Diversity College Empowering students to succeed Facebook: The evolving social community Robert...

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Diversity College Empowering students to succeed Facebook: The evolving social community Facebook: The evolving social community Robert Herron Viviana Kabbabe Christina Mosteller Tyler Pede University of South Florida

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Diversity CollegeEmpowering students to succeed

Facebook: The evolving social communityFacebook: The evolving social community

Robert HerronViviana Kabbabe

Christina MostellerTyler Pede

University of South Florida

Our Objectives

• Educate students on pertinent safety issues regarding social network communities, specifically Facebook

• Encourage appropriate community standards online

• Make students aware of the impression made by their online persona to faculty, staff, future employers and each other

Goals

• Develop an orientation information session for students

• Create an online tutorial for students to complete prior to logging into the college’s associated computer networks for the first time

• Provide means for assessing the effectiveness of the above programs

Why is this program necessary?

• To Promote Safety– Students may be unaware of

the dangers of releasing their personal information online

• To Build Community– Ensure students hold

themselves accountable for their behavior online

• To Promote Institutional Loyalty– Take proactive measures to

allow students to feel comfortable identifying themselves as members of Diversity College’s online community

• To Build Awareness– Students may not know that

faculty, staff and future employers may be able to view their Facebook information

http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/01/student-life-on-facebook.htmlResearch Conducted at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Why do we need to reach out to our students?

More and more students are joining Facebook

https://blog.softtechvc.com/2005/10/the_facebook_un.html

As of October 27, 2005:• 45% of US colleges were listed on Facebook• It was the 10th most visited site on the internet• It signed up an average of 20,000 new users daily• 93% of registered users come back monthly• 70% of registered users come back daily

More and more students are joining Facebook

Why do we need to reach out to our students?

Students are sharing a lot of information on Facebook…

http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/01/student-life-on-facebook.htmlResearch Conducted at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

**According to other wide ranging studies, up to 30% of Facebook users list their cell phone numbers!**https://blog.softtechvc.com/2005/10/the_facebook_un.html

Why do we need to reach out to our students?

…Including pictures

http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/01/student-life-on-facebook.htmlResearch Conducted at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

The following slides will be part of the The following slides will be part of the presentation to be given to presentation to be given to

students at summer orientationstudents at summer orientation

Diversity College

Online Social Network CommunityOnline Social Network CommunityFACEBOOKFACEBOOK

What is Facebook?

• An online directory that connects people through social networks at schools

• It was launched to the public on Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

Why do students use Facebook?

• Meet new people from school and classes• Keep in touch with friends• Post pictures of the college life• To identify with specific groups

What are the different aspects of Facebook?• Profile picture• Additional pictures• A descriptive profile• Contact information• Personal information • Professional information

• Photo albums• Groups• Message Wall• List of friends from school• List of friends from other schools • Message Wall

What are the different aspects of Facebook?

What kind of face do you present?

• What type of pictures are posted for your profile and albums?• What type of groups do you identify with?• How much personal information have you provided?• How much contact information have you made available?• Is your class schedule posted?

Album 1At Disney

Album 2Concert

Album 3Game Night

I don’t smoke pot group

Campus Activities Group

Alpha Kappa Psi Group

How safe is your face?

• Identity theft – keep passwords safe and to self• Personal information falling into the wrong hands may lead to stalking

• Set privacy levels so only those you approve may see your profile• Do not accept people to be your friends if you do not know them

• Incriminating pictures posted may lead to embarrassment, or worst school sanctions if picture depicts an illegal action

• EXAMPLE: Students posted pictures of themselves online rushing the field after a game and were discovered by university police (Chronicle of higher ed-pg 38 vol. 52 no 20)

• EXAMPLE: Georgia college campus police officers browse Facebook daily (Chronicle of higher ed-pg 38 vol. 52 no 20)

•If inappropriate pictures are posted, remove the tag from the picture so it is not visible through your profile, and ask who posted the picture to remove it

Simply click here

Removing a tag from a picture

Safety First!

