Results are in from the Faculty Focus survey on Twitter usage and trends among college faculty. The survey of approximately 2,000 higher education professionals found that nearly…
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by P.D. Lesko On Twitter, the witty professors are out in force. There are "sarcastic" professors, "burned out" professors, "bitter" professors, professors of "sarcasm," "angry" professors, "snarky"…
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by P.D. Lesko Dr. Frank Tomasulo teaches in New York. In 2014, he was teaching two courses in the Communications Dept. at CUNY. After calling security to remove a disruptive student…
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By Shawna Wagman Since Nathan Hall introduced the world to Shit Academics Say in 2013, his humorous Twitter account has become one of the most popular related…
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by Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins, M.A. Teaching faculty know that social media is no longer just for “liking” photos, updating Facebook timelines, and re-tweeting the latest news from higher…
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Class120, a technology designed to help improve student success in higher education, teamed up with the social media analysis company Crimson Hexagon to find out why college…
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College faculty have evolved their use of social media for professional, personal and instructional use, with a decrease in concerns around the value and amount of time…
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by Emma Brown After her first year teaching history in a public high school in the District, Jamie Josephson was exhausted and plagued by self-doubt. Teaching had…
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By Randy Eldridge It's been awhile since my last blog and I sure have missed this place! Why, you are asking, have I not posted? Well, before…
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By Jenny Ortiz You're on it now, aren't you? Okay, don't admit it. I will: I'm on Twitter. Even though I checked my feed before I started…