Sense of Community On-Campus

An outsider to Higher Education may think that campuses of higher learning would be a haven for social media use; however, that is not the case. A report by Ewbank, Foulger, and Carter (2010), remarks that instead, teachers used social media primarily for personal communications, not those of an academic nature. In reviewing one campuses Facebook page it was determined that a majority of communication referred to accomplishments, press releases, and that the fans were mostly its own faculty and staff (Ewbank, Foulger, & 2010).

So, does this type of presence instill a sense of community in the campus? Probably not.