#ACPA15 & #NASPA15 Presentation: #SAwrites: Blogging in Student Affairs and Higher Education
I am pleased to be presenting on blogging in higher education and student affairs with some amazing colleagues at the ACPA Convention this week and at the NASPA convention later in the month. To go along with our session, we’ve created a resource page. I’ve included it here, but you can point your browsers to SAwrites.com at any time to go to the most up-to-date permanent landing page. Perhaps this can become a resource page for bloggers in the future? This website was developed as a companion to two educational sessions originally presented at… Read More
Social, Digital and Tech Program Picks for the 2015 ACPA Convention
Time for the yearly tradition! A look at the 2015 ACPA conference schedule to identify all of the social media and technology related sessions on offer. There are a lot to choose from this year (including a few go my own… shameless plug). Click on the program titles to find out more. See you in Tampa! Thursday, March 5 Special Session: Meeting Student Where They Are: Online! Graduate School Information Webinars 09:30 AM 03:00 PM Thalia Mulvihill (Ball State University) Tampa Convention Center – Exceptional Practice Table 10 Skill Building Sessions: Maximizing… Read More
Be. Act. Do. Making Choices In Your Online Life.
You interact online and through social and digital media, but do you reflect about how, why and in what way you choose to use these tools? The following is from a new presentation I’ve developed that challenges college students to reflect on three questions: Who do you want to BE? How do you want to ACT? What do you want to DO? I will be presenting this at Ripon College today, but am constantly tweaking it for new audiences. Take a look at the abbreviated preview below. The full version, of course, has a lot… Read More
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 plan including methods of data collection and procedures. Below you will find a sample from my proposal as well as the presentation I will be using when I present it to my committee. Enjoy! The following study attempts to… Read More
3 Things Every New Digital #SAgrad Should Do 2014
So you’ve recently started your journey towards a Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs. CONGRATULATIONS! As an instructor in one of these programs, one of the topics I like to review with my students is how they can begin to network and gain valuable professional development… digitally… and often for free. Going digital really isn’t an option anymore, and with that in mind I wanted to give your three tips that can start you on your way: 1. Follow ACPA/NAPSA on all social media channels As the two main professional… Read More
