Cutting-Edge Technologies and Social Media Use in Higher Education

Name: Cutting-Edge Technologies and Social Media Use in Higher Education
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Benson, Vladlena

Feb 2014 · IGI Global

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The inclusion of social media in higher education has transformed the way instructors teach and students learn. In order to effectively reach their students in this networked world, teachers must learn to utilize the latest technologies in their classrooms.

Cutting-Edge Technologies and Social Media Use in Higher Education brings together research on the multi-faceted nature and overarching impact of social technologies on the main opportunities and challenges facing todays post-secondary classrooms. From issues of social capital formation to student support and recruitment, this book provides educators, administrators, employers, and leaders with the necessary insight and practical perspectives to thrive within an evolving education system.

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Vladlena Benson is a Course Director of the MA Management programme at Kingston Business School and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Informatics and Operations Management, Kingston University. She teaches Information Management Strategy to MBA students in the UK and Russia, and is a visiting lecturer on the IMBA programme at IAE Lyon, France. Vladlenas research interests are in the area of information security, information strategy and social networking. She publishes widely and her research is recognised by the British Computing Society (BCS) and the British Academy of Management (BAM). Vladlena publishes extensively in such journals as British Journal of Educational Technology, International Journal of e-Business, Computers in Human Behaviour and others.

Stephanie Morgan is an Associate Dean, Education, for the Faculty of Business & Law, Kingston University, responsible for all aspects of learning & teaching, QA/QE, accreditations, and the student experience. She is a registered Occupational Psychologist. Her research interests include the use of technology in education and employee responses to technology change, particularly IT Outsourcing. She publishes widely in both Business and Educational journals. [Editor]

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