The Daily Tar Heel visited my class last evening:
Instead of using Facebook to avoid studying, students in Fred Stutzman’s “Online Social Networks” course are making it the basis of their class.
Stutzman, a Ph.D. student in the School of Information and Library Science, is studying social technology and writing his dissertation on programs such as Facebook.
Now he is sharing that knowledge with a diverse group of about 15 students, including undergraduates, international students and older adults returning to college.
His dissertation covers how people who are transitioning between stages of life use social networks to get personal support, expand friendships and incorporate those connections into daily life.
Very cool! In other news, I’ll be uploading slides from this course to Slideshare. Feel free to follow along.
