Increasing student engagement and retention using social technologies : Facebook, e-portfolios and other social networking services / edited by Laura A. Wankel, Patrick Blessinger, in collaboration with Jurate Stanaityte, Neil Washington.

"Created in partnership with Higher Education, Teaching and Learning."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New vistas in higher education : an introduction to using social technologies / Laura A. Wankel and Patrick Blessinger -- Holistic learner engagement for success in the innovation age : portfolio, strengths-based, and collaborative learning strategies / Amy K. Scatliff and Andrea Meier -- How social media enhanced learning platforms challenge and motivate students to take charge of their own learning processes / Lisbet Pals Svendsen -- Engaging second/foreign language students through electronic writing tasks : when learning design matters / Catherine G. Caws -- Influence of psychological variables on the academic use of Facebook / Luís Simōes and Luís Borges Gouveia -- Designing outcome-based curriculum for industry-relevant courses in engineering education : integrating social networking, information and communication technology, modified Bloom's taxonomy, and student personality types / Satyadhyan Chickerur and Aswatha Kumar M -- Computer-aided learning and task-based learning : engaging learners in contextualizing grammar / Jessie Grace U. Rubrico -- Technology approaches to final papers and projects / Nathan E. Whitley-Grassi and Patricia Hoefler -- Using technology to enhance teacher education / Barbara Schwartz-Bechet and Eva Garin -- Going beyond the traditional essay : how new technologies are transforming student engagement with writing outcomes / Michael Truong and Anne Zanzucchi.