Whenever you hear about pictures being posted on Facebook or other social media web sites, you always think that it is young adults or college students involved. Whether they are inapporiate pictures at a party to saying very negative things about certain individuals– the list goes on and on. However, what about professors? Are there cases where professors say something in their profile that may be viewed as being inappropriate about students, fellow faculty, or other individuals?
This is something that has recently been discussed in the Chronicle for Higher Education about how professors can manage their online reputation effectively on these social media sites and what things not to do. This article does make a good point about addressing some of the issues that professors and future professors have to take note on about presenting themselves online (ex. Facebook).
There are certain suggestions that have been made. For example, the author suggests that some professors may want to “friend” their graduate students, but they may have a policy against being “friends” with their undergraduate students. However, how can a professor effectively communicate their audiences if they don’t know them? Of course, there needs to be boundaries and rules set for their Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. But if students and professors come into the situation understanding this is a part of the class and treat it as they would do offline (ex. in the classroom)– all would be good! 🙂
Hope all is going well and have a wonderful day!
Best Wishes,
Karen
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