Guest blog post by Lisa Endersby The very idea of what a community is and how it functions has been on my mind since accidentally on purpose engaging with the #sachat community about a year ago. I say ‘accidentally on purpose’ because I stumbled upon some #sachat conversations after signing myself up for Twitter during [...]
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Do communities form differently in-person or online? THAT is the question. Join us on the Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) on August 8th from 7-8 pm CT as we discuss how #StudentAffaris In Real Life (IRL) versus Online Communities differ (or do they?) with our guest co-host Lisa Endersby. Online Community – From ‘So Me’ to ‘So Us’ [...]
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Guest Blog Post by Leslie Dare which is also cross-posted at Leslie Dare’s Blog. I had the pleasure to serve as a guest co-host on the great BreakDrink Campus Tech podcast series this week. Thanks to Laura Pasquini for the invite. She and Bruce Mann are delightful hosts, and Eric Stoller jumped in to the conversation as well (with a very nice recap of @saTechBOS, [...]
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Join us for tonight’s show as the Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) welcomes guest co-host Leslie Dare, Director of Student Affairs Technology Services at NC State University, to discuss the intersection of technology and communication. Get ready for TONIGHT’s broadcast at 7-8 pm CT as discuss Student Affairs & Communication (#SAComm): How can Student Affairs units support #sacomm? How [...]
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Step 1 Add yourself to the Higher Edu Google + directory. Step 2 Find great people to circle in Google Plus. Step 3 Oodles of fun and enjoyment. UPDATE: Please watch the video. The Google ID is NOT you gmail address. For additional Google + help check out the BreakDrink Resources page.
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Campus Tech Connection is coming at you this week with guest co-host Brian LeDuc. Brian joins the #CTCX crew tonight to chat about prepping to be a Student Affairs graduate student before you become one. What do you need to know before your first year? How can you prepare? How does this all translate to becoming a new [...]
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Guest Blog Post by Five months ago I created a project, using the social media tool, Twitter to interview 52 student affairs professionals in 52 weeks (#52in52). Little did I know how much this project would change my life forever. In less than four months, I had finished interviewing 52 amazing professionals.I continue to build stronger [...]
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In a recent broadcast on NPR, Don Tapscott shared his ideas on Rethinking How We Teach the ‘Net Generation’. Education models in higher education to meet the needs of today’s learner. A chapter in his latest book, Macrowikinomics, is dedicated to how higher education institutions need to change, specifically with regards to learning pedagogy and content creation. [...]
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As a visual person, I am a big fan of the INFOGRAPHIC. RWW’s recent article shares the power of an infographic: ”it communicates new knowledge about otherwise inaccessible information in new and pleasing ways. Good visualizations can be efficient and effective; bad visualizations can be seductive and deceptive. That’s why visually designed data-based content, both good [...]
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The Campus Tech Connection (#CTCX) had a bit of a chat on this week’s show to preview the latest social network – Google Plus. To be super meta, the #CTCX crew hosted the Google+ preview show in a hang out and encouraged listeners to join in the fun. As usual, we shared many reviews and [...]
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