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Social Networks in Education

Social Media Week Comes to San Francisco

Facebook in Higher Education: Social Media Week

This week, Social Media Week came to our neck of the woods to educate, evangelize, and advance the use of social media with the help of San Francisco Bay Area executives and companies. Each day presented several opportunities to hear talks, meet people, and geek out about all things social media.

Social Software in Higher Education: Reflections on Predictions

Facebook in Higher Education: Gartner Predictions

At Inigral, we have to execute against our predictions of the future. With Gartner announcing five key predictions in a press release today, we wanted to provide some color commentary on their projections.

Inigral President Mark Triest Presents at Eduventures Roundtable Event

Inigral President Mark Triest Presents at Eduventures Roundtable Event

Next week, on January 26, 2010, our President, Mark Triest will be joining the President and COO of Cappex for Eduventures’ Roundtable on “Social Media and Online Higher Education – Making Sense of the Hype”. The roundtable is designed to help Eduventures’ Online Higher Education members to wrap their head around the necessary world of [...]

Social Networks in Higher Ed: Go Big or Go Home

Social Networks in Higher Ed: Go Big or Go Home

We’ve launched a few Facebook apps – white-label Accepted and Enrolled Student Social Networks that live inside Facebook. So, we’re starting to get the hang of what works and what doesn’t. Here are some thoughts.

Top Links of the Week (1/15/10)

Top Links of the Week (1/15/10)

Hey hey! The subject in this week’s Student Affairs Chat was focused on engaging students through Twitter. The conclusion was that Facebook is more useful at this point for engaging students because that’s where they are. So, here are some links about Twitter and more for you to read and share!

Social Networking: Use-Cases for the Classroom

Social Networking: Use-Cases for the Classroom

There is an increasing number of college professors finding success with putting social networking tools to work for them inside of the classroom, including Facebook, Twitter, Wikis, and social bookmarking sites.

Students Want Existing Connections Uncovered On Campus

Students Want Existing Connections Uncovered On Campus

The freshman experience has always been an elusive target for higher ed institutions, primarily because it’s clear how to engage with high school students, and it’s clear how to engage with college students. But it’s the transition between high school and college that is consistently awkward for the student, the instructor, and the mentor. Entire departments are dedicated to this cracking the code on this one phenomenon.

Interview With Rachel Reuben

Facebook for College Admissions: Rachel Reuben

Rachel Reuben is a marketing and Web communication professional in the higher education and small business industries. She is employed by the State University of New York at New Paltz as their Director of Web Communication and Strategic Projects, and launched her consulting business, Rachel Reuben Consulting, LLC in January 2010. Rachel has undergraduate degrees in [...]