Being part of Baruch makes me proud. I wish all students can feel the same. To get into students' hearts is easy - they have to feel that Baruch is not only a great academic institution or a safe environment but also a place that is actually very close and approachable. To improve those factors Baruch should pay greater attention to the usage of new media. All Social Media pages managed by Baruch that I had a chance to analyze were just too dry. Yes, there is new information every once in a while, but it is not that dynamic at all. The young generation does not like to see the same posts all over again, only creative stuff catches attention, something new, fresh and juicy should appear every day, or even more often.
Different offices within Baruch should have own style, for sure. I agree that the Financial aid office should not post jokes here and there, but they can take extra time and constantly post some brief explanation of the most common issues students usually have on Social Media, so students can see it and understand most of it without even going to the office. How cool is that?
Each office should find their own way to effective and interesting deliver the information they have to share with students.
Also, I need to mention the online mode of learning. It has been a huge issue since the Coronavirus Pandemic. Many students, as well as instructors, had difficulties adjusting. For some of them, the digital age is too foreign. It would be great if Baruch encouraged professors as well as students to be more involved with technologies by setting different types of workshops where all of us could ace the advantages of some software broadly used for educational purposes.
Different offices within Baruch should have own style, for sure. I agree that the Financial aid office should not post jokes here and there, but they can take extra time and constantly post some brief explanation of the most common issues students usually have on Social Media, so students can see it and understand most of it without even going to the office. How cool is that?
Each office should find their own way to effective and interesting deliver the information they have to share with students.
Also, I need to mention the online mode of learning. It has been a huge issue since the Coronavirus Pandemic. Many students, as well as instructors, had difficulties adjusting. For some of them, the digital age is too foreign. It would be great if Baruch encouraged professors as well as students to be more involved with technologies by setting different types of workshops where all of us could ace the advantages of some software broadly used for educational purposes.
I definitely agree that there should be workshops set up to help people accommodate to newer technology, especially since new platforms and apps are being released constantly. This way, everyone can use new media in the most effective and efficient manner and can take learning to the next level. This is extremely important now since we are all working remotely; we need to be able to utilize everything able to us to make up for the lack of in-person discussions and contact.
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