Non-Verbal Communication Students

Can we tell if someone is lying to us? Are we good lie detectors? Read this article in Communication Currents and be prepared to discuss this question.

Great Teacher Blog for Communication

Must see presentation for teachers on communication skills titled Communication Skills for Teachers. Thanks to Alan Sharland and his heads-up "tweet" on this feature.

Pew Internet Research Finds Young People More Concerned than Adults about Privacy Online

Interesting study by Pew Internet Research comparing the communications behaviors of young people with adults on social networking sites. One of the startling findings is that young people seem to value privacy more than adults. Watch the video presentation at Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Great Line on Mediocrity

I like this line picked up from a news article:

The trouble with normal is that it always gets worse.

Social Networking -- The Future

Social networking on the increase: "Facebook recorded more than 13.8 billion minutes of usage time in April" (CISION.net)

Twitter Trends

Harvard Business Academics examine Twitter. Interesting article on the importance of social networking and trends in the Twitter tradition. Twitter IS awesome! See the article at IT Canada website Twitter Trends.

Online Teachers Take Note

Interesting article on the importance of faculty making connections with students in an online environment. This is such an important issue if you are teaching in an online environment. See the article at Faculty Focus.