I believe that social media is going to be the medium in which not only other disciplines will be working and researching together (such as Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, and others) – but it will also be the medium in which will bridge together academics and professionals in Public Relations through education. A new social network community has been established called Social Media Club Education, where professors and academics can come together and discuss issues involving social media and education.
The purpose of Social Media Club Education is to identify the professionals and professors that are currently teaching social media at their universities, determine what needs to be in a social media curriculum, and what ways professors and other teaching professionals can do research involving social media in conjunction with the Social Media Club. The social network community is gaining new members by the minute, and I believe that academics, especially in the public relations field, need to be part of this new online community to network and discuss social media issues among other professionals.
I think that this is a wonderful idea – social media is definitely developing and continues to evolve in practice, but academic professionals also need to be aware on the latest forms of technologies and practices so they are up-to-date for their research, consulting practices, and to give their students the tools and skills that they will need in the workplace. So, in summary – if you are going to be teaching social media classes or incorporate social media in your classes – come and join the Social Media Club Education social network community! 🙂
Hope you all are having a great day! 🙂
Best Wishes,
Karen
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