My PIE Chat with The PIE News

Many thanks to Patrick Atack of the PIE News for inviting me to be Interviewed for the most recent PIE Chat . Our conversation was on October 10, 2017 in Hobart, Tasmania just after my invited talk and panel discussion at the IEAA Research Roundtable on "The Rise of Social Media in Public Influence for Int'l Ed."

PIE Chat this week features @DavidComp, assistant provost for global education at @ColumAdmit

He talks to us about the USA’s new competitors, #socialmedia use in #intled and the importance of reaching out to surrounding communitieshttps://t.co/vHpCdsPOc3 pic.twitter.com/AoeeS025wu

— The PIE News (@ThePIENews) January 17, 2018

A Very Nice Tweet from @IDPDRIE

The rise of #socialmedia in public influence for #intled, @DavidComp's #AIEC2017 @IEAAustralia RRT discussion paper https://t.co/EcquwuRVCb

— IDP Database (@IDPDRIE) November 2, 2017

My International Education Internet Properties

I own a variety of internet properties that focus on international education and I have a presence on a variety of new/social media sites (beyond Facebook and Twitter).  Okay, I don't actually own these sites as I use all free services but they are and have been mine as I have developed, added content and maintained them over the years.  They all (or predominately) focus on international education issues and while there is some overlap of content I try to post and feed different information to my various websites and pages.  

Over the next several weeks I hope to highlight one of my sites every few days (except for IHEC Blog because you are here now!).  Until then you can link to all of them at https://plus.google.com/111848031801692293699/about

Upcoming Social Media Workshops for International Educators by Mandy's Mashups

I wanted to alert IHEC Blog readers about four upcoming social media workshops for international educators presented by Mandy’s Mashups.  Mandy Reinig, a frequent presenter on social media at international education conferences, started Mandy’s Mashups not too long ago as a way to bring her social media expertise to the greater international education community.  Mandy offers a variety of consulting services as well as workshops focusing on various aspects of social media.  Mandy’s Mashups has the following four workshops scheduled this summer:

- Facebook and YouTube: Maximizing the Potential

- Social Media for Advanced Professionals: Understanding the Strategic Impact

- Twitter and Blogs: Getting the Word Out

- Now What?!: Advanced Social Media Workshop

You can learn more about each of these workshops over on Mandy’s Mashups at http://www.mandysmashups.com/workshops.html

You can read the Mandy’s Mashups blog, follow her on Twitter at @MandysMashups and check out what she is up to on Facebook.

What can/should we do when we see a student post disparaging remarks about you and/or your study abroad program on social media outlets?

On Monday my “Study abroad related tweet of the day” over on IHEC Blog’s Facebook page was "Study abroad office: useless!?"  My purpose in posting this tweet ties in to a recent post over on Manitou Heights entitled "Do you know what others are saying about you?"

My post generated some discussion and it got me thinking that this would be a good topic for IHEC Blog so I’m posting the following question in the hope of generating some good discussion:

What can/should we do when we see a student post disparaging remarks about us and/or our study abroad program on social media outlets?


Our responses will depend on what the student actually states in their post(s) and each situation will need to be addressed individually, of course, but I'm curious what others think.


Photo credit:  @DavidComp

Two Last Minute International Education Professional Development Activities Today Should Your Location and Schedule Allow

Church Clock, St. Andrew's Wootton

1. Live NAFSA Collegial Conversation - Optimizing Your Use of Social Media [in International Education].  Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International) will lead this exciting live discussion on effective and efficient uses of social media in international education.

The discussion will focus on the uses of Twitter and Facebook, today's most popular social media tools. Join the conversation here and ask your questions about how best to use social media within the ever-changing field of international education.

Date: Wednesday February 9, 2011

Time: 2:00PM EST

and

2.  US Cuba People to People Partnership: A Conference Sponsored by the Columbia

University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Center for International Policy (CIP)

Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Room 1512, SIPA, 420 West 118th St, New York, NY 10027

TOPICS

- What is a Treasury Department “general license” for academic programs in Cuba, and what institutions will qualify for one?

