Social networks could help community college students - USATODAY.com:
"Social-networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter can help community college students become more engaged in their academics, a report out today finds.
But while large numbers of students say they use such tools in their daily lives, many two-year colleges have yet to mine the potential of the technology.
'The uses of social-networking tools are clearly growing in frequency,' says Kay McClenney, director of the Texas-based Center for Community College Student Engagement, which released the report. But 'colleges are not taking advantage of that particular set of tools for making connections with students to the extent that they could.'"
"Social-networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter can help community college students become more engaged in their academics, a report out today finds.
But while large numbers of students say they use such tools in their daily lives, many two-year colleges have yet to mine the potential of the technology.
'The uses of social-networking tools are clearly growing in frequency,' says Kay McClenney, director of the Texas-based Center for Community College Student Engagement, which released the report. But 'colleges are not taking advantage of that particular set of tools for making connections with students to the extent that they could.'"