Here is an study on student/faculty relationships on Facebook. It is authored by Hewitt and Forte at Georgie Tech, and outlines a project that is currently at the half-way mark. The first part of the project involved a survey of students regarding their attitudes about faculty participation in Facebook. It included a set of questions designed to rate the their interactions with faculty through Facebook, and also the specific question, “Should faculty be on the Facebook?”
Author: lesliedare@gmail.com
Looking for an Online Social Networking Product
In response to a request from Campus Activities here at NC State, I am currently researching different products that could be used for university-sponsored online social networks. I had hoped that the Libraries here at State were developing something on this front (as they have for wikis and blogs) but no such luck. (I can see where this actually is outside the realm of the Libraries, but it never hurts to hope!) Nothing like this going on out of ITD, and I still need to check with DELTA.
I’ve played around with Ning, and there are certainly others, and I’ve found one review (so far) of several products. However, providing such a tool is fraught with all sorts of problems: accessibility, privacy, and so on. Some colleagues at the University of Minnesota are engaged in a similar project so I hope to get some good ideas from them.
ELI07: Program Materials
Program materials are now available for the ELI Fall 2007 Event.
– All Materials (check back, as presenters are still uploading)
– My Presentation
This is a nice feature that EDUCAUSE provides for all events. Being able to access the materials is great for both the participants as well as those who could not attend. Since I posted my file after I actually presentated, I was able to correct a couple of errors and add some more meat to the bone.