Originally presented to leadership educators at the LEAD365 Student Leadership conference in Orlando, Florida in 2016. This session discusses issues of resiliency, authenticity, and the effects of social media on the development of young adults.

1. Developing
inOnline
Leaders
Resiliency
w/ Dr. @PaulGordonBrown

2. @paulgordonbrown
www.paulgordonbrown.com
paulgordonbrown@gmail.com

3. #LEAD365
This session is Twitter-friendly.
@paulgordonbrown

4. Learning Outcomes:
• Articulate and explain how
developmental patterns play out in
online spaces
• Understand student struggles with
self esteem and authenticity on
social media
• Employ strategies and changes in
practice to guide students in their
online lives

5. PossibilityFearvs

6. ENGAGEMENT
@paulgordonbrown

7. Alexander Astin
Student Involvement:
A Developmental Theory
for Higher Education.
Journal of College
Student Development
1984
@paulgordonbrown

8. T + E = ITime on Task Mental Effort
Engaged
Involvement
@paulgordonbrown

9. ENGAGEMENT
happiness
connectedness
academic success
retention@paulgordonbrown

10. ENGAGEMENT
DIGITAL
@paulgordonbrown

11. T + E = ITime on Task Mental Effort
Engaged
Involvement
We know students
spend a lot of time
on social media.
@paulgordonbrown

12. 89%
of adults 18-29 years old use social media
67%
access it on mobile
98%
of adults ages 18-29 are on the internet
70
70
70
43%
60%
89%
65+
50-64
30-49
70
78% 18-29
social media use
by age
younger generations
are using the internet,
social media, and mobile
technologies at a high rate

13. T + E = ITime on Task Mental Effort
Engaged
Involvement
We know we want to
get students here.
@paulgordonbrown

14. @paulgordonbrown

15. T + E = ITime on Task Mental Effort
Engaged
Involvement
But what about
mental effort?
@paulgordonbrown

16. Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
well.
you know how to use it
@paulgordonbrown

17. Just because you use social media…
doesn’t mean
for purpose-driven
you know how to use it
ends.
@paulgordonbrown

18. ISTE STANDARDS
FOR STUDENTS
2016

19. 2016 ISTE Standards for Students

20. Digital Citizen
“Students recognize the rights,
responsibilities and opportunities
of living, learning and working in
an interconnected digital world,
and they act and model in ways
that are safe, legal and ethical.”

21. Global Collaborator
“Students use digital tools to
broaden their perspectives
and enrich their learning by
collaborating with others and
working effectively in teams
locally and globally.”

22. 1 2
We’re Going To Explore Two Topics Today
Digital Identity
or Reputation
Digitized
Development
@paulgordonbrown

23. Digital Identity
@paulgordonbrown@paulgordonbrown

24. Digital Identity
@paulgordonbrown
Or more accurately, digital identities,
are the personas, data, and actions
we take online as well as the
reputation of those identities and
how they are viewed by others.
@paulgordonbrown

25. @paulgordonbrown

26. digital stamp
@paulgordonbrown

27. FROM THE WOMB!
We even have digital stamps
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28. Your Name
@paulgordonbrown

29. Your Name
What is the first thing that comes up?
Is it you?
Is it someone else?
What do you want to come up?

30. BE
AWARE!
@paulgordonbrown

31. We need to educate each other
on digital reputation.

32. TheInternetIs
Forever
@paulgordonbrown

33. Yourparents
willprobably
postan
embarrassing
pictureasa
#TBT.
@paulgordonbrown

34. Mistakesand
embarrassing
photoscan
followus
forever.

35. THINK
POST
beforeyou
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36. collegesandemployers
arelistening
@paulgordonbrown

37. of recruiters use or plan to begin
using social networks/social
media for recruiting
94%
Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2013

38. @paulgordonbrown

39. WeWillMake
HowWeHandle
Mistakes
ThemDefinesUs
@paulgordonbrown

40. @paulgordonbrown

41. youcan’t
@paulgordonbrown

42. PrivacyIs
YourProblem
@paulgordonbrown

43. You assume
RESPONSIBILITY!
When it comes to privacy…
@paulgordonbrown

44. raiseyour
privacy
settings
@paulgordonbrown

45. BUT
@paulgordonbrown

46. itlowers
yourpotential
impact
@paulgordonbrown

47. PUBLIC
PRIVATE
@paulgordonbrown

48. @paulgordonbrown

49. BeA
Digital
Change
Agent
@paulgordonbrown

50. social media &
student activism
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

51. Social media in student activist movements…
Removes and
lessens barriers
Serves as a tool
for organizing
and mobilizingAdam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

52. Social media in student activist movements…
Serves as a conduit for
information dissemination
and consumption
Creates a
“common
language”
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

53. clicktivism
go beyond How do we
define
“meaningful”
participation?
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

54. social media and civic engagement…
Allows fast,
customized
information
gathering
Facilitates
information
sharing
Drives civic
learning and
organization
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

55. but it also… Lead to an
avoidance of civil
debate
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Create an
intimidating
environment for
early-stage
development

56. ? Should we adapt?
Can we adapt?
Adam Gismondi, Ph.D.
@AdamGismondi / @TuftsIDHE
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Howdoesour“traditional”model
ofRegistered/Recognized
StudentOrganizationsfitwith
modernmovements?
Doesthe“traditional”modelfit?
Isthatimportant?
How might these new tools
for activism interact with
typical structures within
Student Affairs?

