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With the sudden changes made due to the pandemic of COVID-19,  it is definitely important to incorporate new media in Baruch College with the courses it offers. With a readily available course on new media, it is a good start to provide insight on the changes in uses of technology and it will be useful for students to learn about the different kinds of technology it may be able to provide for the college.

As a new hire of Baruch College, I would like implement more uses of social media in order to provide more information about the different activities and courses available, as well as create a page in order to listen to concerns students may be having. Although there are social media pages for Baruch College, it seems that there is very little engagement and interactions. It would be best if students are able to communicate their concerns and expect responses from these social media sites for feedback.

Another way new media can be used to improve the college is the use of virtual reality or the use of a 360 camera. This can come in handy when students want to visit Baruch for a tour and may be unable to. Through the use of virtual reality, people can experience the atmosphere of the school without physically being there. They will be able to walk around the school and see everything it has to offer and make a decision from there. Although this can be costly, it can limit the amount of people at the school at a time to avoid crowdedness and people can also save time. With the pandemic going around, it can definitely be safer to tour the college this way without having to go out, if one is deciding to attend Baruch.


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