Adapting to Change: Facebook as a Constructive Media in the Faculty – Student Relationship

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

The social networking site Facebook has revolutionized online social interaction. Originally thought of as a medium for student – student interaction, Facebook has expanded to include faculty, staff, and any other member of the public with an e-mail. Facebook provides another medium for faculty-student interaction. In some regards, this is problematic, but upon further exploration it can offer unique pedagogical opportunities. This panel examines those specific opportunities and their impact on the faculty-student relationship online and in the classroom.

Sub Unit

• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Individual Presentations

• To me, you are now more than just a teacher who grades me: Teacher-student interaction and Facebook - Ece Algan, California State University, San Bernardino

• Mediated Misbehaviors: The Implications of Faculty on Facebook - Richard Murphy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

• It's Not Just for Students: Incorporating Facebook into Teaching and Advising - Candice Thomas-Maddox, Ohio University

Respondent

• Kathleen Warber, Wittenberg University

Session Organizer

• Katherine Karsnak, National Communication Association