Discussion Guide ~ UM101/Prof. Cooper
Goals of Today's Discussion/Presentation
- To discuss recent events and social media in the news
- To introduce social media implementations at UM
- To discuss how these technologies can be used to connect people and ideas at UM
Social Media in the News
- From WLUK-TV: Twitter's Role in Iran Coverage
"With journalists banned from covering much of the protests, Iranians are turning to social media - Web sites like Twitter and Facebook - to tell their stories to the rest of the world."
- From NBC's Meet the Press: Discussion About Social Media and Information Literacy
"...when everyone has a cell phone, everyone's a photographer. When everyone has access to YouTube, everyone's a filmmaker. And when everyone's a blogger, everyone's in newspaper. When everyone's a photographer, a newspaper and a filmmaker, everyone else is a public figure." - New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman
Discussion
- What role do sites such as Facebook and Twitter have in democratic societies?
- From the Associated Press: Facebook Misconduct: Med students cross line
"A new study finds most medical school deans surveyed said they were aware of students posting unprofessional content online, including photos of drug paraphernalia and violations of patient privacy. Some infractions resulted in warnings, others in being expelled."
- From CBS: MySpace Suicide Trial Begins
"The Calif. trial is underway in the case of a Missouri woman who pretended to be a teenage boy on Myspace so she could taunt a troubled teen who committed suicide..."
Discussion
- What are the responsibilities associated with using social networking sites?
Social Media at the University of Montevallo
Montevallo-affiliated Twitter accounts
- Philip C. Williams, University of Montevallo President @UMPrez
- Official Montevallo Twitter account, UM Admissions Office @Montevallo
- Carmichael Library @umlibrary
Other Twitter accounts for area news and information
- Shelby County Reporter @shelbycreporter
- Birmingham News @Birmingham_News
- Birmingham Weekly @BhamWeekly
Montevallo-affiliated Facebook Fan Pages and Groups
- University of Montevallo official Facebook group
- University of Montevallo official Facebook fan page
- The Art Gallery at The University of Montevallo Facebook group
- Friends of the UM International House Facebook group
- Montevallo Literary Festival Facebook group
- Carmichael Library Facebook fan page
Montevallo on YouTube
- Falcon Fever (UM sports show)
Montevallo-affiliated Blogs
Carmichael Library RSS Feeds
Portal Demonstration
This page shows some of the above social media sources and RSS feeds integrated into one web portal. The same can be done with iGoogle, My Yahoo! and other web-based portals.
Discussion
- Do you use a Web-based portal such as iGoogle?
- Which of these social media sources and RSS feeds would you consider using to connect to the people and programs of the University of Montevallo?
Posted 9/22/09
