Social Media & The Abbreviated Writing Assignment

As the debate about using social media and newer forms of communication technology such as the smartphone in the learning environment continues among educators and education administrators, one educator recognizes a value brought to the learning process through the influence of social media−the ability to express thoughts/information in a concise manner. His ideas amused me when I thought about how those of us who are working on capstone papers might write them in a more concise way−not as brief as a text or Tweet, but less voluminous than the typical research paper. Immersion in social media, whether already part of daily life or a course requirement or both, does have its upsides.