ·Economics •Business (20 Years >20 Years How Are Tools Being Used By Professors? Social media has provided some forward-thinking professors with new ways to communicate with students and faculty. The results of a recent Babson survey show that: f Facebook 61% of educators say they have a Facebook account. . 18% use their account to communicate with fellow educators. 12% use it to communicate with students. H YouTube Tube 40% of educators report having a YouTube account. 9% use the service to communicate with fellow educators. 21% use it to communicate with students. B Twitter Only 18% of educators report having a Twitter account. 4% use the service to communicate with fellow educators, 2% use it to communicate with students. In Addition... 46% of educators play social video and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. skype for Language eee 00:18 | Call with Kenneth Anderson A professor at Marquette University uses the video/voice/chat program Skype to link each of her Spanish students up with a native speaker to help them develop their language skills. After the semester ended, 85.3% of her students reported staying in touch with their digital pen pal. Social Media and the Admissions Process Teachers aren't the only members of the higher education system to make use social media. Increasingly more admissions offices are using social networks (especially Facebook) to help them screen applicants. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BEWARE! A Kaplan study surveyed admissions officers from America's top 500 schools and found that 1 in 10 checked out applicant's social networking profiles during their decision making process. 38% said that what they saw on these profiles negatively affected most applicants. 25% said that what they saw on these profiles positively affected most applicants. YouTube: The New College Essay? In 2009: George Mason, Tufts, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. Tufts received about 700 videos from its 15,500 applicants (4.5%). George Mason received about 120 videos from its 20,000 applicants (0.6%). "If accepted, I will..." St Mary's received about 250 videos from its 2500 applicants (10%). 0000 /01 Course Hero SOURCES: facultyfocus.com, kaplan.com, usnews.com, mashable.com Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve. The University of Facebook How Colleges Are Leveraging Social Media In And Outside The Classroom SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RISE It's spread to almost every area of our lives - from corporate America to shopping – and now to higher education. Faculty 4 Social Media. Education is always evolving to find the most No AGE GAP efficient and culturally relevant ways to Social media is often thought of as a staple of enlighten students. The power and versatility of the younger generations, but research shows social media has prompted many educators to that this stereotype doesn't hold up in experiment with it in the classroom, but not all academia. Departments using social media the most: ABC Social Sciences departments see equal value in it. The use of social media among older faculty Humanities 主 夫 古 (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of younger educators. Departments using social media the least: •Science •Mathematics fig. 1 ·Economics •Business (20 Years >20 Years How Are Tools Being Used By Professors? Social media has provided some forward-thinking professors with new ways to communicate with students and faculty. The results of a recent Babson survey show that: f Facebook 61% of educators say they have a Facebook account. . 18% use their account to communicate with fellow educators. 12% use it to communicate with students. H YouTube Tube 40% of educators report having a YouTube account. 9% use the service to communicate with fellow educators. 21% use it to communicate with students. B Twitter Only 18% of educators report having a Twitter account. 4% use the service to communicate with fellow educators, 2% use it to communicate with students. In Addition... 46% of educators play social video and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. skype for Language eee 00:18 | Call with Kenneth Anderson A professor at Marquette University uses the video/voice/chat program Skype to link each of her Spanish students up with a native speaker to help them develop their language skills. After the semester ended, 85.3% of her students reported staying in touch with their digital pen pal. Social Media and the Admissions Process Teachers aren't the only members of the higher education system to make use social media. Increasingly more admissions offices are using social networks (especially Facebook) to help them screen applicants. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BEWARE! A Kaplan study surveyed admissions officers from America's top 500 schools and found that 1 in 10 checked out applicant's social networking profiles during their decision making process. 38% said that what they saw on these profiles negatively affected most applicants. 25% said that what they saw on these profiles positively affected most applicants. YouTube: The New College Essay? In 2009: George Mason, Tufts, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. Tufts received about 700 videos from its 15,500 applicants (4.5%). George Mason received about 120 videos from its 20,000 applicants (0.6%). "If accepted, I will..." St Mary's received about 250 videos from its 2500 applicants (10%). 