Cross Comparing Campus Interest Tag Clouds [IMAGE]
Breaking news! College students nationwide are interested in both music and movies. Yep, it’s true. You heard it here first. When we decided to compare campus interest tag clouds, we knew there would be some common top interests, such as music and movies. But looking past the top interests is where it gets interesting. At […]
How is Red Rover Changing Your Campus?
Donny Jenkins is studying Biology at Georgia Highlands College. In the interview below, Donny shares how Red Rover is changing the way students connect on his campus. Q: How does RR help your campus? A: I show the students my account and the contacts and friends I have made using Red Rover’s tools. I explain […]
Students Helping Students
Kansas State University’s “Students Helping Students” campaign has the potential to be a national theme for peer-to-peer learning. For those who’ve had us on campus working with your student leaders, you should recognize the Blender Events and Flash Mobs throughout the video. Enjoy! VIDEO FILE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
The Value of Integrating Social Media into Education
Dean Long, of LAUS, only needs two minutes to perfectly explain how every educator should be thinking about social media. VIDEO FILE NO LONGER AVAILABLE And if your life is too busy for a two-minute interlude, here are the highlights: Use SM (Social Media) to cultivate a community around the activities already being done on […]
Playing Catch Up: Colleges and the Web
(This is a cross-post from the Student Affairs Blog) “We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” – Marshall McLuhan You’ve probably heard the term “Web 2.0.” The idea was that the changes in how the internet worked over the last 8 years were profound enough to warrant a whole new version. While […]
What’s Wrong With the College Speaking Market
There’s one name all college speakers know. That “brand awareness” is a great testament to his ability to market himself and his own products. Not surprising, then, that marketing is what he teaches. People say he’s very successful and that’s great. I’m sure he helps some college speakers with their marketing. The problem in the […]
The Value of a College Degree in the Networked World
Working in San Francisco with the Red Rover programming team, so this will be quick. mycreditunion kristian welch consume Schools used to base their value on ownership of the books and the information. Now many are sharing what they know for free. As a group, schools are beginning to value sharing over hoarding. The old […]
Ed Reform: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Capitalism and business models go together. It’s a natural conversation. Do you want a better business? Get a better business model. This blog post below inspired me. Whose Job Is It Anyway?: “Henry Chesbrough’s article in today’s WSJ about the importance of business models in innovation reinforces a point we often make here: the most […]