Includes bibliographical references and index.

PARTI: Higher Education and Social Media: An Overview.
Chapter 1 Introduction..
Chapter 2 Podcast on Higher Education.
PART II: Professional Practice of Academics in HE....
Chapter 3 HE Professionals and their Online Identity
Chapter 4 Academic Developers: Application of Cloud Tools and Social Media. Martin Compton and Timos Almpanis
Chapter 5 Promoting Digital Literacy: Ten Days of Twitter.
Chapter 6 Higher Education: Emergence of Open and Networked Scholarship
PART III Teaching and Learning in HE: Impact of Social Media....
Chapter 7 Smartphones and Social Media in the Classroom
Chapter 8 Application of Social Media Tools in the Teaching Process.
Chapter 9 Pros and Cons of Social Media in Classroom..
Chapter 10 Higher Education, Social Media and Openness: Usage of Medium.com
Chapter 11 Critical Perspectives on Social Media.
PART IV Social Media, Higher Education and Leadership.
Chapter 12 Social Media and University Leaders
Chapter 13 Social Media and Leadership: Benefits and Drawbacks.
PART V Developing Networks and Creating Cohesion.
Chapter 14 Fostering Cohort Identity through Social Media..
Chapter 15 Connecting with New Students through Facebook Live.
Chapter 16 Learning Friendships and Connecting through Social Media.
Chapter 17 Hashtags and Twitter Conferences.
PART VI Social Media and Innovative Forms of Learning
Chapter 18 Podcasting and Higher Education Dave Musson
Chapter 19 Teaching about the Anthropocene and Global Warning.
Chapter 20 Learning Space in the Digital Age: Andrew Middleton and Alex Spiers Twalk
Chapter 21 Learning Spaces: Attitudes and Practices of Academics.
PART VII Personal Experiences of HE Practitioners
Chapter 22 Continuous Personal Development through Twitter.
Chapter 23 Social Media Pitfalls and Creative Usage
Permissions
Index

Social media refers to a computer-based technology that allows people to share information, ideas and thoughts by creating virtual networks and communities. It commonly features customized profiles and user-generated content. Twitter, Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram and YouTube are some of the most popular social media platforms. Social media is also considered as a learning platform that improves student capabilities and engagement. The utilization of social media in education assists parents, students and teachers in obtaining more helpful information, connecting with learning communities and other educational systems that make education more convenient. Another significant impact of social media is the improvement of student academic knowledge and performance through data and information gathering. This book presents the impact of social media on education in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. The readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their perspective about this area of study. ---provided by publisher