Posts Tagged ‘social media campus trends’
May 27 - College Students Unplugged: 24 Hours without Media Brings Feelings of Boredom, Isolation, Anxiety
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
College students who abstained from using media for 24 hours describe their feelings in terms more commonly associated with drug and alcohol addictions: In withdrawal, Frantically craving, Very anxious, Extremely antsy, Miserable, Jittery, Crazy.
May 13 - Social Media Usage Among College Faculty
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
A survey developed to determine how many college faculty are using social media, and in what capacity, found widespread awareness of social networks, but faculty are more likely to use social networking tools for personal use than in the classroom.
December 30 - Do College Students Spend Too Much Time on Facebook, YouTube and Other Social Networking Sites?
By: Mary Bart in Trends in Higher Education
If you want to start a lively debate with your colleagues, just say one word: Facebook. You’re likely to hear many different arguments and at some point someone will declare that if students would spend less time on Facebook and other social networking sites they’d get better grades. Maybe, maybe not.
