In Wired Singapore, Classrooms and Cultures Clash Over Web 2.0

While colleges have been trumpeting the power of social media as an educational tool, in Asia, going public with class work runs counter to many cultural norms, surprising expatriate professors and making some students a little uneasy. SMU Assistant Professor Michael Netzley says he faces hesitancy when asking students to use social media tools for class projects, for fear of infringement of privacy.