 -  How is a U.S. academic program arranged in Cuba.

- The requirement that courses must be given for “academic credit”, what does it mean?

- The permitted roles in U.S. academic programs in Cuba of adjunct faculty and students from other colleges and universities.

- Permitted expenditures in Cuba by U.S. universities and colleges.

- Record-keeping and other compliance issues arising from the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

-  “People-to-people” travel. What does it mean and what organizations are qualified to sponsor and organize such travel?

- How will an organization apply for a people-to-people license and what supporting certifications and documentation will be useful? And what itineraries are likely to be acceptable under the new rules.

- Per diem limits on expenditures per traveler, and what can and cannot be purchased in Cuba to bring back into the U.S.

- Securing Cuban approvals for proposed educational programs and obtaining necessary visas.

- Booking accommodations in Cuba and making other on-the-ground arrangements there, the role of licensed U.S. Travel Service Providers (TSPs).

       

More information about this conference available US Cuba People to People Partnership blog here.

Photo credit: D H Wright

Bibliography of Select Articles & Resources to Help International Educators Establish a New Media Presence

I compiled the following bibliography for an upcoming presentation I'm doing on social media and international education and I thought I would post these select articles and resources here on IHEC Blog to assist international educators in navigating the social media waters.

Update: To Be Rescheduled Due To Weather Affecting Participation.  One item to put on your radar is a NAFSA Collegial Conversation tomorrow (February 1st) at 2:00pm (EST) entitled “Optimizing Your Use of Social Media, A Live Collegial Conversation with Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International).  You can access the conversation as well as the archived transcript here. 

Articles

“A List of all the Free International Education Resources I Access” from IHEC at http://bit.ly/auYmCD

“A social media boom begins in Africa” from United Nations Africa Renewal Online at http://bit.ly/fqcUly

“Are you listening?” from IHEC Blog at http://bit.ly/cjo2Yv (listing of international offices/departments with Facebook and Twitter accounts)

“Are your students on Twitter?” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/eFE74V

“Brazil’s nuts about social networking and Orkut best watch out, Facebook is on the rise.” from TNW at http://bit.ly/byGwAs

“Establishing Trust in the World of Social Media -- Relevance for U.S. Higher Education” from the Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://bit.ly/bcwjmd

“Facebook Grows In Popularity Around The World” from NPR at http://n.pr/ezqhJM (audio clip of segment also available)

“Facebook: Using Pages vs. Groups in international education” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/pAR0L

“How can international educational exchange use social media?” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/9O2XGz

“How Indian Students use Orkut to prepare for studying in the US” from the goSwoop Blog at http://bit.ly/gFEi2z

“Marketing U.S. Higher Education Abroad in the Social Media Milleu” from the Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://bit.ly/8FtACH

“Optimizing Your Use of Social Media, A NAFSA Collegial Conversation with Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International).  Transcript from this February 1, 2011 conversation will be archived at http://bit.ly/gTCbiD

“Read API Materials Anywhere! QR Codes and Catalogs” from Academic Programs International Blog at http://bit.ly/eD5OOw

“Results of the IHEC Blog Poll ~ What is the Top New Media Tool You Use to Keep up to Date on the Field of International Education?” on IHEC at http://bit.ly/97sTs3

“Some good practices for Twitter in international education” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/gvKu5M

“Social Media Strategy for International NGOS & Universities” free archived recording of the recent Webinar at http://bit.ly/dWDZud

"Social networks and study abroad--The case of Chinese visiting students in the US" in China Economic Review at http://bit.ly/gcgkq4

“The Facebooks of China” from Fast Company at http://bit.ly/heHI9u

“The most important way that International Education can use Facebook” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/56MiL0

“The Use of Social Media in Higher Education for Marketing and Communications: A Guide for Professionals in Higher Education” from the .eduGuru blog at http://bit.ly/aSvYAY

“Why Can’t Facebook Get More Than 2 Percent of Japan’s Web Users?” at All Facebook at http://bit.ly/hTk81I

“You Don’t Have to Use it Yet; Just Be Open to Social Media” from the goSwoop Blog at http://bit.ly/R3puO

