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TalentEgg: York University prof experiments with social media as a teaching tool

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York University computer science and engineering professor Andrew Eckford is taking the next step in connecting with his students by joining them in the world of social media.

He uses blogs, Twitter and YouTube to give his students a better understanding of content covered in class and to make him more approachable when theyre struggling with course material and need help.

In this video, Prof. Eckford explains why he decided to take on this social media experiment , how it has benefited the students so far and his future plans for bringing more social media into the classroom (such as using the new question-and-answer site Formspring.

For links to Prof. Eckford's blogs, YouTube and Twitter accounts, please check out the article on the Career Incubator: http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2010/03/york-university-prof-experiments-with-s...

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