, assistant professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University, explores the ways in which students from low-income families use social media to their benefit in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
Digital literacy and digital citizenship, including knowing how to effectively use social media, are necessary skills for job-seekers as employers want to hire candidates with adept social media skills. Developing an effective presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter is a must for those seeking career opportunities and advancement. To that end, Greenhow’s talk examines what current educational research has to say about how adolescents and young adults –聽 especially those from low-income families – use social network sites to their advantage.
This event is part of the 91吃瓜 Humanities Institute’s fall lecture series, “.” Throughout the fall semester, distinguished scholars and experts explore, both at a local and a global level, the big-picture implications and the practical realities surrounding social networking and online collaborations. For more information, please call 909/621-8237 or visit .