More Admissions Officers Going Online To Research Applicants -- Campus Technology. Recruitment More Admissions Officers Going Online To Research Applicants By Dian Schaffhauser03/09/16 Admissions officers were more likely to go online and research applicants for the 2014-2015 academic year than they were in the previous year. Nearly half (45 percent) reported that they performed applicant searches during the more recent admissions season compared to 36 percent during 2013-2014. Almost 7 in 10 (67 percent) hunted on Facebook and 4 in 10 searched on Twitter. What was the outcome?
Most (53 percent) found something online that "positively impacted their impression" of the applicant; 40 percent found something that reflected "negatively. " Those are some of the results from an annual survey performed by an education technology company that sells a service to help students assess and manage their online presence. The survey report on the use of social media as an assessment tool based its results on a sample size of 133 admissions officers. About the Author. Professor sues student over his online reviews of her course.
Many professors dislike instructor review websites, saying they attract disgruntled students in particular and thus offer a skewed – but very public – account of their teaching abilities. Others say students aren’t always the best judges of teaching ability, and that they tend to rate easier courses and professors more highly than meaningful but challenging ones.
But most professors now see being rated on the Internet – good or bad – as an inevitable part of the job. Sally Vogl-Bauer, a tenured professor of communications at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, doesn’t dispute that students retain the right to exchange opinions about professors online. But in a civil suit filed in a Wisconsin circuit court, she says that a former student’s extensive online commentary about her teaching amounts to defamation -- not protected speech. The suit says Llewellyn made similar, allegedly false statements in a letter to a professional organization, the Eastern Communication Association. Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social ... - Nancy E. Willard. How to Tailor Your Online Image. Image: FN&PS photographer ready to take pictures for a model on location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 1946 (State Library and Archives of Florida) Want more advice from Karen Kelsky?
Browse The Professor Is In archives or check out The Quick and Relatively Painless Guide to Your Academic Job Search. What should I do about social media and an Internet presence, while I’m on the job market? I am asked this question constantly and I’m glad, because every job seeker should be asking this question and thinking hard about the answer. You should have a curated Internet presence for the job market. So be aware that your Internet footprint will be examined. The most important thing you can do is establish a personal academic website. Your goal here is a curated Internet presence that frames your profile in a concise and clear way, and gives search committees a focal point for their searching.
Now, on the question of social media such as Facebook and Twitter, my advice is more equivocal. Establish and Maintain Your Online Identity. How to Maintain Your Digital Identity As An Academic. In 2009, anyone who searched my name on the web would first encounter the opinions of a disgruntled Midwestern undergraduate who lambasted me for being an unfair, unprofessional, and essentially ignorant professor. Oddly enough, the student was angry because I had begun incorporating Twitter into the classroom. I was among the early advocates of using the social-media site in teaching, especially in large lecture-based courses. While many of the 120 students in my introductory film course embraced the Twitter assignments I devised, a handful revolted, including this particular student.
He took to the Internet to express his belief that social media had no place in the college classroom, and any professor who thought otherwise was not only oblivious to Twitter’s intent (It’s for socializing, not learning!) , but also graded her students unreasonably. Take control. After that, buy a domain name ending in .com or .net. Many scholars also include their own blog(s) on their websites. The Professor Is In | Getting You Through Graduate School, The Job Market and Tenure… Developing Your Digital Identity: a Webinar With The Professor Is In. Image: British Switchboard Operator, 1940 (Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer) Looking for a new position in academe? Finishing up your Ph.D. and want to hit the ground running? Then it's time to develop your digital identity.
Replay Karen Kelsky’s live webinar on managing your online presence. In this video, you will learn: The truth about blogging The importance of engaging online What to include in your online profile How to curate your web presence How to use social media wisely After you watch, take a moment to update your Vitae profile, so you can get make the most of what you learned from the video. And if you have questions or want to learn more about perfecting your online persona, visit Vitae's discussion groups. Social Media Definitions: The Ultimate Glossary of Terms You Should Know. For many people, posting a tweet, hashtagging an Instagram caption, and sending out an invite for a Facebook event on Facebook has become common practice. (In fact, if you're highly experienced, you probably do all three at once.)
