I'm pleased to be presenting to the faculty, staff and students of Suffolk Count Community College today. As a community college, and an institution with a large number of commuting students, social media and online technologies are an excellent way for engaging and building community with students. At my two sessions today, I will be speaking... Continue Reading →
Presenting at University of Delaware Today…
I have the privilege of sharing my time and space today with the staff and students at the University of Delaware. There are two workshops I'll be giving which are both revamped presentations with a lot of new content arising out of my research. Hopefully you will find the information helpful as well. In particular, one... Continue Reading →
Exciting Goings On: Being a Part of the ACPA Digital Task Force 2.0
The following post originally appeared on the ACPA Digital Task Force Website. I'm excited to announce that I will be a part of round 2 of this effort. Specifically, I will be continuing my collaboration with Erik Qualman and others to develop educators guides and supplemental materials for the book to which we contributed,... Continue Reading →
Checklist: Selecting Technology for Learning [REBLOG]
The following post comes from Laura Pasquini which shares an excellent model for determining how one should go about integrating digital technology into course content and deciding what are the most appropriate approaches given the content and context. Tony Bates' SECTIONS model is a practical and useful tool to have in your digital teaching arsenal. Read on...
Introducing My Dissertation Topic: College Students, Social Media and the Self
This Thursday, I will (finally) have my dissertation proposal hearing. This means I will present my proposed dissertation research to my committee and seek approval to move forward into the data collection and analysis phases. Proposals generally include the "first three chapters" of a dissertation. These chapters are typically an introduction, a review of literature, and a research... Continue Reading →
Excited to be a part of the #ACPAdigital “Informed and Responsible Engagement Team”
Back in July, I was honored to be asked to serve on ACPA-College Student Educators International's Presidential Task Force on Digital Technology. After meeting in person with many members of the team, I can say with confidence we're on to something new, exciting and different. In my role with this group, I co-chair the Informed... Continue Reading →