FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL PORTAL, IT LOOKS LIKE STORMY WEATHER AHEAD
A few weeks back, I met with the Provost of a major four-year university. We started talking about some of the challenges she faces in engaging her students and faculty. “We spend hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleIT’S ALL IN THE STREAM
Activity streams, by themselves, are a simple concept. They are a list of recent activities performed by a user on a website or system. The first incarnation of activity streams were news feeds, which...
View ArticleGoingOn Networks Named Finalist in 2012 SIIA CODiE Awards
We are pleased to announce GoingOn Networks has been named a finalist in the SIIA CODiE awards for Best Education Community Solution! Read Full ArticleTopics:GoingOn News read more
View ArticleSocial Media Privacy is a Legal Crap Shoot…For Now (Reposted from...
cksyme.org discusses the impact and FERPA violations of the Facebook Like button. Educational institutions should read this article before allowing students to "like" university content on the public...
View ArticleConnecting Educators through Social Technologies
With Connected Educators’ month in full swing and many of our nation’s students already back in school, I thought this would be a good time to reflect on the power of the social technologies behind...
View ArticleWhy Social Is Not A Four Letter Word
The word “social” has more than four letters; yet, for many higher education institutions, embracing public social communication tools is a taboo subject. The idea of “going social” is still fraught...
View ArticleResearch in the Digital World
In the last 10 years, the internet has dramatically transformed the way students find, share, and site information. Whereas the class of 2003 relied heavily on physical encyclopedias checked out from...
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Professors and Social Media
Best Colleges Online has created this graphic to illustrate the growing use of social media in education Read Full ArticleTopics:Thought Leadership
View ArticleGoingOn Listed as a Game Changer for 2013
GoingOn is excited to start 2013 with accolades and honors. University Business magazine has listed us as a Top Education Technology and now Campus Explorer has featured us as a technology game...
View ArticleIs Social Media Right For Your School? (Reposted from...
Social media plays a critical role in just about everyone’s life. But it can be a time-suck. Include it in your classroom or school and that could mean problems. In other words, is social media right...
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