Originally presented at the 2016 conference of the Association of Intermountain Housing Officers (AIMHO). This session provides an overview of developmental issues students in college face while online.
Learning Outcomes:
• Articulate and explain how
developmental patterns play out in
online spaces
• Understand student struggles with
self esteem and authenticity on
social media
• Employ strategies and changes in
practice to guide students in their
online lives
89%
of adults 18-29 years old use social media
67%
access it on mobile
98%
of adults ages 18-29 are on the internet
70
70
70
43%
60%
89%
65+
50-64
30-49
70
78% 18-29
social media use
by age
younger generations
are using the internet,
social media, and mobile
technologies at a high rate
Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
well.
you know how to use it
@paulgordonbrown
Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
for purpose-driven
you know how to use it
ends.
@paulgordonbrown
Digital Identity
@paulgordonbrown
Or more accurately, digital identities,
are the personas, data, and actions
we take online as well as the
reputation of those identities and
how they are viewed by others.
@paulgordonbrown
social media &
student activism
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Social media in student activist movements…
Removes and
lessens barriers
Serves as a tool
for organizing
and mobilizingAdam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Social media in student activist movements…
Serves as a conduit for
information dissemination
and consumption
Creates a
“common
language”
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
clicktivism
go beyond How do we
define
“meaningful”
participation?
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
social media and civic engagement…
Allows fast,
customized
information
gathering
Facilitates
information
sharing
Drives civic
learning and
organization
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
but it also… Lead to an
avoidance of civil
debate
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Create an
intimidating
environment for
early-stage
development
? Should we adapt?
Can we adapt?
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Howdoesour“traditional”model
ofRegistered/Recognized
StudentOrganizationsfitwith
modernmovements?
Doesthe“traditional”modelfit?
Isthatimportant?
How might these new tools
for activism interact with
typical structures within
Student Affairs?
Digitized Development
@paulgordonbrown
is the underlying developmental
processes that inform how we
understand ourselves and our
behavior in digital spaces.
Digitized development can carry
unique properties from offline
development.
@paulgordonbrown
Student explores and experiments
openly with social media. This is
strongly influenced by authorities
(parents/guardians) through access
and peers through peer culture.
Student does not understand how
online and offline interactions can
impact each other or possess a
sophisticated understanding of
context.
Student makes conscious choices about
social media usage and how it fits into life
desires, outlook, and goals.
Student realizes that one’s online life
requires constant renegotiation as one’s
goals, needs, contexts, and
circumstances change.
@paulgordonbrown
Learning Outcomes:
• Articulate and explain how
developmental patterns play out in
online spaces
• Understand student struggles with
self esteem and authenticity on
social media
• Employ strategies and changes in
practice to guide students in their
online lives