Hello friends and supporters! I'm running for a position on the Governing Board of ACPA-College Student Educators International. The Director of Membership Development works to retain and recruit members and advance ACPA's services and professional development efforts for members. If you're a member of ACPA, please consider voting for me. My bio/application details are below. There... Continue Reading →
Not my normal kind of post, but something fun I've been playing around with for a while. There are a number of sites out there dedicated to "Starbucks' Secret Menu" or drinks that one can make by combing syrups and ingredients in unique ways. Below you will find the recipes I have experimented with and... Continue Reading →
Having a social media presence is increasingly becoming a requirement for any organization. I was interested in how the professional associations in higher education and student affairs engage online, so I decided to take a look at their Twitter presences and put together a ranking of the "most influential" associations. The metric I chose to... Continue Reading →
The University of Houston is a leading institution in engaging with their students on social media. The following text and images come directly from the page they label "Why Follow UH?" which gives a number of great examples of how they're engaging their students. Check out their social media pages to learn more about what they're... Continue Reading →
As one of two of the comprehensive student affairs professional associations based in the United States, NASPA is one of the organizations you need to follow. You can also follow Kevin Krueger, the current president of NASPA, who tweets under his own @NASPApres account. Follow him to stay abreast of some of the goings on in Washington, as... Continue Reading →
Is there something that can be described as the "online culture?" I don't think so, but I do think that technology is structuring the way we think and interact and I do think that there are cultural norms broadly perpetuated and upheld. Online culture, although diverse, still maintains persistent themes. In describing how this first... Continue Reading →
TED-Ed comes from the creators of TED Talks as a means of turning any YouTube video into an interactive lesson. Choose a video and build discussion boards, multiple choice and open-ended quizzes, and links to additional resources. TED-Ed is a simple platform with few but straightforward features. Because TED-Ed lessons are bite-size pieces of content, they are... Continue Reading →
This isn't a social media example, per se, but it is a great example of deploying digital technologies to offer opportunities for guests and prospective students. Northeastern University utilizes a platform from YouVisit to power it's virtual video tours. They're engaging and feature a real tour guide. YouVisit also maintains a list of other colleges... Continue Reading →
I have the pleasure of presenting at the NASPA Region I Annual conference today. The topic? How might we re-envision Student Development theory for the digital age. Below you will find an abbreviated version of my presentation. Some additional resources that might be of interest include: My past posts related to digital identity and identity... Continue Reading →
Currently working at the New York Institute of Technology, Ann Marie has specialties in women's and gender studies, leadership, and social media. She constantly tries to ask the unasked question and always has something interesting to say. You can also follow her blog. She also contributes to a group blog, Firestarters at NYIT, a "place for innovators, disruptors... Continue Reading →
List.ly is a social list making and content curation site. If you're trying to crowdsource a list on something (ex. the best photography sites? your favorite eggplant parmigiana recipes? best restaurants in Boston?) then Listly can help. With Listly, you set the topic, and then add links to items you want included on your list.... Continue Reading →
Lately I find myself increasingly frustrated. In particular, I'm frustrated by one strain of rhetoric that has increasingly crept into the public discourse. It is the idea that the acceptance of any social/government assistance is inherently a "hand out." That somehow, our societal care for one another should only be expressed through private giving. That... Continue Reading →
The study abroad space is ripe for social media efforts. With students dispersed across the globe, communication is easier through social media. Additionally, with these once-in-a-liftime opportunities come some great photos and stories. Media that can aid in getting other students excited about a study abroad experience. Mississippi State University held photo and blogging contests... Continue Reading →
I've talked about how much I enjoy the content curation site, Paper.li. Here are two examples of a Paper.li that I created for the higher education and student affairs masters students I teach. These sites pull content from social media postings that contain specific hashtags and format them into a visual newspaper. Once a week a new edition is dynamically created... Continue Reading →
If you want to follow someone who follows his heart and travels the world, Michael Anthony Goodman is the perfect add for your Follow Friday. Michael has a background in student affairs, but recently left his job in Indiana to head to China. He is an incredibly gifted writer who is able to give voice to... Continue Reading →
If you establish a hashtag for a campaign or program at your university, you'll want to know how it's used and what people say, right? Enter "Hachtracking." This web tool does exactly what its name suggests, track the analytics of a hashtag. This can be tremendously useful for assessment efforts and to gauge the success... Continue Reading →
With the 2014 election behind us, you know what that means... time for 2016! With that in mind, here are a few student affairs text exchanges with Hillary... (Not familiar with this meme? Read up on its history.) See Also: Student Affairs Problems? Thanks Obama!
Loyola University of Maryland started this very simple effort to promote their institution and develop a sense of community and belonging amongst their students. By creating pre-formatted Facebook cover photos, they are making it easier than ever for students to show their pride. Check out their landing page. Images are updated yearly for incoming classes... Continue Reading →
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