“50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice” from ChrisBrogan.com at http://bit.ly/4pY4KV

A Few Helpful Resources

Directory of Universities and Colleges on Social Media at http://www.4icu.org/

ed Social Media at http://www.edsocialmedia.com/

International Education Blogs & News at http://internationaleducationblogs.blogspot.com/

IHEC Blog’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/IHECBlog (403subscriptions [links] to international education related channels)

Manitou Heights at http://manitouheights.com/

Mashable at http://mashable.com/

Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://marketingeducationusa.blogspot.com/

Social Media Examiner at http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/

Technology in International Education blog at http://www.intledtech.com/

Which New Media Spaces do you Find Most Useful in Connecting with Fellow International Educators?

Rather than conduct another poll I thought I would simply ask the question "which new media space is your favorite for connecting with other international educators?" and see what, if any, comments are left down below.


For me, I find myself in numerous new media spaces and I find value in all of them.  I do tend to favor the following six spaces:


IHEC Blog at http://ihec-djc.blogspot.com/


International Higher Education Consulting website at http://davidcomp.wordpress.com/


IHEC Blog's Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/IHECblog


LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcomp


Twitter at http://twitter.com/DavidComp


IHEC Blog's YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/IHECBlog


Of these six new media spaces, two are blogs and I would say that I find the most reward in posting to IHEC Blog and davidcomp.wordpress.  While I do receive comments on my various posts from time to time they are not as frequent as my interaction with others on Twitter and I truly appreciate the interaction I have with others in the field on a variety of topics.


What about you?


iCupCake credit: Whitney Reiser Johnson
Photo credit:  Jermay Johnson

Looking for New/Social Media Pages, Resources & Ideas for Upcoming Discussion on Internationalization at the Community College

On February 4, 2011 I’ll be in Houston attending and facilitating a breakout session at the joint IIE/AACC workshop for Community Colleges entitled “Internationalization at the Community College: Best Practices Workshop”.  My breakout session is entitled “Social Media Tools for the Community College”. 

I'm starting to prepare materials for this event and would like to establish a list of Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and LinkedIn pages, Blogs, YouTube or Vimeo channels of offices, consortium, programs and other resources focusing on internationalization at community colleges. Additionally, I'd like to compile a useful bibliography of resources focusing on new/social specific to the field of international education or higher education or great articles that will be useful.

My bibliography so far includes the following resources:

Technology in International Education blog (@intledtech on Twitter)

The most important way that Intl Ed can use Facebook on Manitou Heights

Facebook: Using Pages vs. Groups in international education on Manitou Heights

International Education Twitter Lists on Manitou Heights

Marketing U.S. Higher Education Abroad in the Social Media Milleu from the Marketing EducationUSA blog

Establishing Trust in the World of Social Media -- Relevance for U.S. Higher Education from the Marketing EducationUSA blog

IHEC Blog's YouTube channel which currently has 399 subscriptions to international education related channels (who will be 400?)

International Education Blogs & News 

50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice from ChrisBrogan.com

Would love to read any suggestions you may have so that I can include them on my handout.  Please leave a comment below of send me an e-mail at international.ed.consulting@gmail.com.

Photo credit:  Ivan Walsh

Internationalization at the Community College a Best Practices Workshop

On Friday, February 4, 2011 the Institute of International Education and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) are hosting a best practices workshop in Houston, Texas entitled “Internationalization at the Community College”.  I will be attending and am scheduled to facilitate one of the afternoon breakout sessions on Social Medial Tools for the Community College.  I’m very excited to attend this workshop as the entire agenda looks great and I'll be able to connect with some great friends and colleagues as well!

You can register for and learn more about this upcoming workshop online here.  Do note that a limited number of travel grants are available to community college professionals who wish to attend the workshop.

What is the top new media tool you use to keep up to date on the field of international education?