Setting Privacy Level

HelpsProtectYour privacy

Facebook is YOUR Responsibility

• Your safety while on Facebook is ultimately your responsibility • Take the advice presented today to keep yourself save while enjoying the many benefits of Facebook

The following slides will be part of tutorial The following slides will be part of tutorial students must complete, along with an students must complete, along with an assessment of skills, in order to accessassessment of skills, in order to access

the school’s computer system. the school’s computer system.

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Our tutorial will consist of a mock Facebook. Our students will be given a problem and a number of solutions. They will be asked to solve each of the problems with any of the given solutions.

This learning technique encompasses Kolb’s theory on Experiential Learning. Many of our students have gained knowledge through reflective observation (RO) in the orientation session on Facebook. The tutorial will assist students in the active experimentation (AE) process of incorporating these ideas into action. Using this model students will gain the concrete experience (CE) to be successful in actively participating in these online communities.

(Evans et al., 1998)

Face the Tutorial

SAMPLE LAYOUT FOR ONLINE TUTORIAL

Dear Students,

You are responsible for your online safety as well as your responsibility to respect all online communities while you are a student at Diversity College. In order to use internet access on campus, please take the below tutorial which will be of much help to you as you enter the world wide web.

Problem: You’re receiving unwanted wall postings.

Solution: Block any person using their login e-mail address on the My Privacy Page or Limit the people who can find you in searches to friends only

The Problem: You find an explicit, hateful or otherwise objectionable profile on Facebook.

The Solution: You can anonymously report offensive profile pictures and content by clicking on the "Report this Person" button (located under the profile's picture). You will be asked to specify the offensive content. Facebook will review your complaint and act accordingly.

The Problem: Someone has posted an objectionable photo on Facebook.

The Solution: You can anonymously report photos that violate our terms of service (i.e. pornography or copyrighted images) by clicking on the "Report This Photo" button below the picture. Facebook will monitor these complaints and take down photos as necessary. It is not a violation of Facebook terms of service to post a photo that is unflattering .

After Mock Facebook

Students must take a final quiz to redeem their e-certificate of completion.

Questions will be a computation of the orientation session as well as information given in the tutorial.

Format of the test will be 10 multiple choice question in which a student must receive a minimum of 80% to begin using internet access on campus.

These questions will address the following areas:1. What to do in case a student is harassed/ threaten online2. How to keep a student’s information secure from hackers3. Who is on Facebook and what does that mean to the student

Facebook tutorial question1. What can you do if you are a victim of online harassment?

2. What level of privacy is your profile automatically set at when the profile is first created?

3. Where can you post messages on Facebook?

4. True of false: You should put complete contact information in your profile.

5. True of false: Identity theft should be a concern for you.

6. True or false: University officials do not look at Facebook profiles.

7. If a picture of you is tagged, what can you do to take the picture off from your profile?

8. True or False: Once you create an account, you cannot deactivate the account.

9. Who cannot create a profile on Facebook?

10. True or false: No matter the privacy level set, only your friends can view your profile.

Assessment of our Practices

A vital part of our work will be continually revisiting the effectiveness of our program. We recognize that technology is constantly changing and that new issues may arise. Though Facebook is currently a favorite social network community among our students, new communities may emerge on the web.

To achieve this goal we will:

• Have students assess the online tutorial with a few questions about its effectiveness posted at the end.

• Conduct an email survey at mid-semester in the fall. • Gather focus groups to obtain supportive qualitative information on first year

students’ experiences with online communities.

As student affairs professionals…it is our duty, as well as our pleasure, to assist our students in their development. This

development includes responsible social development. Facebookis a great tool for students to use for their social development.

Therefore, we must prepare our students for this tool so that they may be empowered to succeed while at Diversity College and

thereafter.

Bugeja, M. J. (2006). Facing the facebook. Chronicle Careers, 52(21), 1 - 38.

Evans, N., Forney, D., & Guido-DiBrito, F. (1998). Student development in college. San Fancisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Read, B. (2006). Think before you share. Chronicles of Higher Educations, 52(20), 38- 43.

Stutzman, F. (2006). Retrieved Feb. 19, 2006, from Unit Structures Web site: http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/01/student-life-on-facebook.html

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