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!

Brown University Gets Record 30,000 Applicants Thanks to Social Media

Brown University has been flooded with a record 30,000 applications for the 1,500 spots in it’s next undergraduate class. Dean of Admission James S. Miller cited the university’s positive reviews in the media and on social-networking Web sites for this year’s rise in applications, which follows a 20 percent increase in 2008-2009.

Microblogs in Higher Education – a chance to facilitate informal and process oriented learning

Microblogging is one of the latest Web 2.0 Technologies. The key elements are online communication using 140 characters and the fact that it involves “following” anyone. There has been a great deal of excitement about this in recent months. This paper reports on a research study that was carried out on the use of a microblogging platform for process-oriented learning in Higher Education.

Connecting With Students, One Tweet at a Time

The folks over at the Student Affairs Collaborative Blog wrote an article about how to make Twitter personal with students, and the benefits that come from interacting with students one-on-one via Twitter, as opposed to sending unpersonalized tweets. The study was done at Bridgewater State College.

The Twitter Experiment – UT Dallas

A History Professor at UT Dallas wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter, and collaborated with the staff at UT Dallas, Arts and Technology – Emerging Media and Communications (EMAC) faculty to do so.

Student Scavenger Hunt on Twitter

Cindy Kane, Student Leader Director at Bridgewater State College put together a scavenger hunt using Twitter. This post discusses what went into putting it together, who was involved, what the end result was, and a step-by-step walkthrough of the scavenger hunt itself.

VIDEO: How Youth Use Social Media

Watch this clip to see what Anastasia Goodstein, Author and Founder of YPulse, has to say about the ways in which youth today are using social media and how you can adapt to make the most of it at your institution. It’s packed with free business tips for getting up to speed with Generation Y.

Good Science, Great Technology, Will Drive Student Engagement

Ed Begley Jr., from the Planet Green series “Living with Ed” spoke at this year’s FETC conference in Florida about the necessity of getting the country’s youth involved in critical environmental issues, and how that isn’t possible without speaking in a language that young people understand, which is technology.

Foursquare Comes to Campus: Harvard and Foursquare Partner Up

Harvard is the first institution to partner with the popular location-based social game Foursquare, to make their campus community come to life with Foursquare’s gaming aspects.

30 Tips for Using Social Media from Inc. Magazine

Inc. Magazine can be a treasure drove of advice for using technology for small businesses and startups, which has nearly identical implications for managing social media budget for your department on campus. This article is for anyone who is staring the daunting social media scene with very little time on their hands. It’s a comprehensive social media cheat sheet for you. Enjoy!

The Big List: 50 Colleges and Universities Who Twitter (Part 1)

A semi-conclusive list of higher ed institutions who use Twitter. (In other words, not just ones that have an account, but those who actually use it, says My College Guide).