SM/indfulness?

SM/indfulness, a term coined by Dr. Jaigris Hodson. We had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Hodson in the 2018 MALAT Virtual Symposium in her presentation ‘Navigating a Dangerous Landscape’. Dr. Hodson is the Associate Professor and in the college of Interdisciplinary Studies. The term S/Mindfulness refers to the idea of using Social Media mindfully. The understanding is that social media is not something that is going away nor is it something that we can just ignore or get rid of. There are so many benefits and potential to social media. The unfortunate side of social media however, are such things like the Cambridge Analytica scandal, data-mining, and security leaks. The question then becomes not whether we use social media but how to use it responsibly, and this is where Dr. Hodson said “As educators it’s our responsibility to be the expert. To be one step ahead.”