The CUNY Academic Commons: Fostering Faculty Use of the Social Web

Authors

Matthew K. Gold, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow
George Otte, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

This paper analyzes the implementation of an academic social network that connects faculty members, administrators, and graduate students in a multi-campus university system. Part of a new generation of university-sponsored virtual spaces that foreground social networking, the CUNY Academic Commons has fostered a growing community of members who use the site to collaborate with colleagues across the system. This paper describes the processes involved in creating the site and offers guidance to institutions considering similar projects.

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This work was originally published in On the Horizon, available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10748121111107681