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How to use social media walls in education

Event walls

Use a social wall to engage students and parents during events. Be it sports events, events organised by students, conferences, graduation and welcome parties, or even fundraising events — a social wall will connect your community, help you collect authentic User-Generated Content and spread the word about your university.

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Permanent displays

University social media wall displays help create a sense of community. They foster interaction and engagement and are a great way to show school pride. You can also use them to spread relevant information to students, whether it’s about cancelled classes or upcoming events, or just encourage them to share their campus experience.

CWRU has integrated a social wall into a two-story, multi-touch video wall on campus. The social wall has become an integral part of the university’s marketing, providing information, entertainment and creating a sense of community at the campus’ central hub.

Website widgets

Using a social wall on the university website helps you keep students up to date with content that you already create for your social media channels. It also adds compelling social proof by displaying authentic content posted by your students. This is content that’s highly influential and will encourage new students to pick your university over others.

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Using social media in higher education

dvm360® Creates a Sense of Community With Walls.io

dvm360® boosted attendee engagement and expanded their reach at their regional conference by incorporating a social wall into their event app and displaying it on digital screens at the venue. To keep the community connected between events, they introduced a second interactive wall, embedded across multiple website pages, fostering long-term brand engagement.

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Isabella Aiello

Marketing Coordinator, MJH Life Sciences

The audience reaction was overwhelmingly positive. Attendees enjoyed seeing their posts featured on the big screen, which created a sense of inclusion and excitement. It became a talking point during the conference, with many attendees actively seeking to have their content displayed.

NAU Celebrates Graduates with Real-Time Social Media Wall

North Arizona University utilized Walls.io to collect and showcase real-time social media posts from graduates, families, and friends, creating a dynamic and engaging celebration. This real-time display not only amplifies the memorable moments but also fosters a sense of community and connection among participants.

Collect content from multiple platforms

Collect content that you and your students share every day on social media and use it to keep your website fresh and engage your student community. Aggregate user-generated content from hashtags, profiles and pages and select the content you want to display. You can also choose which social media channels you want to include on your social wall. Walls.io offers integrations with the most popular social platforms.

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Direct Posts

Direct video, photo and text message upload

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X (Twitter)

Keywords, hashtags, profiles & lists

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Instagram

Hashtags, business profiles

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Facebook

Pages, mentions, albums, hashtags

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YouTube

Keywords, profiles, playlists

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TikTok

Profiles

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Linkedin

Pages, hashtags & keywords

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Mastodon

Profiles, hashtags

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RSS

RSS feeds

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Flickr

Keywords

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Pinterest

Boards

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Vimeo

Keywords

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Reddit

Keywords, subreddits

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Keywords, blogs

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VKontakte

Hashtags, profiles

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The benefits of social media for higher education

Create a social hub to collect User-Generated Content that matters at your university and display it in real-time. Share information about events, courses, ceremonies, and awards.

1. Increase student enrollment rates

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2. Give a warm welcome to your students

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3. Celebrate your students on graduation day

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4. Make events and conferences interactive

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5. Leverage social media for your fundraising

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6. Engage with your campus throughout the year

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7. Turn your employees into brand evangelists

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8. Make sports events even more interactive

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9. Stay in touch with your alumni

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