0000 /01 Course Hero SOURCES: facultyfocus.com, kaplan.com, usnews.com, mashable.com Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve. The University of Facebook How Colleges Are Leveraging Social Media In And Outside The Classroom SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RISE It's spread to almost every area of our lives - from corporate America to shopping – and now to higher education. Faculty 4 Social Media. Education is always evolving to find the most No AGE GAP efficient and culturally relevant ways to Social media is often thought of as a staple of enlighten students. The power and versatility of the younger generations, but research shows social media has prompted many educators to that this stereotype doesn't hold up in experiment with it in the classroom, but not all academia. Departments using social media the most: ABC Social Sciences departments see equal value in it. The use of social media among older faculty Humanities 主 夫 古 (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of younger educators. Departments using social media the least: •Science •Mathematics fig. 1 ·Economics •Business (20 Years >20 Years How Are Tools Being Used By Professors? Social media has provided some forward-thinking professors with new ways to communicate with students and faculty. The results of a recent Babson survey show that: f Facebook 61% of educators say they have a Facebook account. . 18% use their account to communicate with fellow educators. 12% use it to communicate with students. H YouTube Tube 40% of educators report having a YouTube account. 9% use the service to communicate with fellow educators. 21% use it to communicate with students. B Twitter Only 18% of educators report having a Twitter account. 4% use the service to communicate with fellow educators, 2% use it to communicate with students. In Addition... 46% of educators play social video and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. skype for Language eee 00:18 | Call with Kenneth Anderson A professor at Marquette University uses the video/voice/chat program Skype to link each of her Spanish students up with a native speaker to help them develop their language skills. After the semester ended, 85.3% of her students reported staying in touch with their digital pen pal. Social Media and the Admissions Process Teachers aren't the only members of the higher education system to make use social media. Increasingly more admissions offices are using social networks (especially Facebook) to help them screen applicants. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BEWARE! A Kaplan study surveyed admissions officers from America's top 500 schools and found that 1 in 10 checked out applicant's social networking profiles during their decision making process. 38% said that what they saw on these profiles negatively affected most applicants. 25% said that what they saw on these profiles positively affected most applicants. YouTube: The New College Essay? In 2009: George Mason, Tufts, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. Tufts received about 700 videos from its 15,500 applicants (4.5%). George Mason received about 120 videos from its 20,000 applicants (0.6%). "If accepted, I will..." St Mary's received about 250 videos from its 2500 applicants (10%). 0000 /01 Course Hero SOURCES: facultyfocus.com, kaplan.com, usnews.com, mashable.com Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve. The University of Facebook How Colleges Are Leveraging Social Media In And Outside The Classroom SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RISE It's spread to almost every area of our lives - from corporate America to shopping – and now to higher education. Faculty 4 Social Media. Education is always evolving to find the most No AGE GAP efficient and culturally relevant ways to Social media is often thought of as a staple of enlighten students. The power and versatility of the younger generations, but research shows social media has prompted many educators to that this stereotype doesn't hold up in experiment with it in the classroom, but not all academia. Departments using social media the most: ABC Social Sciences departments see equal value in it. The use of social media among older faculty Humanities 主 夫 古 (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of younger educators. Departments using social media the least: •Science •Mathematics fig. 1 ·Economics •Business (20 Years >20 Years How Are Tools Being Used By Professors? Social media has provided some forward-thinking professors with new ways to communicate with students and faculty. The results of a recent Babson survey show that: f Facebook 61% of educators say they have a Facebook account. . 18% use their account to communicate with fellow educators. 12% use it to communicate with students. H YouTube Tube 40% of educators report having a YouTube account. 9% use the service to communicate with fellow educators. 21% use it to communicate with students. B Twitter Only 18% of educators report having a Twitter account. 4% use the service to communicate with fellow educators, 2% use it to communicate with students. In Addition... 