But with new social media networks and innovative software cropping up almost daily, even seasoned social media users are bound to run into a term or acronym that leaves them thinking, "WTF? " Download our free social media guides here to help you get started with an effective social media strategy. For those head-scratching moments, we've created the ultimate glossary of social media marketing terms. Whether you're still hung up on the difference between a mention and a reply on Twitter or you just want to brush up on your social knowledge, check out the following roundup of social media terms to keep yourself in the know. 3) Algorithm - An algorithm is a set of formulas developed for a computer to perform a certain function.
The 2015 Social Media Glossary. A lot can change in a year, especially in the world of social media. It can be difficult to keep up with all of the terms and slang used with the introduction of new technologies and platforms, so we decided it was time to update our Social Media Glossary. Like previous editions of the glossary, this is a living document that will continue to grow as we add more terms and expand our definitions. +1 button Similar to Facebook’s “Like” button, the +1 button is proprietary to Google and is the Internet equivalent of the thumbs-up. “+1” may also show up in emails or comment threads, as in the following: “+1 for that idea” with the meaning of “I really like this idea and I’m showing my support for it.”
This thing is called an octothorpe. See: hashtag /r/ See: subreddit Abandonment rate The percentage of social customer service issues that are abandoned by customers without a resolution. Algorithm A rules-based procedure for making calculations or solving problems. Analytics Archiving Audience selector. Social Media : Career & Internship Services : University of Minnesota Duluth. What is Social Media? Social media is a facet of networking. Networking is the process of establishing relationships with people, exchanging information and ideas, and working together for future mutually beneficial exchanges. Social media takes this process of networking and puts it into the virtual world of the Internet. For a better success rate, we recommend using a combination of online and in-person networking techniques. For a broader understanding of the scope of social media, watch this video from the people at Socialnomics.net.
There are so many different social media sites available for use on the Internet. Benefits of Using Social Media Social media is changing every industry – how people communicate and how news and information are shared Create one-on-one connections with people locally and globally Have mutually beneficial networking relationships Increase your online visibility (Try Googling yourself. Basic Guidelines Follow Us! Social Media and the Job Search Learn More.
Social Networking Guidelines : Requirements and Guidelines : Our Brand: How to Convey It : University of Minnesota. Contents Basics of social networking Social networking is the use of web-based tools to interact with other people through text, images, or sound. Those using social networking tools can: Share media (text, photos, videos, audio). Carry on live discussions. Send "instant" messages. Share and edit documents. Some common social networking tools are Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Linkedin, MySpace, Twitter, UMWiki, UThink, Yahoo Buzz, YouTube. Social networking tools should be selected as part of a broader communication plan and used to: Provide easy access to University content and other content relevant to the U's disciplines. These requirements and guidelines clarify how social networking can effectively be used for conducting University of Minnesota business. Before using social networking Step 1… know what you're after First answer the POST questions: People.
Step 2… know how you'll know when you've acheived your goal You should be able to answer these two questions: Establish an internal process. Social networking tools. Social media for teaching and learning 2013 report. Identity Hub » Social Media Guidelines for Communicators. Policy The purpose of these guidelines is to help Duke communicators understand how Duke policies apply to new communications technologies such as blogs and social networking sites, and to guide them in using new social media platforms. The guidelines apply to material that Duke communications offices and related units publish on Duke-hosted websites and related Duke sites such as those on YouTube and Facebook. Any questions about these guidelines should be directed to socialmedia@duke.edu. Duke Medicine employees should refer to the specific Web standards andFacebook guidelines established for DukeHealth.org sites. Rationale Blogs, social networks and websites such as Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube are exciting new channels for Duke communicators and their colleagues to share knowledge and connect with key audiences, including students and others who may not consume traditional media as frequently as others.
Procedures Understand your strategy. Everything is public. POIEducauseConnectPortland2014. Social Media Guidelines | Bucknell University. Updated April 2011 I. Introduction These guidelines are intended to help Bucknell University faculty and staff who create and manage social media presences as University representatives, either as individual professionals or on behalf of their academic or administrative departments. Social media include a variety of online tools and services that allow users to publish content and interact with their audiences.
