Faculty feel unprepared to integrate social media in the classroom. In 2014, over a third of UW faculty
reported they would be a more effective instructor if better skilled at integrating social media as a
learning tool. When asked to identify a professional development need, one instructor said they would
“like to know how to use social media to get real-time feedback or commentary from students,” while
another wanted to learn “strategies for integrating social media content and online tools, relevant to my
content area, into the classroom.” Another faculty member said they would like to take “an introductory
course on the use of social media,” adding that they would like to see UW provide “regular updates on
best practices of social media-facilitated courses.”