A presentation to showcase the latest developments in my internship.

1. Online Media Project
Prof. Ted Fuller
Online Media Intern -Ben Mills
bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

2. Introduction
An introduction to the Online Media
Project.
-Objectives
-My Job Description
Bmills.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk
Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

3. INTRODUCTION
Objective 1
To promote research
Encourage engagement. Raise reputation. Increase research impact.
Engagement
between
academics,
students and
funders.
Reputation of
past, present
and future
research.
Impact on
others, on a
national and
international
level.
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4. INTRODUCTION
Objective 2
To Support REF 2014
Searchable Evidence. Activity within research.
Searchable
and
quantifiable
evidence.
Activity within
research.
Past, present
& future.
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5. I N TR O D U C TI O N
My Job Description
My Role
Each Site should have
1
To establish the online presence needs
2
To develop appropriate structural designs
3
To gather information from users
A strategy for the use of aligned
networking activities (i.e.) Twitter/ Facebook
4
To design and implement website pages
The tools and knowledge to maintain
the micro-sites
5
To design processes
6
To assist in training
An up to date web presence
A functioning blog
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E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

6. Progress
Progress that has been made so far.
-Process
-Timeline
-Examples
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7. PROGRESS
Process So Far
STRUCTURE
CONSULTANCY
DEVELOPMENT
GUIDANCE
PILOT
SELF-SUFFICIENT
What will Online Media
Look Like?
Discuss structure
Identify needs
How this can be
achieved.
Implement results
Set objectives and goals
Workshops
One-to-one
Guides
Test results of development.
receive feedback
Self maintained
Effective.
Where
Have I
Come In?
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8. PROGRESS
Lincoln Business School
Wordpress Sites
Which groups/centres are in the project.
• Marketing and Supply Chain Research Group (MaSC).
• Rural and Regional Research Group (RRRG)
• Enterprise Research Group
•Community and Organisation Research Group
Notes
Notes about the school‘s Wordpress sites
• All sites have a coherent look
• Not all are finished
• Only Enterprise research group is live.
•Only the MaSC is linked from the corporate site
Wordpress Sites
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E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

9. PROGRESS
Lincoln School of Health and Social Care
Wordpress Sites
Which groups/centres are in the project.
• Community & Health Research Unit (CaHRU)
• Mental Health Research, Education and Development
Group (MHRED)
Notes
Notes about the school‘s Wordpress sites
Wordpress Sites
• Both sites have a coherent look
• Only CaHRU is linked from the corporate site
• CaHRU has a regular blog and Twitter account
• Both sites are live
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

10. PROGRESS
Lincoln School of Psychology
Wordpress Sites
Which groups/centres are in the project.
• Evolution & Development Research Group
(EVO DEVO)
• Perception Action Cognition Research Group (PAC)
• Forensic and Cinical Psychology Research Group
(FCRG)
• Identity and Community Research Group
Notes
Notes about the school‘s Wordpress sites
• All sites have a coherent look
• Most sites are finished
• All sites are live bar FCRG
• Most sites have video
• All sites are linked from the corporate site
Wordpress Sites
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

11. PROGRESS
Lincoln School of Social & Political Sciences
Wordpress Sites
Which groups/centres are in the project.
• Policy Studies Research Centre (PSRC)
Notes
Notes about the school‘s Wordpress sites
• PSRC site is not finished
• Good links to external partners & staff profiles
• Is linked to the corporate site
Wordpress Sites
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

12. PROGRESS
Lincoln School of Sport & Exercise Science
Wordpress Sites
Which groups/centres are in the project.
• Health Advancement Research Team (HART)
• Mental Toughness Research Group (MTOUGH)
• Psychology of Exercise and Sport Performance
Research Group (PESP)
• Biofeedback in Sport Research Group
•Youth Sport Research Group
Notes
Notes about the school‘s Wordpress sites
• All sites have a coherent look
• Most sites are finished
• HART and MTOUGH are Live
• All sites bar PESP & Youth Sport are linked
through the corporate site
Wordpress Sites
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

13. My 6-Month Plan
- 6 month timeline
- Challenges
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

14. MY 6 - MO N T H P L A N
My 6-month Plan
Networking
• Meeting with Group
Champions
• Assisting with
Queries
Guidance
Self- Sufficient
• Continue to work with • GO LIVE date
• Sites will be
research groups
• Start working on new maintained by groups
sites
• Start social media
Consultancy
Group
• Presentation to a
wider consultancy
group to discuss, plan
and setup...
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
• Learning blogs.lincs
platform
• Learning job role and
research groups
Learning
• Guide - How to update • Tie-up any loose ends
Communication Strategy
your staff profile
• Work out stratagies
• Guide - How to share and ideas for...
and re-share work with
others
Documentation
Documentation
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E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

15. MY 6 - MO N T H P L A N
Challenges
OUTCOMES
GO LIVE
Web Presence
Content
Searchable
• A web presence that reflects
the university and the group
FINISH SITES
• On Google
• On blogs.lincoln platform
• Connected to the corporate
site
• Research lists
• Information about the
research
Imagery
A Functioning Blog
• Imagery needs to
• Functioning blog for dynamic
considered.
updating and network links
Staff Profiles
• Updated staff profiles with
Social Media
uploaded images
CHALLENGES
Busy Academics
• Academics have hectic
schedules and are too busy to
make changes.
Maintaining
Enthusiasm
• Maintaining the initial
enthusiasm shown in
meetings
• Each site needs a strategy
Adjusting Attitudes
for the use of aligned
• Attitudes towards social media
networking activities
and blogging
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Phone: (01522) 83 5564 /
E-Mail: bmills@lincoln.ac.uk

16. QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Thank you for your attention.
Your help and feedback would greatly appreciated!