This session was offered at the 2014 NASPA Western Regional Conference. It provided participants understanding of social media research and best practices, exploring its’ use at three levels in order to build and transform communities: community of practitioners, campus community, and personal learning communities. Whether you are a novice or proficient social media user, the information assists educators to imagine endless possibilities online.
Surface level, social media platforms may appear to be only for recreational or ‘social’ uses. Further, many departments in higher education may solely focus their efforts on these sites for marketing efforts. This session challenged the way educators view and use digital platforms in our own personal lives, professional development, campus community and higher education global outreach. With advanced usage and awareness, student affairs educators can tap into resources and networks that will build the capacity for transforming communities for their own personal and professional growth, a stronger campus community, as well as the advancement of the field of higher education.
ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
Using Social Media to Transform Communities
1. Using Social Media to Transform Communities
NASPA Western Regional Conference
Wednesday 7:45 am - 8:45 am Platinum 7
#NASPAwrc
@josieahlquist @gracebagunu @JoeSabado
17. Three Levels of Social Media Community
• Campus Community (Local)
• Community of Practice (Global)
• Personal Learning Networks
(Individual)
18. Students create their own communities, and as
institution, the challenge/opportunity is how do we:
Campus Community (Local)
• gain insight of students issues & thoughts,
• participate in the conversations,
• offer our help when needed,
• shape the conversations…
and meet where the students are.
19. • promote division’s mission / consistent message
• promote use of social media for communication with our
students and other customers
• provide tools (Emma, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics,
Facebook app (Uversity),…)
• train staff with writing, presentation skills, production of video,
graphics, and social media use
• oversee student media internship (Student Affairs Media
Internship Program – SAMI)
GOAL: Serving, working with, and communicating with
our students and other customers where they are.
UCSB Student Affairs Communication Collaborative
(CommCollab)
27. SAMIs: Student Affairs Media Interns
Video interns:
Brendan Byrne
Aja Marshall
Ahjaleah Price
Stefan Le
Joe Arciniega
Mark Estefanos
Carter Hiyama
Photography
interns:
Lindsay Tackett
Stefan Le
29. Student Affairs / Students Partnership
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrpq2oTju8
30. The “I Heart UCSB”
campaign is a student-
led initiative,
established in 2013,
with the goal of
improving UCSB’s
internal image and
celebrating Gaucho
traditions with unity
and renewed pride.
During the summer of
2014, student leaders
expanded the campaign
to include the “I Heart
UCSB” pledge, written
by students, for
students. The pledge
was introduced earlier
this fall by AS President
Ali Guthy at New
Student Convocation.
31.
32. Community of Practice
Why?
• to build a sense of community
• to share knowledge
• to provide an opportunity for engagement
How?
• using various social media platforms
• posting content
• engaging in dialogue
What?
• to transform the community (specifically the NASPA community) through
knowledge, engagement, and dialogue.
43. Higher Ed Live
Student Affairs Live
Higher Education
Student Affairs Chat
Edtech
Social Media – Higher Ed
SAlead
Technology in Student Affairs
44. Student Affairs Collective
The Student Affairs Feature
Student Affairs Women Talk
Tech
Student Affairs Fitness
Student Leader Collective
45.
46.
47. Poll Everywhere Questions
1. Why does social media transform communities at this level?
2. How might the use of social media be taken up differently at this
level?
3. What additional questions come up for you about social media
use at this level?
Social Media Transforming Communities
• Campus Community (Local)
• Community of Practice (Global)
• Personal Learning Networks (Individual)
1 min
MILES: Students received an average of two tragedy-related E-mails per day in the two weeks following the incident. Several different campus administrative offices sent messages including the Chancellor, the Dean of Undergraduate Education, and the Dean of the Graduate Division. Communication was one of the most difficult aspects of the crisis to navigate—questions of what was appropriate to send, and who should send what when, were constantly being grappled with. Quickly, Student Affairs came to the conclusion that we need to be able to communicate directly and immediately with the entire student body.
In light of delays we were experiencing from our on-campus servers, we sent several messages through Emma, a commercially available bulk E-mail platform, and established events on Facebook, including a catch-call event where multiple events and resources were listed, which could be updated regularly. While E-mails were read with greater frequency than we normally see—50 to 60 percent versus the 30 percent we generally expect—Facebook proved to be an equally /if not more/ important communication tool. Social media was incredibly active.
It’s important to point out that if we used all of the same media outlets in the same ways to reach out to students about regular events, these methods would not have been (in fact, they are not, our experience tells us) as effective. While Facebook is only moderately important for my day-to-day work with students, it was absolutely critical for this time period.