1. The document proposes an open research project to study cultural and geographic variations in how higher education instructors use social media with their students. 2. Social media use in education can lead to different perspectives among instructors and legal implications that vary by location, school type, and age of students served. 3. Cultural expectations of student-faculty interactions also vary, which may cause issues when students and teachers from different cultures interact through social media. The proposed research would investigate these issues through various methods like surveys and observations.