Michael Bindrup

I use social media daily. At times it is frustrating that I have so many channels to monitor and respond to. I have interactions daily on my blogs, my website contact form, Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, texting, and several email accounts. I try to be as connected as possible with students, faculty, and the community. At the same time, Other instructors do not. Am I crazy for trying to stay current with technology trends or just overextending myself? Anyone else feel this way?

For most students, social media is a common interaction tool. In this lesson we learned that students can be engaged using social media networks like Facebook and Linkedin. Our school has a strict, no communication policy with regards to social media. Is anyone else finding this to be true with your institutions? Any success stories?

Verbal communication is a difficulty for many Gen Y students. We often use role-play to help them script responses to interacting with a freelance business client. Anyone else find another method to help facilitate verbal communication?