social media

Turns Out My Students Know More About Social Media Than I Do

Don’t let young people trick you into believing they are digital experts because they are so adept at texting, taking photos, and incessantly tinkering with their smartphones. My experience teaching college students suggests that they are consumers of everything digital, with little understanding of how the digital world works or how it affects them. Since students are […]

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The University of Akron Hosted a Clown Show—It Was Called Streamer University

On May 6, viral influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat announced Streamer University—a free, four-day event held at the University of Akron (UA) from May 22 to 25. The goal was to bring together rising content creators and established social media influencers for collaboration and training. Cenat even released an “Official Enrollment Trailer” on YouTube […]

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