Defense Against the Dark Arts: The University’s Last Lecture
I’m an insider, but an outsider. As a PhD student studying higher education, and as someone who has worked in colleges and universities his entire life, I’m completely comfortable in the classroom and...
View Article2 Presentations for the 2013 Dalton Institute on College Student Values
I had the privilege of giving two presentations at the 2013 Dalton Institute on College Student Values at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The theme of this year’s institute was “Character in...
View ArticleCookies in the Lounge! What The College Dorm Can Teach Us About Building...
“Door decs” with your name on it… Crafting in the lobby… An icebreaker where you rhyme your name with a vegetable… you might be surprised by how a college Resident Assistant (RA) goes about building...
View ArticleThe Bacon Kitty George Takei Star Wars Experience 2: Now with Circus Clowns!
Approximately one month ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “The Bacon Kitty George Takei Star Wars Experience” about my definition of social media. A few weeks prior, I had also titled a post, “Your...
View ArticleThe Social Media Mindset (Hint: ‘Yer Doin’ It Wrong)
Last week I had the privilege of being invited to speak to the amazing staff at Johnson & Wales University in Denver and also do a five-hour consultation on their social media efforts. I have done...
View ArticleDigital Identity Is NOT About (A Separate) Identity At All
My research passion is about college students and how social media and technology impacts the developmental process. Unfortunately, I’ve found a lot of the discourse in student affairs around this...
View ArticleCulture Online: Contact Not Content is King
Is there something that can be described as the “online culture?” I don’t think so, but I do think that technology is structuring the way we think and interact and I do think that there are cultural...
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