Robert Pearl Starks

Hello Katya, I share your passion for education. I agree that the one-on-one, individualized approach has a great impact on how one learns. If you imagine how social media has basically digitized peoples' lives, intimate aspects of their lives such as their travel patterns, the events they are attending, the articles they are reading, the brands they "like" on Facebook, the people in their circles of influence, and even their relationship status and purchasing behaviors are all recorded data. What is fascinating to me is that innovators are considering how a similar model of data collection could be used in… >>>

Hello Dina, I noticed you focused on comments, likes and shares as well as the acquisition of new fans/friends. Are you using both a Facebook profile and a Facebook fan page? What overall goals are you using Facebook for? The reason I ask is because reviewing comments, likes, and shares is a good way to measure engagement which tells you how to modify the way you keep your audience engaged but I am wondering how you are measuring whether or not your Facebook strategy is resulting in an improvement in your Career Center goals. For instance, if you were to… >>>

Hello Katya, I appreciate you providing your perspective. Social media has disrupted so many aspects of our lives, it can definitely seem as if the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know much. The rate of change is phenomenal which is what makes the topic so confusing to many, yet at the same time, exciting. This is why I personally love being a continual student of disruptive technologies and how they are changing human interaction, business models, business protocols, culture, etc. You raise a point made in the course which emphasizes the need to be an early… >>>

Social media is a broad topic with many implications. This course focuses on developing a strategy for one's career services department. There is so much more to learn beyond the course content by tapping into the collective knowledge of the group. However, this is completely dependent upon you and if you choose to interact to collaborate by teaching and learning from one another. Introduce yourself and explain what you hope to learn in this course. I encourage you to read the posts from others in every forum. If you see something you can help someone with, something that you want… >>>

You've learned about the importance of purposefully constructing your own personal learning networks (PLNs) for professional development and you know the concept of influencers. Who influences you on social media? If you aren't currently a heavy user of social media, explain how you will now go about constructing your personalized PLN. I'll provide you a short list of some of my favorite people to follow on Twitter from who I learn a great deal: @heatherhuhman - Career expert who focuses on advice for Gen Y and for those seeking entry-level jobs @JohnSumser - Editor of HR Examiner who is always… >>>

Social media isn't simply technology that facilitates human interaction. The technology has changed human interaction and relationship-building. Consider social networks for dating and group activities and that people are now getting married after having met online. If social networks influence how we build rapport, trust, and form strong relationships, social media has a great impact on career advising. It doesn't stop at relationship-building however. Career Advisors have much more data at their disposal to identify behavior patterns, circles of influence, and common interests from the information constituents disclose on social media platforms. This information offers insight that can be transformed… >>>