How Administrators Can Avoid Social Media Landmines
Legal Concerns Facing Campus Social Media
More and more, social media are making their presence felt on campus – not just outside the classroom but inside it, as well.
That’s the good news. It’s also (potentially) the bad news – because social media, while rich in pedagogical opportunity, are also fraught with risks that no institution, faculty member or administrator can afford to ignore.
How can you take advantage of these enlivening, empowering social channels … while avoiding the liability that comes from their misuse?
This Magna Online Seminar on CD is led by Deborah Gonzalez, Esq., founder of Law2sm, LLC, a legal consulting firm specializing in digital and social media, and Rob Jenkins, M.A., associate professor of English and columnist for The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Together, they’ll share important insights on social media issues.
In How Administrators Can Avoid Social Media Landmines you’ll learn:
- Why it’s important for faculty and staff to appreciate the pervasiveness of social media on campus.
- How social media create hazards pertaining to privacy, defamation, safety, cyber-bullying, plagiarism and more.
- What the law says about social-media transgressions.
- Recommended ”do’s and don’ts” of social media for all members of the campus community.
- How to build a comprehensive risk-management strategy for your institution.
This is a critical seminar for anyone engaged with students and colleagues through social media. We recommend it for:
- Classroom instructors (face-to-face and online)
- Academic department chairs
- Associate deans
- Deans
- Academic VPs
- Chief academic officers
- Student services personnel
- Marketing and public relations professionals

Recorded: 9/15/2011
Running Time: 90 minutes
Audio with PowerPoint
3 WAYS TO ORDER:
- PDF Transcript
- Facillitator's Guide
- Supplemental Materials
- PowerPoint Handouts
![]() | Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. |
![]() | Rob Jenkins, M.A. |

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