On the top right side of IHEC Blog you will find a brief poll I’m conducting on new media use in international education.  Specifically, I want to see which new media tool you feel is the “best” for keeping up to date on the field of international education.  I, like many colleagues, find myself utilizing all of the new media tools listed below in the poll (except MySpace as I’m not there ~ should I be?) but there are a few that I turn regularly for information so it is a difficult decision for me (I get to vote in the poll don’t I?).  I purposefully set up the survey to allow only one answer per person.  I estimate that this survey will take you 17 seconds or less to complete and I thank you in advance for your time!

Blogs                                                                    

Facebook

Google Alerts

Google Buzz

Institutional/Organizational electronic newsletters

LinkedIn

Listservs

MySpace

NAFSA knowledge community discussion forums

RSS Reader

Twitter

YouTube

The poll closes on Friday, June 30th at 11:59 (CST) and the results will be announced Monday, August 2nd on the new International Higher Education Consulting website at http://davidcomp.wordpress.com/

Video of the Week - IHEC Blog Interview with Ruth Sylte about GoAbroad.com & Social Media at #nafsa10

During the 2008 NAFSA annual conference in Washington, DC, Ruth Sylte of the Manitou Heights Group interviewed me about my blog and how use it to tie in with my side consulting business (International Higher Education Consulting).  Ruth uploaded it to her YouTube channel it was my first taste of YouTube (aside from watching funny videos) and the potential this medium has to offer the field of international education as well as my own consulting work.

As I was sitting at O'Hare Airport on my way to the NAFSA annual conference last week in Kansas City I came up with the idea of doing my own interviews with colleagues and posting them to IHEC Blog's YouTube channel.  Well, I was successful in that I was able to conduct three brief interviews with great colleagues.  What I like best is that the topics discussed with my colleagues are all very different and will represent a specific IHEC Blog theme of the week for two more weeks.  With the exception of Monday of this week, all IHEC Blog posts this week have focused on technology/social media use in international education.  I find it fitting to end this week of posts with my interview with Ruth at the GoAbroad.com booth (@GoAbroad on Twitter) for this video of the week!

Old School Communication during the 2010 NAFSA Conference

As I was walking through the Kansas City Convention Center during the NAFSA Annual Conference last week I came across the message boards (pictured here) off to the side and not along a main traffic path for conference attendees.  The NAFSA message boards have always been a great way for colleagues to communicate and connect with each other during the conference and they continue to serve an important purpose for many.  I took this picture of the message boards with my iPhone.  As you can see, there are not that many message boards available for attendee use.  For those of you who have been to a number of NAFSA conferences take a moment to think back ten, five or even two years ago and the number of boards available/necessary for conference attendee use and the number that is now available in 2010.  Vastly different, no?

The rise of technology has decreased the use of and need for the message boards for many conference attendees.  In the early years of smart phone use the main form of communication between conference attendees was via e-mail and, anecdotally, I believe that e-mail remains the main form of smart phone communication between NAFSA conference attendees today.  I was certainly on e-mail throughout the NAFSA conference but I found Twitter, followed by text messaging and Facebook, to be the best communication tool for me during the conference.  While I missed a couple of direct messages about connecting for dinner or connecting for related functions I found it to be the best way to connect with many colleagues I wanted/needed to connect with.  NAFSA has had the Conference Connection for many years now and I always register but never use as it mostly leads to template solicitations from other conference attendees.  I did hear from many (via twitter, of course) that they found the new Conference Connection to be an excellent tool for planning their conference and @NAFSA indicated that a Conference Connection iPhone application for Vancouver 2011 (#nafsa11) was being considered/researched!  In fact, I think an entire #nafsa11 iPhone application that integrates Conference Connection with other vital conference information (like the discount code for the airport shuttle).  I want to commend @NAFSA for setting a Twitter #hashtag for their conference (#nafsa10) and I recommend that all international education related conferences follow this trend as there are many colleagues who can't attend conferences and are actively following the conference backchannel and appreciate what people are communicating/posting.  It literally takes 20 seconds (often times less) to come up with a #hashtag for your conference.  You can read my related post about conference hashtags here.

Those of you who attended the NAFSA conference last week, what tools did you use to communicate and connect with colleagues as well as prospective partners/collaborators?

