(NAME REDACTED)
October 29th, 2013
Slug: Social Media
Take a
seat, now tweet?
The
usage of different forms of social media by students and staff of Michigan
State University has a huge impact on campus life.
Whether
a student is tweeting a funny photo to MSU Party Stories on Twitter or drafting
a final project paper with a group via Facebook, social media on this college
campus is used by many.
According
to the Pearson Annual Survey of Social Media Use by Higher Education Faculty of
2013, the use of social media in teaching has grown 21.3 percent from 2012 to
2013 and now stands at 41 percent. WHAT
ABOUT FOR SOCIAL PURPOSES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COLLEGE-AGE DEMOGRAPHIC? AFTER
ALL, THE EXAMPLES YOU OFFERED WEREN’T JUST FOR TEACHING
“Social
media, especially in the classroom, offers opportunities to communicate
discussion to engage with one or multiple people,” said Karl Gude, professor on
the Creative Process and Social Media Marketing in the Communication Arts and
Sciences college. COLLEGE IS CAPITALIZED
IN THIS CASE. PLUS, GOOD NEUTRAL EXPERT
Gude
himself SAID HE; ATTRIBUTE! uses one
of the most popular social media networks in the world, Twitter, to communicate
with his students during his lectures.
“Twitter
gives a voice to the shy, especially in a large lecture hall,” Gude said. “When
I ask a question in one of my large classes I get the same four kids in the
front row who raise their hand. If I ask
them to tweet at our class Twitter account, I get hundreds of responses to show
up on the big screen for everyone to see and learn from.”
Sophomore
dietetics major Nicole Erickson has had several courses at the University UNIVERSITY IS LOWER-CASE IN THIS INSTANCE
thus far in her college career in which the professors have instigated the use
of social media in their teaching like Gude has.
“Last
year my cohort class had both Twitter and Facebook accounts for
teacher-to-student communication,” Erickson said. “It allowed me and my fellow
students to get our questions answered quickly and learn more efficiently in a
lot of instances throughout the semester.”
Erickson
said there is ARE, STED IS obviously
many benefits to social media on MSU’s campus and that it affects students like
herself in a very positive manner for the most part, but there is also a
drawback when it comes to being a distraction.
“Since
it’s ITS’, STED IT’S creation,
social media has always been a big distraction in the classroom for students,”
said Gude. “Trying to make students stay off social media sites during a
lecture is like trying to hold back flood waters,” he said. ONLY ONE ATTRIBUTION NEEDED PER GRAF WHERE
THERE IS ONLY ONE SOURCE IN THE GRAF “On the other hand though it (social
media) has definitely raised the bar for professors and has them making their
courses more exciting and engaging so their students want to pay attention.”
Gude
said while being the professor for 400-student lectures he has always noticed
an extreme amount of social media usage by his students during his class time.
Although he does not appreciate the fact they do not pay attention, he said it
is ultimately their own loss if they are making the decision not to listen.
“I
think it's important to recognize that even though theres THERE’S, STED THERES a lot of acceptance with social media, you can
actually offend people when you prefer social media over them when you're with
them,” Gude said. “And that includes professors in a classroom.”
Aside
from social media in a classroom setting with instructor involvement, there is
also a whole other side of social media on campus with a ‘just for fun’ nature
and mainly just for students.
“I use
social media for a lot of school things, but for me it’s mainly for keeping in
touch with the people I don’t get to see every day,” said junior general
management major John Yu. “It’s a great tool for things such as buying and
selling sports tickets, finding events and parties, and much more.”
“I
think the three top social media sites college kids are clinging to right now
are definitely Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook,” said Erickson. “These three
are what keep us connected to one another the best.”
One of
the most popular Twitter accounts followed by MSU students, MSU Crushes, was
created Spring Semester SEMESTER IS
LOWER-CASE IN THIS INSTANCE 2013, according to the account creators who wish
to remain anonymous. I STILL NEED TO
KNOW WHO THEY ARE BY NAME IN THE SOURCE LIST; I HAVE TO ABIDE BY YOUR
CONFIDENTIALITY PROMISE, THOUGH
The
three girls who started the page said they created it hoping it would be
popular with their fellow students, but did not expect it to get as big as it
did in such a short time.
The
Twitter account currently holds 10,393 followers, according to their ITS, STED THEIR page.
“We
chose Twitter for our account as we believe it is the number one most popular
and influential social media website being used right now,” said one of the MSU
Crushes creators.
On
social media on MSU’s campus as a whole, the girls said they consider it a
useful tool for keeping up with news and spreading ideas quickly.
They
also said it’s great for easy communication with friends and followers, as well
as sharing opinions on different topics.
“We
really just wanted to spread the love at MSU,” said one of the MSU Crushes
girls. “It really makes peoples' day to get mentioned on the page and to get a
shout out when they least expect it.”
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Contact
List
John Yu
Junior General Management Major
616-502-7054
MSU Crushes
Twitter Account Owners
(Anonymous)
734-770-1416
Nicole Erickson
Sophomore Dietetics Major
616-502-4695
Karl Gude
MSU Graphics Editor in Residence
College Course Professor on the
Creative Process & Social Media Marketing
203-856-0320
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