The document discusses using social media tools like Facebook to enhance student engagement and learning in higher education. It notes that students already spend significant time on such sites, and argues they could be leveraged for educational purposes. An experiment is described where a course created a Facebook page and encouraged students to interact around course content. Student feedback was mixed, finding the tools helped stay informed but they were not as active generating content on Facebook as in traditional classes. More research is needed on integrating informal social spaces into formal education.