Tweet the Twalk: Find out what Web 2.0 Technology is all about (NAFSA Region VIII Workshop)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region VIII has a nice selection of On Demand workshops.  One of the workshops that caught my attention is the one entitled “Tweet the Twalk: Find out what Web 2.0 Technology is all about” which is scheduled to take place from July 12-30 so participants should plan to be available for various periods of time during these dates.  The curriculum was created by Mandy Reinig of Penn State Altoona (@PSUaaAbroad on Twitter).  I'm posting the following description of the workshop with the permission of Mandy.

Description: This workshop is targeted for those international education professionals who have seen and heard about Web 2.0 technologies, such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and wikis, but have not had the time or the experience to know how or what to do with them. Participants will be able to take away active Web 2.0 accounts and will learn and be able to try out the various types of Web 2.0 technologies currently in use in the international education field. In addition, they will get the opportunity to talk with others in their field about the best ways to use them effectively and efficiently all without having to leave their office or computer.

Participants will use the Moodle - Key To School site (similar to Blackboard or Angel) to access
tasks, step-by-step instructions on completing tasks, and discussion boards to share questions, feedback, and ideas on each new technology presented. New tasks will be posted every few days so that participants can log on at their convenience within the 2-3 day time frame to learn about the next web technology and complete the task. Mandy Reinig, the trainer, will moderate the online discussions, provide resources and feedback, and answer questions throughout the course. She will also be available by phone and email should any of the participants have problems with the site or need assistance. The entire course will take place online. There will not be any set times participants will need to be online or join a conference call. Detailed instructions on how to join the online course will be provided to participants once registrations are finalized.

Time Commitment: Each task should take no more than1-2 hours. Participation in the discussion forum is a required part of the course, but can be as limited or involved as your time permits.

Trainer Bio: Mandy Reinig is the sole Education Abroad Advisor at Penn State Altoona. She is also the part-time Instructor in ESL and Instructor of the study abroad pre-departure courses on the campus. She is extremely experienced with Web 2.0 technologies and has presented on the topic at the NAFSA Regional and National conferences. She has had several articles published on technology related topics in the International Educator magazine.  Mandy enjoys learning and using new technologies and finding ways to incorporate them into her one person office to better
service her students and her colleagues.

Cost: $125 (NAFSA Member) $200 (non-member)

You can register for this on demand workshop (as well as all the others) here.

Seminar on Using Social Networking to Promote International Educational Exchange by the American Chamber of Commerce in France

I regret to inform that this seminar was held earlier today!  As I was clearing out my Gmail inbox (for my IHEC Blog and related activities) today during lunch I came across this interesting seminar hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in France via a Google Alert I received while I was at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual conference last week.  While I wish I could be posting in advance of the seminar so those in France who would be interested in attending could register,  I thought it was still interesting and important to highlight on IHEC Blog.

The use of social media is taking off more and more each day in the field of international education (I’ll be posting much more about this in the coming days and months) and this is a very unique seminar in my opinion.  What is most interesting to me is that the American Chamber of Commerce in France (in partnership with the U.S. Embassy) is focusing a free seminar on our field and the use of social media to promote international educational exchange!  The following is a copy and paste job of the description of the seminar:

Subject : Social networking and education

Speakers : Steve Hargadon, Social Learning Consultant

Participants : Limited to 45

Location : AmCham France

The U.S. Embassy, in partnership with the Training and Education Taskforce of the American Chamber of Commerce in France, invites you to attend the seminar: “Using Social Networking to Promote International Educational Exchange” Social Learning Consultant, Steve Hargadon, will discuss and present the many different internet social networking tools that can be used to develop classroom exchanges and that can be extended to other organizational exchanges as well. Mr. Hargadon is the founder of the social network, Classroom 2.0 (www.classroom20.com) and has served as a consultant for PBS, Ning, and the KnowledgeWorks Foundation among other institutions. For anyone interested in developing classroom exchanges between French and American schools, or strengthening a cultural or institutional exchange (such as a Sister City relationship), this seminar is not to be missed! This is a free event - limited to 45

Let us hope that we see more of this in the future!  Here is the link to the original announcement of the seminar.

Photo credit:  innusa