Faculty and Social Media – Some Resources

Posted by Derek Bruff on Monday, October 25, 2010 in News.

In advance of today’s conversation on teaching, “Crafting a Professional Digital Identity: Faculty and Social Media,” here are a few resources on the topic, including those shared by panelists Lacy Tite and Melanie Moran (University Web Communications) and Derek Bruff (CFT).

VU Social Media Handbook – A guide for Vanderbilt faculty and staff on using social media from Public Affairs’ Web Communications team. See also the Medical Center’s version.
Facebook Privacy Guide – Here’s what Facebook has to say about its own privacy options
Managerial Econ – A blog by Owen faculty Luke Froeb and Brian McCann that supports the textbook they’ve written, Managerial Economics
Instapundit – A blog by University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds, mentioned by Melanie during her presentation
Trust Agents – The book about how influence and the Web interact by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, mentioned by Melanie during her presentation
Network Solutions and Go Daddy – Two services for buying your own domain name (like melaniemoran.com or derekbruff.com) recommended by Lacy
Cryptography FYWS – The Facebook Page CFT assistant director Derek Bruff uses to let his students “follow” his first-year writing seminar on Facebook
Student Motivation and Class Participation: Lessons from “Cognitive Surplus” – A blog post by Derek Bruff in which he shares some teaching ideas and a colleague at another university offers some feedback
Using Twitter to Learn about Teaching – A CFT blog post with some advice on learning from others about teaching using the social network / microblogging service Twitter
Faculty Ethics on Facebook – A Facebook discussion group featuring 12 proposed ethical standards for faculty interacting with students on Facebook
Over It Yet? Privacy, That Is – An essay by Michael Bugeja of Iowa State University on Inside Higher Ed about the importance of teaching students about how social networks use their private data