Currently, the most common social networks or websites within this rapidly changing media space include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and blogs. Through its institutional social media presence, the University communicates directly with and receives instant feedback from online communities that include students, faculty, staff, alumni, prospective students, families, fans and others. Social media are constantly changing and evolving. [back to top] II. What social media, if any, has already been established by colleagues or the University for this purpose? III. TheRoleofSocial MobileMediaforStudents. Teens, Technology and Friendships. Video games, social media and mobile phones play an integral role in how teens meet and interact with friends This report explores the new contours of friendship in the digital age. It covers the results of a national survey of teens ages 13 to 17; throughout the report, the word “teens” refers to those in that age bracket, unless otherwise specified.
The survey was conducted online from Sept. 25 through Oct. 9, 2014, and Feb. 10 through March 16, 2015, and 16 online and in-person focus groups with teens were conducted in April 2014 and November 2014. For today’s teens, friendships can start digitally: 57% of teens have met a new friend online. Social media and online gameplay are the most common digital venues for meeting friends For American teens, making friends isn’t just confined to the school yard, playing field or neighborhood – many are making new friends online.
The vast majority of teens (95%) spend time with their friends outside of school, in person, at least occasionally. About a Third of Teens Strongly Agree That People Overshare on Social Media. Most Teens Feel Better Connected to Friends via Social Media. Many Teens Get Support on Social Media During Tough Times. How parents monitor their teen’s digital activities. Parents have long faced the dilemma of when to step back and when to take a more hands-on approach with their kids. Technology has added a new wrinkle to that problem: Today’s parents must navigate how, when and to what extent they oversee their teens’ online and mobile activities. A new Pew Research Center report on parents of 13- to 17-year-olds finds that parents take a wide range of actions to monitor their teen’s digital life and to encourage their child to use technology in an appropriate and responsible manner.
Here are six takeaways from the report: Parents are keeping a close eye on their teen’s digital life, but few do so by tech-based means. Roughly six-in-ten parents say they have either checked which websites their teen has visited or looked at their teen’s social media profile. And about half say they have looked through their teen’s phone call records or messages. 2A majority of parents employ “digital grounding” or restrict their teen’s online access. Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015. 24% of teens go online “almost constantly,” facilitated by the widespread availability of smartphones. Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly,” according to a new study from Pew Research Center.
More than half (56%) of teens — defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 — go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online weekly, and 2% go online less often. Much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices. Nearly three-quarters of teens have or have access to a smartphone and 30% have a basic phone, while just 12% of teens 13 to 17 say they have no cell phone of any type. African-American teens are the most likely of any group of teens to have a smartphone, with 85% having access to one, compared with 71% of both white and Hispanic teens.
Mobile Messaging and Social Media 2015. In today’s world, people — particularly young people — are continually finding and adapting new ways of communicating electronically to fit their needs. Case in point: 2015 marks the first time Pew Research Center has asked specifically about mobile messaging apps as a separate kind of mobile activity apart from cell phone texting. And already, according to a new survey, 36% of smartphone owners report using messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Kik or iMessage, and 17% use apps that automatically delete sent messages such as Snapchat or Wickr. Both of these kinds of apps are particularly popular among young adults. Half (49%) of smartphone owners ages 18 to 29 use messaging apps, while 41% use apps that automatically delete sent messages.
These apps are free, and when connected to Wi-Fi, they do not use up SMS (Short Messaging Service) or other data. Overall, this survey found that 85% of adults are internet users and 67% are smartphone users. Teens, Social Media, and Privacy. Arizona day care worker fired over social media post. 5 must have tools to protect your social media accounts. Sexting And Cyberbullying in Schools. Social Media Awareness: A Letter for Parents. New Era in School Security and Safety – Social Media Monitoring. E-Professionalism Using Social Media Tools. Another Use for Yik Yak on Campus? Cheating on Exams. Teaching with Technology Collaboratory - Improving the Use of Discussion Boards.
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