Wrap Up & Next Steps

Lessons Learned: Strengths

• Opportunities for communication

Lessons Learned: Strengths

• Opportunities for communication • Build relationships; student 2 student

and instructor 2 student

Lessons Learned: Strengths

• Opportunities for communication – communication tool

• Build relationships; student 2 student and instructor 2 student

Lessons Learned: Concerns

• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools

Lessons Learned: Concerns

• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools

• Establishing boundaries and avoiding conflict of interest

Lessons Learned: Concerns

• Platform is not as robust as other university and web tools

• Establishing boundaries and avoiding conflict of interest

• Students may not want us there – creepy tree house

Is it appropriate?

• 33% somewhat inappropriate• 35% somewhat appropriate• 22% undecided• 4% very inappropriate• 6% very appropriate

Mazer, Murphy & Simonds. (2007). I’ll See You On “Facebook”: The Effects of Computer-Mediated Teacher Self-Disclosure on Student Motivation, Affective Learning, and Classroom Climate. Communication Education 56 (1), 1-17.

Facebook Group

• Gee, I don’t think I want my professors on facebook anymore

17 members

Facebook Groups

• Faculty Ethics on Facebooko 583 members

Lessons Learned: Other Concerns?

Suggestions

• Professional and transactional

Suggestions

• Professional and transactionalo Accept all student friend requests or noneo Remember public nature of comments;

protect student privacyo Focus on course-related topics

Suggestions

• Professional and transactional• Consider a shared agreement

Suggestions

• Professional and transactional• Consider a shared agreement• Determine how much to self-disclose

o Photos, interests, campus groups

My professional presence

Other suggestions?

Social Web for Professional Development

• Engage in the social life of your disciplineo Join an academic SNS

Google Notebook

• Social Networking Services for Academics

http://tinyurl.com/AcademicSNS

Social Web for Professional Development

• Engage in the social life of your professiono Join an academic SNSo Subscribe to a blogo Collaborate using online toolso Create a Facebook Group for your course

Open Office Hours Ask questions, Get advice and Hands-on Help • In the Faculty Room, AH 1109

o Tomorrow, Nov. 13, 12:00 to 1:30o Friday, Nov. 14, 11:30 to 1:00o Tuesday, Nov. 18, 9:00 to 10:30

References

Let’s just be friends. (June 20, 2008). The Chronicle of Higher Education. A28-29.Mazer, Murphy & Simonds. (2007). I’ll See You On “Facebook”: The Effects of Computer-Mediated Teacher Self-Disclosure on Student Motivation, Affective Learning, and Classroom Climate. Communication Education 56 (1), 1-17.Schools grapple with teachers’ Facebook use. (October 10, 2008). eSchool News.http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=55535