Research how social media impacts UW student engagement and create best practice
recommendations. The 2014 ECAR survey findings unveil a number of unanswered questions
concerning the educational use of social media at the UW. While faculty and students alike see promise
in its application in the academic setting, they are unsure about how to tap into this resource effectively.
Additional research is needed to understand how social media is being used by UW faculty and students
currently, how it functions as a tool for discussion and communication, and how it impacts student
engagement and outcomes. The ultimate aim would be to identify examples of best practice,
highlighting classroom conditions where the use of social media is advantageous to students and faculty.
UW-IT should team with relevant campus groups to generate best-practice recommendations for
incorporating social media as a learning tool.