Educators Discuss Social Media
Educators representing various universities discussed the methods they use to educate students on blogging. It was a controversial subject because each educator had his or her own opinion about how to go about getting students to blog. Mihaela Vorvoreanu from Clemson University shared her method of teaching blogging. Some educators believe that they should make their students blog and other educators believe that it should be optional. They also shared that it is sometimes difficult to get students interested in blogging.
I think that a lot of students don’t “get into” blogging and social media because they don’t understand the point or relevance of it. We often ask “Are people really reading this?” and “Why would people care about what I blog about?”Educational programs such as the Edelman Social Bootcamp are important because they allow students to understand how and why social media is important and how it can applied.
Tags: edelman digital bootcamp, education, Grady College, public relations, The University of Georgia, ugaedb08
March 1st, 2008 at 4:25 pm
One thing I didn’t mention is that it also helps if you let them blog about anything they’re interested in (not just PR). This semester my WOM class students are writing about everything from cooking to design and from social media to Ernie the basset hound. I think they like it better, and the variety also makes it a lot more interesting for me!
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:32 am
EDG @ UGA :: Fun Conference for Students and Educators…
The Edelman Digital Bootcamp was an enjoyable experience.
Many thanks to all of the very kind people at UGA for hosting my students and many others from various colleges and universities from around the southeast. UGA’s Kaye Sweetser (so this is…