Leeds University
Business School
Degrees of Separation?
Just what are our students doing on
Facebook?
Directors of Learning and Teaching Forum
September 2007
Leeds University
Introduction
Business School
•“You’ve been poked”
•100 hours for every 10 credits of study
•How many hours a week on the net in
virtual networking?
Leeds University
Issues
forSchool
educators
Business
• Impressions and identity theft
•Leeds Uni Freshers O7 http://leedsac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2260046304
•Appears to be a page for advertising club promotions
•But includes the University’s term dates cut and paste
from campus web
Leeds University
First
impressions
Business
School
• University of Leeds group
•http://leedsac.facebook.com/networks/?nk=16779195
•Has over 26,000 members
•Up and coming events:
Sep 15
Phil's gona be 21! @ Our House
Tomorrow at 3:00 pm until Tue Sep 18 at 6:00 am - (13 attendees)
22nd Piss up! @ Otley Road...
Tomorrow at 4:00 pm until Sun Sep 16 at 5:00 am - (14 attendees)
Leeds University
Some
we School
like
Business
•I go to probably the best university in the world..ever!
(leeds chapter)
•A group for Leeds students who love Leeds uni and
everything about Leeds uni life!
•http://leedsac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204179247
•Fans of the Roger Stevens Building – the 8th Wonder of
the Architectural World
•I Go to the University of Leeds – the Proper One
Leeds University
Some
we School
don’t
Business
•Group: Why is Leeds so Utterly Useless?
•Topic: What could you buy that actually works for the amount of
money Leeds takes each year?
•Message: Last time i checked Leeds had 27,000 students. If we think
that the average fiscal contribution per student is +/- £4,000 a year, we
can then add foreign students who pay a lot more. that works out at
about a whopping £100,000000. What could you buy that works for
that amout of money?
i'll start:
500,000000 vimto bars
5555.5 Sq/m of real estate on Chelsea Embankment
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•Creating groups within them
•Leeds University Careers Centre
•Leeds Alumni Group
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•An alternative VLE?
•Some student created groups
•Some students looking for participants in surveys and
projects
•Witty names (e.g., Evolution Scholars: A Group for the
Naturally Selected) but not much evidence of academic
content
•And rather a lot of slating of members of staff
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•Encourage teamworking?
•Gain an insight into how students work?
•lets pass second year management..learning together
•http://leedsac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2336186440
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•A resource for mentoring
•But looking at content there is a danger that some
students are acting as quasi-lecturers
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•Communicating with students
•Level 1 Biology Discussion
•http://leedsac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2219796256
•A group where you can discuss/post any comments or
problems you have to do with the course.
Then Daryl and Emma, your student reps, will feed it back
to the committee and try and sort out any problems you
may have.
Ways
which we might use
Leedsin
University
virtual
networking
Business
School sites
•Infiltrating sites?
•This is what some recruiters and a lot of club owners do.
•Or should we avoid altogether?
Leeds University
The
University’s
Business
SchoolPosition
Social Networking Sites (SNSs) such as Facebook and MySpace, and
blogs are becoming increasingly useful tools. Leeds University Union
and even some Schools make frequent use of these for
communication purposes. Students are, however, requested to used
such sites carefully. Neither the University nor LUU would in any way
wish to inhibit freedom of expression, but students are reminded that
any libellous, defamatory or personally abusive comments about other
students or about staff or the posting of images of individuals without
their consent could be viewed as bullying/harassment, and could have
legal/disciplinary implications.
(Taught Students Guide)
Leeds University
The
University’s
Business
SchoolPosition
The University will not in any way seek to monitor the use of such
sites, but if issues of concern are raised by individuals, it has a duty of
care to investigate and take appropriate action. In the first instance,
this would typically be a request to remove or amend the relevant text
or images. However, if this request does not lead to a resolution, the
University reserves the right to take action under the General
University Disciplinary Regulations. The individuals concerned might
also initiate legal action independently of the University.
(Taught Students Guide)