American University was in yesterday's Washington Post for its use of social media during the most recent snowstorm.
Professor Zaharna's International Public Relations class has a Facebook page in which they use to communicate about certain events happening around the world and since the article has hit, requests to join the group and emails about the group have been pouring in. When the snow hit and school was canceled, Professor Zaharna held a "snow class."
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Not to be a Debbie Downer on this, but I read this story and also the one that AU posted on its Web site and (to me) it seems like people are making this out to be more awesome than it really was. I understand that it was kind of a trial run, but the people I spoke to from that class said it was pretty confusing with all the comments coming in at the same time, and not really engaging. I guess it's good exposure for the university though!
I completely agree. I was in the class and it was very confusing at first. I was bombarded with e-mails when others were posting so I felt rushed to do my portion.
And yes, I also agree that it is good exposure.
I also think it was a good way to not lose focus because class was canceled and am sure if it comes up again it will definitely run more smoothly. It was a good learning experience!
Guess it's interesting news because use of social media in education not that widespread in U.S. But with popularity of mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad, more universities are researching how to leverage the technology to enhance the learning and teaching experiences (engaging students via social networking, etc). Agree that it was definitely good exposure for AU.
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