46% of educators play social video and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. skype for Language eee 00:18 | Call with Kenneth Anderson A professor at Marquette University uses the video/voice/chat program Skype to link each of her Spanish students up with a native speaker to help them develop their language skills. After the semester ended, 85.3% of her students reported staying in touch with their digital pen pal. Social Media and the Admissions Process Teachers aren't the only members of the higher education system to make use social media. Increasingly more admissions offices are using social networks (especially Facebook) to help them screen applicants. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BEWARE! A Kaplan study surveyed admissions officers from America's top 500 schools and found that 1 in 10 checked out applicant's social networking profiles during their decision making process. 38% said that what they saw on these profiles negatively affected most applicants. 25% said that what they saw on these profiles positively affected most applicants. YouTube: The New College Essay? In 2009: George Mason, Tufts, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. Tufts received about 700 videos from its 15,500 applicants (4.5%). George Mason received about 120 videos from its 20,000 applicants (0.6%). "If accepted, I will..." St Mary's received about 250 videos from its 2500 applicants (10%). 0000 /01 Course Hero SOURCES: facultyfocus.com, kaplan.com, usnews.com, mashable.com Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve. The University of Facebook How Colleges Are Leveraging Social Media In And Outside The Classroom SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RISE It's spread to almost every area of our lives - from corporate America to shopping – and now to higher education. Faculty 4 Social Media. Education is always evolving to find the most No AGE GAP efficient and culturally relevant ways to Social media is often thought of as a staple of enlighten students. The power and versatility of the younger generations, but research shows social media has prompted many educators to that this stereotype doesn't hold up in experiment with it in the classroom, but not all academia. Departments using social media the most: ABC Social Sciences departments see equal value in it. The use of social media among older faculty Humanities 主 夫 古 (those teaching more than 20 years) is only slightly lower than that of younger educators. Departments using social media the least: •Science •Mathematics fig. 1 ·Economics •Business (20 Years >20 Years How Are Tools Being Used By Professors? Social media has provided some forward-thinking professors with new ways to communicate with students and faculty. The results of a recent Babson survey show that: f Facebook 61% of educators say they have a Facebook account. . 18% use their account to communicate with fellow educators. 12% use it to communicate with students. H YouTube Tube 40% of educators report having a YouTube account. 9% use the service to communicate with fellow educators. 21% use it to communicate with students. B Twitter Only 18% of educators report having a Twitter account. 4% use the service to communicate with fellow educators, 2% use it to communicate with students. In Addition... 46% of educators play social video and podcasts as educational supplements to their lectures. skype for Language eee 00:18 | Call with Kenneth Anderson A professor at Marquette University uses the video/voice/chat program Skype to link each of her Spanish students up with a native speaker to help them develop their language skills. After the semester ended, 85.3% of her students reported staying in touch with their digital pen pal. Social Media and the Admissions Process Teachers aren't the only members of the higher education system to make use social media. Increasingly more admissions offices are using social networks (especially Facebook) to help them screen applicants. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS BEWARE! A Kaplan study surveyed admissions officers from America's top 500 schools and found that 1 in 10 checked out applicant's social networking profiles during their decision making process. 38% said that what they saw on these profiles negatively affected most applicants. 25% said that what they saw on these profiles positively affected most applicants. YouTube: The New College Essay? In 2009: George Mason, Tufts, and St. Mary's College of Maryland are now accepting a one minute long YouTube video as a substitute for the traditional college essay. Tufts received about 700 videos from its 15,500 applicants (4.5%). George Mason received about 120 videos from its 20,000 applicants (0.6%). "If accepted, I will..." St Mary's received about 250 videos from its 2500 applicants (10%). 0000 /01 Course Hero SOURCES: facultyfocus.com, kaplan.com, usnews.com, mashable.com Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve.

The University of Facebook

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Facebook started as a network between Harvard college students to network and socialize but has evolved to modify how people around the world keep in touch and view friends. Facebook is even finding ...

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