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Professors and Twitter: Personal Tweets Make Profs Seem More Credible to Students

Despite the fact that educators are typically expected to keep their private lives private, a recent study found that professors whose Twitter feeds included personal tweets that had nothing to do with academia were regarded as more trustworthy, competent, and caring by students.

In the scope of things, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are still relatively new. Many colleges, universities, and school districts have created rules and regulations regarding online intera…