Have You Facebooked Astin Lately? Using Technology to Increase Student Involvement

By Greg Heiberger, R. Harper. 2008

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Perceived academic effects of instant messaging use (2011, background): “Lastly, Heiberger and Harper (2008) and HERI (2007) both found positive correlations between the use of social networking websites and student engagement, a predictor of academic success (Kuh, 2009).”
“Friending” Professors, Parents and Bosses: A Facebook Connection Conundrum (2011, background): “More recently, administrators and college faculty have taken a more positive approach and are using Facebook to build connections with students ( Heiberger & Harper, 2008 ).”
Understanding student engagement in online learning environments: the role of reflexivity (2016, unknown): “Heiberger and Harper (2008) argued that online social media can support engagement by helping students make online social connections.”
The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades (2011, methodology): “Although some research has been conducted on the effects of social media on student engagement (HERI 2007; Heiberger & Harper 2008), studies up to this point have been cross-sectional and correlational in nature, and therefore it has been difficult to make causal inferences.”
Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance (2012, background): “The Heiberger and Harper (2008) and HERI (2007) studies found positive correlations between social networking website use and college student engagement.”