the encouragement lounge: Join in the conversation! Social media and higher education

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Join in the conversation! Social media and higher education

My friend and colleague Melanie Booth is hosting a conversation on social media and boundaries in higher education, over on her blog Prattlenog.

She's looking to hear from students and teachers in higher education. How do you think about interpersonal boundaries and social media with your students or teachers? Do you worry about boundary crossing? Privacy? Has the use of tools such as Facebook and Twitter helped you connect more effectively? Several people have already joined in -- this is a terrific conversation! Now it's your turn: Prattlenog.

Cheering you on in your work,

Harriet

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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.