"The Anthropologist and the Digital," a presentation made as part of the roundtable "Anthropologists On the Job Market: How Departments and Job-Seekers Can Respond To the Employment Crisis," American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Wednesday, November 20, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:45 PM. Abstract: This presentation covers four topics related to technology and the academic/alt-ac job search, how to: 1. develop a robust professional web presence; 2. leverage social media for research, learning, and networking; 3. use digital tools in research; and 4. master multimedia technology for success in the current job market. Skills in these areas are a critical factor in attaining both academic and alt-academy positions upon graduation from PhD programs. Tenure track search committees increasingly emphasize the importance of instructional technology expertise in job announcements and hiring decisions. In addition, expertise in these areas opens up numerous alt-academy career opportunities in fields such as educational technology, web and app development, documentary film/radio, advertising/marketing, non-academic publishing, and entrepreneurship broadly. While major academic organizations such as the American Historical Association and the Modern Language Association have begun to sponsor discussions on the importance of these skills under the heading of digital humanities, the AAA has yet to address this with similar care.

1. The Anthropologist
and the Digital
Carla D. Martin
cdmartin@post.harvard.edu
carladmartin.com
@carladmartin

2. (1)
Develop a robust professional web presence

3. For technophiles
Google Sites
Wordpress.com
For technophobes
About.me
Academia.edu

4. (2)
Leverage social media
for research, learning, and networking

6. Publication sharing sites Social networking sites
Academia.edu
Google+
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
Microsoft Academic Search
Twitter
Zotero
Tumblr
Mendeley
Facebook
If applicable: your university
library
Presentation and pedagogical material sharing sites
Slideshare
MERLOT

7. Measure impact
Bibliometrics
Altmetrics
Reimagine scholarly communication
JustPublics@365
Scholars Strategy Network

8. (3)
Use digital tools in research

9. Curation tools
Pinterest
Tumblr
Storify
Diigo
Evernote
Flickr
Wikis
Goodreads
Camscanner
SugarSync
Omeka
Writing tools
Google Drive
Scrivener
Presentation tools
YouTube
Prezi
Soundcloud
Zeega
Worldmap

10. (4)
Master multimedia technology
in support of teaching or alt-ac careers

11. Learning mgmt systems
Canvas
Blackboard
Moodle
MOOCs
Udacity
Coursera
EdX
Khan Academy
Peer-to-Peer University
Udemy
Course Hero

12. Ed tech
Learn Launch
Blue Ridge Foundation
Startups
Startup Institute
Intelligent.ly
Startup School

13. Online pubs and services
Profhacker
Chronicle Vitae
Inside Higher Ed
DHPoco
#TransformDH
Conditionally Accepted
PhD(isabled)
The Adjunct Project
How To Leave Academia
From PhD To Life
The Professor Is In
Online communities
Versatile PhD
PhinisheD
Doctorates Without
Borders

15. Thank you!
And please keep in touch:
cdmartin@post.harvard.edu
carladmartin.com
@carladmartin