Check out a recent online debate between our own Dr. James Schirmer and Dr. Marcus Paroske (Communication).
Here’s an excerpt from Dr. Schirmer:
“I use social media (primarily Goodreads and Twitter) for the same reasons that [others] don’t. I value boundaries and privacy, too, and social media provide me the opportunity to take control of and develop an identity conducive to my goals and relevant to my interests…Social media present us with choices and I don’t think choosing not to open an account is enough to make you a neo-Luddite.
…For me, the question about social media’s impact on education isn’t so much ‘should’ as it is ‘how.’ For instance, students are already on Facebook (and may access it during classes). How we address, ignore, or even reject that says something about our pedagogy.”