[Sig-bwp] Teaching Teens To Twitter: Supporting Engagement In The College Classroom

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Berkman Center for Internet & Society / Berkman Luncheon Series >

Rey Junco  / Associate Professor ; Director of Disability Services /
Department of Academic Development and Counseling / Lock Haven
University

Tuesday / December 1 2009 / 12:30 pm

Berkman Center / 23 Everett Street / Second Floor

Recent research has shown that social media use is correlated with
indices of student engagement. While a relationship exists, no
research has been conducted to elucidate the causal connection, if
any, between engagement in social media spaces and engagement in the
real world. This talk will outline an experimental study, currently
underway, that assesses whether first-year college students’ use of
Twitter affects student engagement and success.

About Rey

Dr. Rey Junco is an Associate Professor and the Director of Disability
Services in the Department of Academic Development and Counseling at
Lock Haven University. Dr. Junco received his doctoral degree in
Counselor Education with a focus on Student Development, and his
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pennsylvania State
University.

Dr. Junco is currently at the helm of one of the first controlled
experimental studies of social media’s impact on first-year student
engagement and academic performance. Previously, he conducted a large,
multi-institution survey of student technology use, which he wrote
about in his book, Connecting to the Net.Generation: What higher
education professionals need to know about today’s students. Dr. Junco
further explored students’ Internet usage in his second book, Using
emerging technologies, in which he delivered comprehensive analysis of
social networking sites’ role in the engagement of students,
technology’s potential to improve retention, and blogs’ potential to
improve students’ writing and marketing skills.

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