Welcome to NC State University

phenomenon
(fi-nom-uh-non)
-noun
1. a rare or significant fact or event
2. something that is impressive or extraordinary
Overview: Online Social Networking
1. Online community made up of individuals
who have created a profile
2. Several tools available within the network –
groups, messages, notes, friends, photos,
feeds, profile information
Overview: Online Social Networking
3. Many different sites, each with their own
characteristics: MySpace, Friendster, etc.
4. Facebook created by college students for
college students; though now open to
anyone, still is predominantly a college
student population
Fred Stutzman
Incidence

Studies of Incoming Freshman

• UNC – CH
• 2005 and 2006
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Facebook as a Tool for Learning Engagement

1. Caveats
 What Facebook is and isn’t
 Expectation of privacy
 Non-participants
Fred Stutzman
Facebook as a Tool for Learning Engagement

2. Profiles & Social Behavior

 Your profile
 Friending
 Crossing contexts
Fred Stutzman
Facebook as a Tool for Learning Engagement

3. Engagement tools
 Prerequisites
 Profile-based engagement
 Action-based engagement
Fred Stutzman
Facebook as a Tool for Learning Engagement

4. Strategies & Ideas

 Groups/Events/Notes/Ads
 Understanding student perspectives
 Keeping tabs
 The creation of place
Sarah Noell
1. ITD’s Role in Social Networking
2. Ways We Try and Help Educate
3. Types of Education We Offer
Paul Cousins
1. Public vs. Private Debate
2. Is Facebook a New Tool for Stalkers?
3. Who is Looking? When? Why?
4. You Can’t Take It Back:
The Permanence of Digital Records
Sarah Stein
1. ETS Information Literacy Test
2. Potential civil litigation
3. University Policy
4. Facebook claims ownership to content
Sarah Stein
5. Facebook can sell information
6. Use of caution in posting personal info
7. Search engines cache material
8. Social networking: teaching & learning
Whil Piavis
1. Positive Aspects
2. Tool Aspect
3. Negative Aspects
Audience Questions & Comments
•In Person
Raise your hand – our roving microphones will find you.
Please state your home institution.

•Webcast – Send email or IM

facebook_program@ncsu.edu
students1stncsu (AOL, Yahoo, MSN)
Closing Remarks & Reminders
1. Panelists Final Remarks
2. Program Followup: www.ncsu.edu/facebook/
 Facebook Phenomenon (Facebook group)
 Program Evaluations – paper or online
 Webcast file, this PPT, other resources – available online