In which social networks are explained along with other amazing feats

Kevin Gaugler | December 13, 2008


In a previous post Barbara described the power of social networks to create real change in the world. In this post I would like to discuss how, as instructors, many of us view social networks as silly, foreign and time consuming. It’s no wonder that we so quickly shy away from participating in online social [...]

In which online social networks inform, empower, and educate

Barbara Lindsey | October 27, 2008


Underage drinking. Risqué behavior. By now most of us have heard of or even seen for ourselves inappropriate content posted to Facebook and MySpace, those online social networking sites favored by so many of today’s youth. Indeed, such excesses function as cautionary tales for our students, warning them of the academic, personal and economic consequences [...]