Technology and Engagement

HEATHER T. ROWAN-KENYON is an associate professor of education at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ANA M. MARTÍNEZ ALEMÁN is associate dean for faculty and a professor of education at Boston College. She is the author and editor of several books including Online Social Networking on Campus: Understanding What Matters in Student Culture.  MANDY SAVITZ-ROMER is a senior lecturer in education and faculty director of the Prevention Science and Practice Program at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the co-author of Ready, Willing, and Able: A Developmental Approach to College Access and Success.

• Introduction 11. Engagement and Campus Capital 232. Being First-Gen on Campus 483. Web 2.0 Technologies on Campus 66with contributions by Adam Gismondi, Kevin Gin,Sarah Knight, Jonathan Lewis, & Scott Radimer4. Transition and Campus Engagement 96with contributions by Kevin Gin & Scott Radimer5. Bridges to Campus Capital in the Classroom 118with contributions by Jonathan Lewis & Sarah Knight6. Propositions for Change 141with contributions by Kevin GinAcknowledgments 163Appendix: Research Methods 165References 171Index 191

"The timing of this book could not be better with its focus on first generation college students and social media. It is an empirically-driven and worthwhile read for administrators, faculty, and staff at institutions of higher education in the U.S.”- Kim Nehls (executive director of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)) “Increasing college completion, particularly among first-generation, low-income, and minoritized students is critically urgent and Technology and Engagement provides 'scalable' ideas. That is the good news. The bad news is that faculty and administrators have not figured out the many ways in which technology can be leveraged to increase retention. This book shows that technology can be a 'best practice' that can lessen the alienation minoritized first generation students experience in campuses that are not structured for their success. This book offers practical and culturally responsive strategies. It should be required reading for all staff and faculty associated with special programs."- Estela Mara Bensimon (professor and director, Center for Urban Education) "Selected New Books on Higher Education: How to Ease the Way for Transgender and First-Generation Students" by Ruth Hammond mention (Chronicle of Higher Education)