Academia explores the educational possibilities of social media
By Caroline Chamberlain
July 9, 2012 8:39 a.m.
July 9, 2012 – In recent years, social media has been the force dominating our communication with one another.
From rekindling connections between long lost elementary school besties on Facebook, maintaining current friendships through memorable Instagrams and forging new ones through the discovery of like-minded people hashtagging interests and trends, social media has become an important presence in modern society.
At UCLA, professors, TAs and students alike are utilizing this tool beyond its purely social dimensions and are integrating it in the classroom as an educational strategy aimed at widening the scope of academic possibilities.
Pictured: History professor Tobias Higbie’s Twitter page.
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This story is part of the Daily Bruin’s Orientation Issue.
