Baruch New Media Advice

If Baruch hired me to improve new media use at the school, my first idea would be to make a more efficient and quick way to communicate with classmates.  Blackboard makes it simple enough to email the class roster but a messaging client similar to that used in Facebook would be very useful. I would also heavily recommend that all classes switch to the dynamic syllabus class model used in this class.  This class is by far the most comprehensive in terms of viewing what we have to do, when we have to do it, and how to do it.  It really greatly enhances and improves upon the incredibly dull and antiquated version of a printed lifeless syllabus often handed out in the beginning of the semester.  Going back to the idea of a messenger client, I think a social network of sorts for each class could be fantastic.  At a school like Baruch, we are often running from place to place and don’t really have time to connect with fellow classmates.  Being able to socialize through a class-specific network could be an interesting idea.