Archive for August 25, 2008

The rise of online social networks, coupled with the ability for anyone with a computer to create information, has shifted the way students learn – and professors must adapt in the classroom, said Mike Wesch, a cultural anthropologist who spoke on campus Aug. 21 at a conference for educators from across the region. 

The video interviews conducted at the OECD Future of the Internet Economy ministerial conference by Elon University students Ashley Barnas and Craig Campbell and assistant professor Dr. Glenn Scott are now online.

Commencement ceremonies were held on Aug. 23 for 27 M.Ed. students who completed their studies in the School of Education.

President emeritus J. Fred Young, retired professor John G. Sullivan and retired associate dean Lela Faye Coltrain Rich received Elon Medallions on Aug. 25, 2008, in an annual ceremony that celebrates the highest honor a person can receive from the university.

He spends much of his day on Facebook. Truly not a revelation, considering senior Bobby Hoppey is a college student, thus part of a demographic that lives on social media networks.

He spends much of his day on Facebook. Truly not a revelation, considering senior Bobby Hoppey is a college student, thus part of a demographic that lives on social media networks.