57. Digital Identity
@paulgordonbrown@paulgordonbrown

59. Digitized Development
@paulgordonbrown@paulgordonbrown

60. Digitized Development
@paulgordonbrown
is the underlying developmental
processes that inform how we
understand ourselves and our
behavior in digital spaces.
Digitized development can carry
unique properties from offline
development.
@paulgordonbrown

61. It’s A Psychological Process!
@paulgordonbrown

62. eRezLife
Digitized Development

63. MarciaBaxterMagolda’s
TheoryofSelf-Authorship

64. Student explores and experiments
openly with social media. This is
strongly influenced by authorities
(parents/guardians) through access
and peers through peer culture.
Student does not understand how
online and offline interactions can
impact each other or possess a
sophisticated understanding of
context.
Student makes conscious choices about
social media usage and how it fits into life
desires, outlook, and goals.
Student realizes that one’s online life
requires constant renegotiation as one’s
goals, needs, contexts, and
circumstances change.
@paulgordonbrown

65. Pursuitof
Likes
@paulgordonbrown

66. “HowmanyLikesdid
yourpostget?”
“Whatdoesthatmean?”
Addie

67. “Thatnumberinitself
doesn’tmeananything
unlessyoucompareitto
otherposts.”
-Addie
@paulgordonbrown

68. “Thenyougetinthatwhole
thingwherepeoplestart
comparingthemselvesto
otherpeople.Thatreallyisn’t
thebestroutetogodown.”
Addie
“You’rethinkingaboutit
toomuch.”

69. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Curating
Perfected
Images

71. “…inthebackofmy
mindthere’sacertain
standardofinteraction
thatIgetoneverysingle
tweetthatIdon’twantto
makesureIdon’tdrop
below.”
-Mesut

72. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Selective
Viewof
Reality

73. “…weusesocialmediaasa
highlightreelofourlivesand
howmanytimesoutoften
wouldyousaythatyou
wouldn'tpostsomething
becauseit'snotahighlight.”
-Hallie
@paulgordonbrown

74. There'salotoftimeswhenyouthinkthat
peoplehavethebestlifeeverbecauseof
whatthey'reposting. Wheninreality
they'regoingthroughalot,andprobably
manysimilarthingsthatyouare,but
becausethey'repostingallthisfunstuff,
youthinkthattheirlivesareperfect.”
-Hallie

75. masks
adance
outfits

76. “…it’salmostlikedoinga
dancethatyoucan’tbe
toomuchofsomething.”
-Liam
@paulgordonbrown

77. games
playing

78. “I'vegottokeepup.”
-Annie
@paulgordonbrown

79. “Yeahit’sexhausting…
it’swhatcausesmy
unhappiness…
thecomparisonsget
sointense…
IfeellikeI’mjusta
constantfailure”
-Logan

80. IMAGE: CHOMPOO BARITONE
Consuming
Perfected
Images

81. “That’swhat,Iassume,[is]
causingmygreatest
dissatisfactionat[college].
Seeingmylifeincomparison
toothers.”
-Logan
@paulgordonbrown

82. “Idefinitelythinkaboutit
morethanIshould.”
-Ashley
@paulgordonbrown

83. Weneedtolearn
toown,rather
thanbeowned
by,technology.
@paulgordonbrown

84. social media
can be used
for so much
MORE

85. don’t lead
fearwith
@paulgordonbrown

86. don’t lead with
shame
@paulgordonbrown

87. be open to new
paradigms of organizing
@paulgordonbrown

88. follow
what’s
#trending
@paulgordonbrown

89. Stay
current
ontech
trends.

90. leadeachother
inunderstanding
thesetools
@paulgordonbrown

91. teacheach
otherhowto
collaborateand
accomplish
groupwork
online
@paulgordonbrown

92. Teachand
learnabout
managing
digital
reputations.
@paulgordonbrown

93. collegesandemployers
arelistening
Remindeachotherthat…
@paulgordonbrown

94. Enableeachotherto
chartourownpaths.
Bearolemodel.
@paulgordonbrown

95. bendthearc
towards
socialgood @paulgordonbrown

96. learndigital
citizenshipskills
@paulgordonbrown

97. become
digitally
literate
@paulgordonbrown

98. vulnerable
be
@paulgordonbrown

99. making
mistakes
isbetter
than
faking
perfections

100. It’sokay…andevenadvised…
totakeabreakfrom
technologyonoccasion.

101. be a good partner
in learning

102. @paulgordonbrown
www.paulgordonbrown.com
paulgordonbrown@gmail.com