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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Professor Daniel Jutras’ classes begin with him and/or students covering some current events relating to the seminar’s topic. We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. Membership blogging partially meets our needs for community.

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Social Media Integration in Higher Education | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Social media-focused classes for the core curriculum is an excellent idea. I don’t think it should be specifically called a social media class; rather, it should be a well-rounded class that focuses on communicating in a digital world. It almost boggles or “bloggles” our minds!

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You Are Not A Social Media Guru, Ninja, Expert, Master, (Enter.

Jason Yormark

I'm not sure that I agree that certification is the way to go because almost anyone can take a class, study for a test and have an “academic&# understanding of Social Media. Scott Ellis Says: December 29th, 2009 at 6:45 pm Jason, Good post and good topic. Self education is important and will set you a part from the pretenders.

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Social Media for Non-Profits: How One Small Charity Makes it Work

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Epic Change decided to dabble in social media, because as Stacey says, it was “a way to cultivate a community of support for Epic Change.&# More importantly, Epic Change has a mission to empower individuals to tell stories in order to acquire financial resources to make positive change in their communities. Why social media?

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Engagement is Mantra of Social Media, Why Not Mantra of Schools, too?

Josh S Peters

Why cannot we create a wiki page s with the fact s , which we have learned in the class instead of reading old-fashioned books ? She facilitate s inspiring community around her blog, which is known as SCG – Super Cool Gang. She is “shipping” blogs and vlogs for Inspiring Ship ments blog.

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Grading Social Media

Social Media Strategery

If you’ve kept up with this blog , you know that I’m really interested in the intersection of social media and education, and my old Public Relations 101 professor now teaches in the USI communications department, so I’m particularly excited for this opportunity. How should social media fit into the world of academia?

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Rethinking Public Relations Education

Social Media Strategery

Some were in media relations classes where they were learning about the differences between pitching reporters and bloggers. That’d be like adding a class for “Business Email 101.&# Social media shouldn’t get it’s own special class – social media IS media. If not, why? Do they apply?