Keynote presentation for the second annual NJ Social Media Summit held at William Paterson University. Topic focuses on social media in higher education among students, professionals, and professors.
4. #NJSMS16
‣ 360 Gives you the complete picture of
higher education and social media and how
everything evolves
‣ Each group (and individual) has their own
journey on and using social media
‣ Constant Change & Adaptation for Learning
‣ Growing expectations for all parties
‣ Early stages in research & practice
‣ Huge opportunities for collaboration in
education and profession
10. HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
▸ Recruiting for students, staff, alumni, donors, and faculty
▸ Personal Branding for department, college, & professionals
▸ Community relations
▸ Fundraising
▸ Creative Storytelling
▸ Building communities internally and externally
▸ Alumni and Future Alumni Relations
▸ Examples of great universities on social media
▸ Princeton, NYU, University of Michigan, USC, University of Cincinnati, and WVU
@kfreberg
12. PERSONAL BRANDING: STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
▸ Establish an online portfolio and presence
▸ Engage in conversations with others in the higher education community
▸ Promote and be your own spokesperson
▸ Network with fellow colleagues at similar institutions and departments
▸ Understanding the nature of each social media platform for relationship management
▸ Facebook: Professional/Personal
▸ LinkedIn: Professional
▸ Twitter: Meeting people you WANT to engage in and get to know
▸ Instagram: Sharing your POV and experiences/life
▸ Snapchat: What you WANT it to be. Be authentic, conversational and provide a
human side to your story
@kfreberg
13. #NJSMS16
‣ Willing to experiment and be
the first.
‣ Know when to ask for help
‣ Be confident in what you
know and take the initiative to
learn what you don’t {personal
SM audit}
‣ Explorers are most often
rewarded
‣ Share results to help spark
future ideas and conversations
14. #NJSMS16
‣ Expectations are changing
‣ Rules for engagement are
changing
‣ Classes, recruitment and branding
are all evolving
‣ Networking = constant changing
and dynamic
‣ Key is who knows you and what
they are able to learn from you
15. #NJSMS16
‣ You can be human AND professional online.
‣ No such thing as “gurus” - we are all still
learning and growing!
‣ Social media is not easy or free - takes a lot of
work and dedication.
‣ Professionals are WAITING for the chance to
collaborate!
‣ Being successful in social media = training for
the Olympics.
‣ Social media is not just a “fad” any more - but
an essential gateway to higher education
culture and branding
16. #NJSMS16
‣ Hard to keep up with the
trends + tools
‣ Rise of FOMO as well as
FOSO across all parties
‣ Balance between theory
+practice
‣ Competition is heated
‣ Time management
between other duties as a
higher ed professional
17. #NJSMS16
‣ Establishing your voice and
influence in rising area for higher
education
‣ Formulate new connections for
students
‣ Personal branding / viewed as a
resource for information + learning
‣ Content creation / storytelling
‣ Grow online personal brands and
get jobs/internships
‣ Extend community
‣ Create new opportunities for your
school, department, and yourself
30. The future of social
media education lies
ahead. We have to
learn, educate,
collaborate together.
31. @kfreberg
RESOURCES
▸ Resources for Higher Education and Social Media
▸ U-M Social Media http://ow.ly/ZScxS
▸ Social Media in Higher Education Strategies | http://ow.ly/ZScxF
▸ Using Social to Recruit College Students | http://ow.ly/ZScIZ
▸ Higher Education Success: How 3 Universities use Social http://ow.ly/ZScLP
▸ Assignments for Social Media Classes
▸ Snapchat for professors http://ow.ly/ZzcZQ & Snapchat Assignment http://ow.ly/ZzdwG
▸ Managing Online Reputation & Personal Branding Audit http://ow.ly/Zzdbi
▸ Blogging + Blogging Assignment Rubric http://ow.ly/ZzdnR
▸ Student Email and Social Media Etiquette Policy http://ow.ly/ZzdFK
▸ Infographics assignment http://ow.ly/ZzdNG
32. @kfreberg
RESOURCES
▸ Professors to Follow
▸ Ai Zhang @aiaddysonzhang
▸ Matt Kushin @mjkushin
▸ William Ward @Dr4Ward
▸ Emily Kinsky @ekinsky
▸ Carolyn Kim @carolynmaekim
▸ Courtney Childers
@courtchilders
▸ Geah Pressgrove
@geahpressgrove
▸ Nick Bowman @bowmanspartan
▸ Higher Education Professionals to
Follow
▸ Chris Barrows @CBarrows
▸ Joel Renner @JoelRRenner
▸ Kimberly Yu @KimHoots
▸ Nikki Sunstrum @nikkisunstrum
▸ Ryan Maguire @ryjmag
33. @kfreberg
RESOURCES
▸ Personal Branding
▸ A Brand of One: On Social Media Branding for Professionals http://ow.ly/
ZScSo
▸ How to Use Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand : http://ow.ly/
ZScUv
▸ MarketingProfs Personal Branding - http://ow.ly/ZScY5
▸ Managing Yourself: What’s Your Personal Social Media Strategy? http://
ow.ly/ZSd3S
▸ The Top Social Media Sites That Matter to Marketers http://ow.ly/ZSd76