BJ Fogg created the Fogg Behavior Model (FBM) through his work at the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University. The FBM states... "Three elements must converge at the same [...]
In May 2009 I wrote a post on how to turn Twitter into a free SMS alert system for your campus. Back then, the major hang up was people had to have a Twitter account for it to work[...]
Yesterday, USA Today reported on how student participation in co-curricular (outside the classroom) activities leads to higher GPAs and a more satisfied social life. "College exper[...]
The newest member of our writing team is Liz Van Lysal (@lvanlysal). Liz is the Program Outreach Coordinator for UW-Milwaukee. While all our writers are in Student Affairs, there i[...]
We started the #sachat experiment in October 2009 and, more than anyone expected, the growth has been explosive. Each week, more and more student affairs professionals are connecti[...]
I promised the good student affairs folk of the Penn State system that I would write up a draft outline of a tech plan for a state wide student leadership event. I delayed a bit, s[...]
Dean Long, of LAUS, only needs two minutes to perfectly explain how every educator should be thinking about social media. And if your life is too busy for a two minute interlude, h[...]
Online community ninja, Jakob Nielsen, is one of the original brains behind the 90-9-1 rule. Stated simply, the rule goes... In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers wh[...]
Last night’s #sachat on Twitter was about current tech challenges and creative solutions in student affairs. In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap: Full Transcrip[...]