Technology and Academic Advising on Ning
Ning is home to a group called Technology and Academic Advising where advisors who have interest in technology can gather. This particular group looks like it has gone stagnant since there hasn't been much new activity since April 2008.
There has been much talk about Ning replacing Facebook as the social network of choice for those of us in the higher education realm. It is supposedly more secure than Facebook and allows you to customize more then the Facebook interface.
My personal take on Ning is that it isn't going to catch on. It doesn't serve any new purpose and Facebook is now able to integrate with Schools on Facebook to provide the secure access that institutions are looking for. This group would be useful if there was more collaboration going on. There are not any other academic advising Ning sites out there aimed at professional advisors.
I had also thought about starting a Ning site for my students, but again I don't know how useful it would be. Are any other advisors using Ning with their advisee's? Hopefully this topic will be addressed at the technology seminar.
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