2013 Social Media in Higher Education Survey Results
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The document presents the findings of a survey on the use of social media by higher education faculty in the U.S., noting a marked increase in professional and teaching-related use of various platforms. It identifies the growth trends among different demographic groups and outlines the perceived value of social media in educational contexts, including the use of virtual communities. Additionally, the document includes case studies showcasing faculty uses of social media for enhancing learning and addressing concerns related to privacy and integrity.
2013 Social Media in Higher Education Survey Results
- 2. Social Media in US Higher Education 2013: Survey and Case Studies Survey: Hester Tinti-Kane, VP, Marketing and Social Media Strategy Jeff Seaman, Co-Director, Babson Survey Research Group 2 How Today’s Higher Education Faculty Use Social Media
- 3. Goal: Deeper look at faculty use of social media Fourth annual report – examining year-to-year changes in unique types of usage for this specific population. •Representative national sample of teaching faculty: N = 7,969 •Historical data: How are college faculty using social media? Which social media do faculty use for personal communication? Professional use? For teaching? •New for 2013: What value do faculty see in virtual communities? How are faculty using social media for assignments? 3
- 4. History of the Research 4
- 5. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE 5
- 7. Majority of Faculty Now Use Social Media Professionally 7
- 8. Use of Social Media in Teaching is Growing 8
- 10. Use of All Sites is Growing 10
- 11. Younger Faculty Continue in the Lead 11
- 13. Growth in Professional Use is Across All Sites 13
- 14. Older Faculty are Catching Up 14
- 15. Growth Across All Disciplines 15
- 16. Many Faculty Participate in Virtual Communities 16
- 17. USE IN TEACHING (Not yet!) 17
- 18. Technology and the Teaching and Learning Environment 18
- 19. Technological Promise The interactive nature of online and mobile technologies create better learning environments – 2013 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree 19
- 20. Technological Concerns Online and mobile technologies are more distracting than helpful to students for academic work – 2013 Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Agree 20
- 21. Communications Impact of Digital Communication on Communication with Students Increased No Impact Decreased 0% 21 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
- 23. Greater Teaching Use of All Sites 23
- 24. First Time: Youngest Faculty Not in the Lead 24
- 26. Social Media for Individual Assignments 26
- 27. Social Media for Group Assignments 27
- 28. Integrity and Privacy Remain Concerns 28
- 30. Social Media Case Studies Study Team • Hester Tinti-Kane, Project Lead • Krista Jackman and Gillian Seely, Case Study Writers • Deborah Forrester, Market Research 30
- 31. Social Media Case Studies Objective • To identify faculty members whose use of social tools in the teaching and learning process in higher education will provide rich case studies for digital publication and conference presentations. • Case studies outlined: – – The rationale for that particular use of social tools – How the faculty member has addressed typical concerns surrounding the use of social tools – 31 How the faculty member is using social tools Metrics of success, if available
- 32. Social Media Case Studies Implications of the research • Faculty were chosen to highlight the use of social media to achieve one or more of the following goals, which represent opportunities to shape a continuing series of case studies: – – Extend learning outside of class – Support the development of social presence and a personal brand; teach appropriate use of 21st century digital literacy in the workplace – Foster collaborative study – Foster rich discussion: student to teacher, student to student, peer questioning, reflection, especially in online/blended courses and large classes – Support differentiation by focusing on individual identity development – 32 Promote experiential learning/authentic learning Support academic goals: write clearly and concisely; build information literacy and research skills
- 33. Thank you! Connect with us… Hester Tinti-Kane @tintikane [email protected] Jeff Seaman [email protected] 33
Editor's Notes
- #4: Unique research examines type of social media usage by a specific population The survey is addressed to a nationally representative sample of all higher education faculty who are teaching (defined as having at least one course code associated with them).
- #6: Faculty were asked about their social media use in three different areas: personal, professional (non-teaching), and teaching use.
- #7: Faculty Personal Use of Social Media – 2013 Monthly +RarelyDo not use 201370.3%13.6%16.1% 201264.4%19.5%16.1%
- #8: Faculty Professional Use of Social Media – 2013 UseDo not use 201355%45% 201244.7%55.3%
- #9: Faculty Teaching Use of Social Media – 2013 UseDo not use 201341.0%59.0% 33.8%66.2%
- #10: Faculty were asked about their social media use in three different areas: personal, professional (non-teaching), and teaching use. Faculty are sophisticated consumers of social media. They match different sites to their varying personal, professional and teaching needs. Level of personal social media use among faculty (70.3%) mirrors that of the general population.* *Pew Internet Project says “72% of Online Adults are Social Networking Site Users” August 2013 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/social-networking-sites.aspx
- #11: Frequency of Faculty Personal Use of Social Media by Site – 2012 and 2013 20122013 Twitter7.9%10.5% Podcasts14.5%17.3% LinkedIn18.8%24.4% Blogs and Wikis20.3%24.9% Facebook52.5%57.0%
- #12: As was noted in last year’s report, there is a strong relationship between the age of the faculty members and the pattern of their social media use. Younger faculty continually lead older faculty in the proportion that make use of social media. This pattern is far stronger for personal use of social media, where older faculty are less likely to see the value. When the focus changes to professional use, however, the level of use by age is far more similar. Under 3535-4445-5455+ Use social media - personal (at least monthly)86.6%80.2%73.4%63.0% Under 3535-4445-5455+ Use social media - professional (at least monthly)63.6%62.7%58.7%49.2%
- #13: Majority (55%) use social media in a professional context (any aspect of their profession outside of teaching), up from 44% last year.
- #14: Frequency of Faculty Professional Use of Social Media by Site – 2012 and 2013 20122013 Twitter5.7%9.4% Podcasts11.0%14.3% Facebook18.5%23.4% Blogs and Wikis19.0%25.3% LinkedIn23.8%32.8% - 9pt increase!
