social media in higher education roundtable discussion
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Social Media in Higher Education: A Roundtable Discussion
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Our Panel
Chris BarrowsNew York University
Meghan JagnowUniversity of Tennessee
Joel RennerThe George Washington University
Nikki SunstrumUniversity of Michigan
@CBarrows @MegJagnow @JoelRRenner @nikkisunstrum
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Today’s Syllabus
Chapter 1: Choosing Social Networks•
Chapter 2: Structuring Your Accounts•
Chapter 3: Creating Shareable Content•
Chapter 4: Proving the Value of Social•
Chapter 5: Tips, Tricks & Tools
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Chapter 1: Choosing Your Social Networks
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Quality vs. Quantity:
Is it more important to be on all social sites or to focus your efforts on a select few?
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Your Favorite Platforms:
Which social platforms do you see as the most useful in higher education?
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Leveraging Newer Networks:
How do you utilize Snapchat, Instagram and newer social platforms in higher education?
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Chapter 2: Structuring Your Social Accounts
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Who’s the Boss:
Is it better to rely on one centralized social team or to delegate responsibilities to various stakeholders?
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You Get a Page, and You Get a Page:
How do you determine if a group, department, team, or mascot deserves a unique social presence?
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Maintaining a Cohesive Presence:
Assuming decentralized management, how do you ensure all of the channels feel like a united effort? How
much offline coordination is required?
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Chapter 3: Creating and Sharing Social Content
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Social Media Scheduling:
How far ahead do you plan your social posts?
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Content that Resonates:
What do you find to be the most powerful content higher education professionals can share?
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Sharing School Research:
What do you think is the best way to promote institutional research on social media?
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Chapter 4: Proving the Value of Social Media
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Social Reporting Frequency:
How often do you pull and analyze your social media data?
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Higher Education KPIs:
What key metrics do you look at when analyzing your social performance?
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Higher Education KPIs:
Is it possible, or necessary, to look at things like alumni contributions or applications received?
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Chapter 5: Tips, Tricks & Tools
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Schooling the Newbies:
What tips would you give a new social media manager in the space?
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The Future of Social in Higher Education:
Any new trends in 2016 higher education professionals should know about?
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Tools of the Trade:
What are your favorite tools to help build and manage your organization’s social presence?
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Questions for Sprout Social:
How does Sprout help organizations structure their accounts?
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Questions for Sprout Social:
How can you make sure your interns aren’t causing trouble for your social presence?
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What are you all working on?
Chris BarrowsNew York University
Meghan JagnowUniversity of Tennessee
Joel RennerThe George Washington University
Nikki SunstrumUniversity of Michigan
@CBarrows @MegJagnow @JoelRRenner @nikkisunstrum
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Sprout Social Thanks Our Panel!
Chris BarrowsNew York University
Meghan JagnowUniversity of Tennessee
Joel RennerThe George Washington University
Nikki SunstrumUniversity of Michigan
@CBarrows @MegJagnow @JoelRRenner @nikkisunstrum