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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

At a time when higher education is facing public funding cuts, changing demographics and a challenging student debt environment, institutions are facing an uphill battle to sustain enrollments and stay relevant. Educate your members to be discerning consumers of information: webinars, blog posts, podcasts.

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Social Trends for 2024

Media Cause

A Boston University student told Input that photo dumps are a “personal scrapbook,” saying, “posting what I want takes stress and pressure out of posting on social media.” I was in an Instagram Live from the Netflix account that was supposed to broadcast the show, and the comments were going off. Included in the comments?

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How to Transform Your Higher Education Staff into “Retentioneers”

Connection Cafe

For academic leaders, recruiting and solidifying the right students is top priority. Two million first-time, full-time students who begin four-year colleges each year drop out before earning a diploma. Do you have a comprehensive retention plan to keep your students engaged and help them reach their academic goals?

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How the World Affairs Council Broadcasts Globally with Social Media

Tech Soup

If you aren't already familiar with their scintillating podcasts and radio programs, the World Affairs Council brings together policymakers, academics, philanthropists, students, business executives and civic leaders in non-partisan, public-forum-style events geared to enhance global perspective. Share them in the comments below.

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I got ten fantastic comments too hard to choose a winner in a subjective way. Chas was the 7th comment. Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging.

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What is the value of listening to social media channels for your organization?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Please leave me a comment with your story. They tend to be users of all forms of social media including blogs, podcasting and video. These schools are also more likely to research students online via social networking sites. What is your organization's return on insight from listening?

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Pranksters in the Museum

Museum 2.0

Two students, Jenny Burrows and Matt Kappler, created an unauthorized ad campaign for the Smithsonian as part of a school project. The students' ads made unauthorized use of the Smithsonian logo and could be argued to dilute or misrepresent the institutional brand. Without the formal institution, there can be no deviance.

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