- #15: Faculty Professional Use of Social Media by Age – 2012 and 2013 Age20122013 55+37.8%49.2% 45-5446.1%58.7% - 12.6 pt increase! 35-4452.5%62.7% Under 3555.7%63.6% Not just a digital native phenomenon, growing at faster rates in older faculty.
- #16: Faculty Professional Use of Social Media by Discipline – 2012 and 2013 Discipline20122013 Mathematics and Computer Science35.2%44.4% Natural Sciences36.2%51.1% - 15 pt increase! Social Sciences48.6%54.8% Humanities and Arts50.2%56.2% Professions and Applied Sciences47.6%60.2% Difference in timing of adoption among specific groups moving at slower rates. What will the future bring?
- #17: Slightly less than one-half of all teaching faculty report that they participate in virtual communities. The pattern by age is not as strong as observed for general social media use. The use of virtual communities around professional interests displays a different pattern than other social media use – with faculty at the youngest and oldest ages showing the lowest level of sue, and those from35 to 54 displaying greater participation. Under 3535-4445-5455+ Virtual communities for your personal interests44.1%42.4%41.7%34.8% Under 3535-4445-5455+ Virtual communities for your professional interests45.7%53.1%54.5%46.4%
- #18: Not a majority (41%), but steady year to year growth (up from 34% in 2012).
- #19: Before we dive into the specific findings of teaching with social media, let’s explore some of the preliminary questions we asked about the impact of technology on teaching and learning today.
- #20: The interactive nature of online and mobile technologies create better learning environments Strongly Disagree 7.7% Somewhat Disagree 33.1% Somewhat Agree 45.9% Strongly Agree 13.3% 59.2% agree
- #21: Online and mobile technologies are more distracting than helpful to students for academic work Strongly Disagree 9.2% Somewhat Disagree 34.7% Somewhat Agree 41.2% Strongly Agree 14.8%
- #22: The Impact that Digital Communication Has Had on Your Communication with Students – Faculty DecreasedNo ImpactIncreased 4.4%16.6%78.9%
- #23: Not a majority (41%), but steady year to year growth (up from 34% in 2012).
- #24: Frequency of Faculty Teaching Use of Social Media by Site – 2012 and 2013 20122013 Twitter2.7%4.1% Facebook7.6%8.4% LinkedIn4.5%11.1% Podcasts14.2%16.3% Blogs and Wikis21.6%26.9%
- #25: Faculty Teaching Use of Social Media by Age – 2012 and 2013 Age20122013 55+29.5%35.8% 45-5434.1%45.4% 35-4438.3%49.6% 11 pt increase! Under 3541.5%41.0% Why is the age difference different in this usage? Possibly career stage of middle aged faculty may be driving stronger use of social media. Experimental.
- #26: Faculty Teaching Use of Social Media by Discipline – 2012 and 2013 Discipline Code20122013 Mathematics and Computer Science26.7%34.7% Natural Sciences24.3%36.1% 12pt increase! Social Sciences36.8%40.0% Professions and Applied sciences37.3%43.0% Humanities and Arts39.7%45.8%
- #27: Use of Social Media by Type of Assignment and by Site – 2013 FacebookLinkedInTwitterPodcastBlogs and Wiki Read, watch, listen16.5%6.6%8.7%57.5%58.6% Add comments16.0%5.3%7.5%25.4%72.8% Create11.9%4.6%7.4%23.2%81.5% Usage of social tools across the sites.
- #28: Use of Social Media by Type of Group Assignment and by Site – 2013 FacebookLinkedInTwitterPodcastBlogs and Wiki Read, watch, listen19.4%5.6%7.7%39.9%65.4% Add comments17.9%4.7%7.2%21.2%75.8% Create13.6%4.5%7.0%22.3%82.5% Pattern is similar to individual assignment use. Creation is huge especially for blogs and wikis – interesting to see the active use of social tools instead of just passive media consumption. Frequency not depth of use. Sophistication of use, selective for certain levels of interactivity. Deeper than just specific sites for personal, professional and teaching, but sites within teaching for specific strategies. How does the social functionality impact learning? Some examples? Blog posts with an audience as opposed to one to one reading and reviewing by faculty.
- #29: Barriers to Faculty Use of Social Media – 2013 Very ImportantImportant Lack of support at my institution15.2%20.6% Takes too much time to learn or use16.2%25.2% Lack of integration with LMS19.4%25.9% Inability to measure effectiveness20.0%32.4% Grading and assessment26.9%30.8% Separate course and personal accounts36.8%21.8% Concerns about privacy38.8%23.9% Integrity of student submissions43.9%28.5% Stronger views on top 3 – Very important vs important. Consistent, but growth is still strong for teaching use. Could be stronger and faster with some of the barriers/risks lowered. Sophistication of use, acknowledged risks, but rewards too. Risk to reward relationship? Are any of these barriers holding you back? Why? Has anyone overcome these barriers? How?
- #30: Privacy Concerns for Faculty Use of Social Media in Teaching – 2013 Total Strongly AgreeSomewhat Agree Risks to the personal privacy of faculty34.6%48.9% Risks to the personal privacy of students36.0%50.6% Others outside of class should not be able to view class-related content61.1%25.3% Others outside of class should not be able to view class discussions66.3%23.1% Others outside of class should not be able to participate in class discussions71.3%20.0% Deeper in to this concern: Concerns about privacy, both for themselves and for their students, and about maintaining the class as a private space for free and open discussion, remain a major concern.
- #31: Recognize those in the room – Krista Jackman Gerol Petruzella Larry Domine Tony Stanislawski Kevin Trowbridge