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A TEAM APPROACH TO STUDENT SUPPORT IN TWITTER

Together Everyone Achieves More

#heweb09 #soc7

Holly Rae Bemis‐Schurtz @hollyraeLaura Grant @laurapresentlyPhillip Johnson @phlipper3000

Division of Student SuccessNew Mexico State Universityhttp://success.nmsu.edu/heweb09

A TEAM APPROACH TO STUDENT SUPPORT IN TWITTER

Together Everyone Achieves More

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

Overview

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

The searchfor persona

“NMSU is following me… isn’t that kinda creepy?”

“…formed …the goal of creating a touchpoint for students within Twitter”

MissionTeam membersConsiderationsFollowing normsToolkitResources

http://bit.ly/nmsut 

There is strength in numbers. Multiple perspectives are important.

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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Choose your team with experience in mind.

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

Increased stakes

A single perspective is not enough.

Twitter experience alone is not enough. 

A student perspective alone is not enough.

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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Define the roles of your team members and keep participation optional.

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

Taking shape

“We are @nmsu a group of students and staff members..”

Follow @nmsuWho @nmsu followsImprove @nmsuTeam membersCurrent updatesOther NMSU personas

http://success.nmsu.edu/twitter 

People will be interested ‐ be prepared to share your work with the community.

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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Invite critique – seek it out if you must – in order to balance your perspective.

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

The network emerges

“You don’t have to reinvent the wheel;a student support system already exists.”

Collaborators (Outside Twitter)

Collaborators (Within Twitter)

Leadership Team

Twitter Team

Media

Division Decision Makers

OtherTwitter profiles

Alumni

Community

Students

Families 

University Comm.

Think Tank

Your network goes beyond social media – tap into your institutional support framework.

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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Foster a network of support –create opportunities to engage your peers.

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

New challenges

Engagement takes different forms; some are more challenging to facilitate than others.

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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A team approach to student support is a moving target – by definition you can't prepare for the unexpected.

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

Tools

The search for persona

Increased stakes

Taking shape

The network emerges

New challenges

Putting it all togetherTools

Putting it all together

Together 

Everyone 

Achieves

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•Sustainable when a member leaves or goes on vacation

•Provides a checks & balances system for decision making

•Offers diversity in voice

•Distributes the work load

•Leverages institutional knowledge within the network

•Models an approach for other institutional personae

Benefits of a Team Approach to Student Support in Twitter

Holly Rae Bemis‐Schurtz @hollyraeLaura Grant @laurapresentlyPhillip Johnson @phlipper3000

Division of Student SuccessNew Mexico State University

http://success.nmsu.edu/heweb09

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