Comments on: Social Media & The Web: 4 Tools I Wish My University Used http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/ The latest in online and mobile technology with Corvida Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Corvida Raven http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-17132 Corvida Raven Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:37:59 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-17132 That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway. That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway.

]]> By: harry http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-17131 harry Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:10:27 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-17131 You probably put too much hope in your university social networking capabilities... In my university years we couldn't have done this due the technical limitations but even so the social part of the institution wasn't too bad, they were first of all very well organized and I liked that from the start. Now over the years I am still prowd I graduated the <a rel="follow" href="http://phoenix.19gi.com/ " rel="nofollow">University of Phoenix</a>. You probably put too much hope in your university social networking capabilities… In my university years we couldn't have done this due the technical limitations but even so the social part of the institution wasn't too bad, they were first of all very well organized and I liked that from the start. Now over the years I am still prowd I graduated the University of Phoenix.

]]> By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-15271 Corvida Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:37:59 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-15271 That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway. That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway.

]]> By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-14584 Corvida Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:37:59 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-14584 That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway. That's who I'm also doing school with. I can't say I share the same sentiments. Not when it comes to the group projects anyway.

]]> By: harry http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-14583 harry Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:10:27 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-14583 You probably put too much hope in your university social networking capabilities... In my university years we couldn't have done this due the technical limitations but even so the social part of the institution wasn't too bad, they were first of all very well organized and I liked that from the start. Now over the years I am still prowd I graduated the <a rel="follow" href="http://phoenix.19gi.com/ " rel="nofollow">University of Phoenix</a>. You probably put too much hope in your university social networking capabilities… In my university years we couldn't have done this due the technical limitations but even so the social part of the institution wasn't too bad, they were first of all very well organized and I liked that from the start. Now over the years I am still prowd I graduated the University of Phoenix.

]]> By: Erik http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-13248 Erik Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:15:32 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-13248 I work in higher ed web dev and I'll certainly agree that colleges are extremely slow on the uptake of new technology. There needs to be some sort of mechanism that allows administration to review business processes every year (enhanced with student satisfaction surveys) and see if any new technologies allow for more efficient returns.<br><br>However, in this particular case with transcripts, there are a lot of legal issues involved (especially FERPA as someone else mentioned). In many cases a written signature is still required by law, and what constitutes an "online signature" is still murky. <br><br>The other issue is that even if the college staff used IM or twitter to communicate, they would likely become overburdened with requests very quickly and response times would still lag. Plus, most college staff wear 5 different hats anyway and do things beyond their job description because of a lack of sufficient people/budgets, which is why most are not receptive to changing thing which could potentially increase their workload even more.<br><br>Hopefully we'll get there.....at some point. I work in higher ed web dev and I'll certainly agree that colleges are extremely slow on the uptake of new technology. There needs to be some sort of mechanism that allows administration to review business processes every year (enhanced with student satisfaction surveys) and see if any new technologies allow for more efficient returns.

However, in this particular case with transcripts, there are a lot of legal issues involved (especially FERPA as someone else mentioned). In many cases a written signature is still required by law, and what constitutes an “online signature” is still murky.

The other issue is that even if the college staff used IM or twitter to communicate, they would likely become overburdened with requests very quickly and response times would still lag. Plus, most college staff wear 5 different hats anyway and do things beyond their job description because of a lack of sufficient people/budgets, which is why most are not receptive to changing thing which could potentially increase their workload even more.

Hopefully we'll get there…..at some point.

]]> By: The William & Mary Powwow » Blog Archive » Social media for colleges and universities http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-11969 The William & Mary Powwow » Blog Archive » Social media for colleges and universities Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:22:33 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-11969 [...] you enjoyed this article or want to do further reading on a similar topic, I highly recommend Corvida’s post entitled, “Social Media and the 4 Tools I Wish My University Used.” Corvida is a highly renowned blogger whose specialty in social media makes her a true resource.  [...] [...] you enjoyed this article or want to do further reading on a similar topic, I highly recommend Corvida’s post entitled, “Social Media and the 4 Tools I Wish My University Used.” Corvida is a highly renowned blogger whose specialty in social media makes her a true resource.  [...]

]]> By: smbeebe http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-13249 smbeebe Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:35:21 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-13249 Excellent post Cordiva... I work in Education arena and all of these examples you give are such an great opportunity for Schools to become accessible and responsive to their client base, but unfortunately they are slow to adopt the very technology which would easily remove these frustrating barriers and put them in touch with their students and prospects. Excellent post Cordiva… I work in Education arena and all of these examples you give are such an great opportunity for Schools to become accessible and responsive to their client base, but unfortunately they are slow to adopt the very technology which would easily remove these frustrating barriers and put them in touch with their students and prospects.

]]> By: Social media for colleges and universities | Andy DeSoto http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-11943 Social media for colleges and universities | Andy DeSoto Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:26:48 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-11943 [...] you enjoyed this article or want to do further reading on a similar topic, I highly recommend Corvida’s post entitled, “Social Media and the 4 Tools I Wish My University Used.” Corvida is a highly renowned blogger whose specialty in social media makes her a true resource.  [...] [...] you enjoyed this article or want to do further reading on a similar topic, I highly recommend Corvida’s post entitled, “Social Media and the 4 Tools I Wish My University Used.” Corvida is a highly renowned blogger whose specialty in social media makes her a true resource.  [...]

]]> By: Donnie Berkholz http://shegeeks.net/social-media-the-web-4-tools-i-wish-my-university-used/comment-page-1/#comment-13250 Donnie Berkholz Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:36:55 +0000 http://shegeeks.net/?p=955#comment-13250 I agree, popular people deserve better service than everyone else. I agree, popular people deserve better service than everyone else.

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