Presentation to Multi-Disciplinary Research Chairs' Strategy Day, Chilworth, July 2012 with Panos Grimanellis and George Georgiev

1. Student Champions and the
Digital Economy USRG
Lisa Harris
Chilworth, 5th July
l.j.harris@soton.ac.uk @lisaharris

2. Student Digital Champions
• Supported by Student Centeredness Fund
• Help staff and students to learn new tools, build
their online profiles, and manage social media for
live events
• Champs can be attached to USRGs next year if
required
• Digital Economy USRG is funding students to
participate in relevant events and report back at
monthly networking lunches
• Supported by Social Media in Live Events (SMiLE)
project

3. Ivan Melendez
Sam Su
Oliver Bills
George
Georgiev
Ahmed
Abulaila
Digital Champions Hamed
Ayhan
Alessia
Hamed Ayhan Fiochi
Panos Grimanellis
Farnoosh Berahman
Lucy Braiden
Manish Pathak
Marina Sakipi

4. Digital Champion Activities
• PianoHAWK launch in London, May 2012
• Digital Literacies Conference
• Workshops:
– Online Identity
– Safety and Security
– Developing a Professional Profile
– Social Media for Researchers
– Professional Identity for International Teachers
• One to one training as required
• Student presentation

5. New CIP Modules:
linking research and teaching