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Keynote for the 2014 AACUSS Conference - Social Media, Campus Culture, and Higher Ed. In the midst of the changing culture of contemporary higher ed, social media can be one of the areas where frontline staff are left feeling least equipped. This presentation explores social media as both a symptom of society and a factor in shaping it, and explores how social networks operate as a communications medium.
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Social Media: Making Sense of Signals
AACUSS 2014
Bonnie Stewart @bonstewart
University of Prince Edward Island June 2014
Overwhelmed by Networks
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Oversimplified Cultural Messages
…create black & white positions
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“The truth about stories is that’s all we are.”
Overwhelmed by Stories
Saturated with Signals
How do we make sense of this, 24/7?
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3 Stories
• Technologies as culture • Social media signals • Making a difference
Stories of Culture
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The dark side of social media
#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomen
#YesAllWomen
Many of the stories were from 20+ years ago.
The Breakfast Club, 1985
Revenge of the Nerds, 1984
“Y” is for your sister
So. We have a problem.
But when we stick that problem in a box called ‘cyberbullying,’ we
limit our capacity to understand how deep and broad it is.
What we do with our technologies is a symptom of culture
…at the same time it shapes culture
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Social media, as a technology, enables cyberbullying and MRA forums.
It also enables #yesallwomen, and other
forms of sharing and speaking back.
Stories of Signals
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Social Media Broadcast Media
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Social networks are not just for consuming, but connecting.
…with the whole room. And beyond.
To understand stories of social media, we need to understand
many-to-many communications.
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Social networks are made of people
Networks are not about online/offline
Social media signals are relational, like oral culture,
but leave permanent traces, like print culture
4 qualities of social media signals
• Persistence: online signals are automatically recorded & archived.
• Replicability: signals made out of bits can be duplicated.
• Scalability: there is potential for massive visibility.
• Searchability: signals can be accessed through search. - danah boyd, 2010
Digital Footprint
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Built and sustained over time
Good Lord. I think I’ll just opt out.
Don’t count on it.
Others can contribute to your footprint, too
Small private signals can travel to audiences never imagined
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But the effects that damage people?
They are social. They are cultural. They reflect the values *we* side
with, as a culture.
Gotcha. Going home to cry now.
How can we make a difference?
WAIT
Stop pretending our problems are new
Learn to talk about privilege & power relations
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Talk. Signal. Model.
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…if you decide to go online, three things:
1. Your online signals need an identity
let’s be clear: colleges & universities do NOT
need 23 separate Twitter & Facebook accounts for
every single department on campus
but they totally need 23 – or 53 – or 503 – caring people who want to
connect and contribute to a changing campus culture by
engaging with students online and off.
2. Your online signals need to be visible
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Amplifying your intended audience is a GREAT way to become more
visible to them
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(saving others’ signals about you = good too)
(warning: strong language incoming)
3. Your online signals need to be signals you (and your institution)
can live with
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It’s public. It’s people. Always take the high road.
Success = lather, rinse, repeat
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Social media = part of the problem. It can also be part of making it better.
What signals will you send? h"ps://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/6292534445/
Thank you.
@bonstewart [email protected]