Social Media Tapas: A Tasting of Social Networking Tools

Facebook, Twitter, QR Codes, DropBox, and more ... the internet is full of social media that allow us to share likes, interact with physical locations, or, just post our insights ... but, how do they work? What are the challenges, dangers and ‘gotchas’ we need to know when working with these tools?

This half-day workshop will give you the opportunity to try these social media tools on for size so that you can better advise your clients about how they work. We will have the opportunity to use these tools in a hands-on lab setting. We will alsos learn about the research currently being conducted about them and the social trends that they have started.

Presenter:

Eric Machan Howd works for Cornell University as an Instructional Designer and Project Manager in the area of Academic Technologies. He has been teaching in higher education since 1993 and preaching educational technology since 1998. Eric has worked with Library Councils across New York State and the State of Connecticut, facilitating courses in survey design, new media, and general topics in technology. Additionally, he teaches, or has taught, at Ithaca College, Empire State College, Tompkins Cortland Community College, Cortland State University, and Binghamton University.