Engaging Students through Social Media

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Praise for Engaging Students through Social Media "A must-read for student affairs professionals, this book makes accessible the latest research on the promise and challenges of social media in learning contexts, and injects important new insight into the controversial debate about the future of education in the digital age." --Urs Gasser, professor of practice, Harvard Law School, and executive director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University "In this beautifully explained and thoroughly accessible book, Reynol Junco guides educators and student affairs professionals so they can better understand their students' seemingly ubiquitous social media activities. His evidence-based approach debunks myths, allays fears and, most important, empowers those responsible for students' well-being to empower the students in their care." --Sonia Livingstone, professor of social psychology, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science; author of Children, Risk, and Safety Online "Rey Junco's important new book provides a valuable corrective to rhetoric demonizing youth engagement with Facebook and other social networks. Armed with a wealth of research, including his own in-depth studies, Junco shows that social network services are an important locus for students' identity development and an important space for student affairs professionals to understand and navigate." --Ethan Zuckerman, director, Center for Civic Media, MIT and principal research scientist, MIT Media Lab "This is the book student affairs practitioners and educators have been waiting for! Dr. Junco provides thoughtful evidence and practical applications to use social media in their departments' student engagement plans." --Ed Cabellon, director, Campus Center, Bridgewater State University
Using social media to enhance learning outcomes, engagement, and retention Although research shows that most of today's college students adopt and use social media at high rates, many higher education professionals are unaware of how these technologies can be used for academic benefit. Author Reynol Junco, associate professor at Purdue University and fellow at the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society, has been widely cited for his research on the impact of social technology on students. In Engaging Students through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practice for Use in Student Affairs, he offers a practical plan for implementing effective social media strategies within higher education settings. The book bridges the gap between a desire to use social media and the process knowledge needed to actually implement and assess effective social media interventions, providing a research-based understanding of how students use social media and the ways it can be used to enhance student learning. * Discover how social media can be used to enhance student development and improves academic outcomes * Learn appropriate strategies for social media use and how they contribute to student success in both formal and informal learning settings * Dispel popular myths about how social media use affects students * Learn to use social media as a way to engage students, teach online civil discourse, and support student development The benefits of social media engagement include improvements in critical thinking skills, content knowledge, diversity appreciation, interpersonal skills, leadership skills, community engagement, and student persistence. This resource helps higher education professionals understand the value of using social media, and offers research-based strategies for implementing it effectively.

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