Student Affairs as Social Business
“Even though we’re operating with the best of intentions in social media, we are still operating from silos. The customerRead the Rest...
View ArticleMy Perspective on IT Leadership for 2012
I welcome 2012 with optimism and with gratitude! I am in a middle of a revolution that’s bigger than technology.Read the Rest...
View ArticleStudent Affairs Graduate Programs and Technology
Eric Stoller wrote a blog post about the topic of student affairs graduate programs and technology on InsideHighered.com. Specifically, heRead the Rest...
View ArticleFailure To Change
I suppose it’s so easy to get comfortable when we reach a certain level of success at personal and/or organizationalRead the Rest...
View ArticleStudent Leaders As Social Media Ambassadors
Student leaders should play a greater role in any higher educational institution’s social media efforts towards engagement and dialogue withRead the Rest...
View ArticleMy Adventures in Social Media
I presented on the topic of social media along with some colleagues at UCSB twice last week, one for theRead the Rest...
View ArticleI Don’t Use Facebook Much, I Don’t See How Students Do Also
How would you respond to someone, especially to one in a position of authority, says those words to you? ThisRead the Rest...
View ArticleExploring Social Media For Curiosity’s Sake
What if we sometimes just explore social media just for the sake of curiosity, just for fun? Sometimes, I getRead the Rest...
View ArticleHigh School Students, Digital Citizenship and Social Media for College Prep
Social media is now used by some university admissions departments to screen applicants for admittance. In addition, some employers areRead the Rest...
View ArticleSocial Media in Higher Education – Challenges/Opportunities
Social media presents challenges and opportunities for universities in the way they communicate and provide services to students, enhance theirRead the Rest...
View ArticleUsing Social Media And Mobile for New Student Orientation
Summer orientation programs for many universities have either started or about to start. These orientation programs introduce incoming students andRead the Rest...
View ArticleSocial Media Strategy & Execution – POST Method
A comprehensive social media plan should identify the target audience(s), define goals, strategies, and technologies to use. A social strategyRead the Rest...
View ArticleUsing Social Media for Onboarding (Organizational Socialization)
At your current or previous jobs, how did you get introduced to your position and to the organization? It probablyRead the Rest...
View ArticleUsing Mobile for Professional Development
My wife and I were having dinner with a teenage daughter of a friend recently. She mentioned that she hasRead the Rest...
View ArticleSocial Media Beyond Marketing and Communication in Higher Education
Social media in higher education can and should be used beyond marketing and communication purposes. Higher ed institutions are usingRead the Rest...
View ArticleHow to Use Social Media and Personal Learning Networks for Self-Directed...
One benefit of formal education is that students are provided guidance throughout their learning process via the curriculum of their studies. Students are given materials and resources to study from...
View ArticleStudent Affairs Technology Competency Assessment
This post is about student affairs technology competency. Actually, this post is an invitation for readers to contribute some ideas on how to define and assess student affairs technology competency. I...
View ArticleReflections from WRCSAD13 – Social Media and Student Affairs
I attended the Western Regional Career in Student Affairs Day (WRCSAD) at Long Beach State University last Saturday as a member of the UCSB NASPA Undergraduate Fellowship Program (NUFP) group. This was...
View ArticleMy Professional Reading List for 2013
This year has been an intense learning experience for me. It was a year of learning driven by curiosity, the need for background information for projects with folks I met via social media, and in...
View ArticleSome Folks You May Want To Follow – Real People/Fresh Ideas
Social media, specifically twitter and blogs, have become key components of my personal learning environment (PLN). For as many books I read, social media provides me information and more importantly...
View ArticleDigital Lollipop Moments
“We all have changed someone’s life – usually without even realizing it.” This is a message in Drew Dudley’s TedX talk on Everyday Leadership. The video resonates with me because for 1) I work with and...
View ArticleTechnology as Enabler of Student Network Development Through Information Sharing
About a couple of weeks ago, I decided to buy some lunch from the UCSB Filipino-American student group to support their fundraiser. While I was eating, a student introduced himself to me and we started...
View ArticleIFTTT for Integrating Cloud, Mobile, Wearable, Social Media, and Internet of...
I like gadgets and discovering how I can use them beyond how they come out of the box. One of the fun part about having these gadgets is trying to figure out how to integrate them with other devices...
View ArticleOn Social Media – What Resonates Gets Our Attention
I recently became more interested in Yik Yak, the anonymous and location based social network a couple of weeks ago when controversy arose from the use of it by some student affairs professionals...
View ArticleThe Need for More Conversations on Character
My use and observation of posts and comments (yaks) on Yik Yak, an anonymous geo-location based social media app, leads me to believe that perhaps we should have more discussions on the values of...
View ArticleKeeping Your Seat at the (Virtual) Table
As a leader of an organization and an advocate for students and staff alike, I have the responsibility to be able to convey the concerns and issues facing my constituents to the campus at different...
View ArticleSenior Student Affairs Officers (SSAOs) on Social Media
I was asked by a colleague once whether it’s worth for high-ranking student affairs leaders such as deans and other senior student affairs officers (SSAO) to be spending their time on social media...
View ArticleMy Knowledge System – A Visual Diagram
Learning is fun, isn’t it? It should be. One can learn from anyone, anywhere, and in many ways. Technology has made it so much easier to learn and connect with folks around the world. Through...
View ArticleStudent Affairs Digital Technology for Student Success
How does digital technology contribute to student success? To answer this question, one must first define what student success means as a singular definition seems to be elusive when I’ve asked higher...
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